Leadership
March 2017 - March 2020
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ISTAT Foundation Chairman and Vice Chairman
Jep Thornton
Until March 2020
Foundation Chairman
Partner
Aerolease Aviation, LLC
Miami, FL, USA
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Damon D'Agostino
Until March 2020
Foundation Vice Chairman
ISTAT U Sub-Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Zephyrus Aviation Capital
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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ISTAT Board Representatives
Douglas W. Runte
ISTAT President
Managing Director & Head of Aviation Debt Research
Deutsche Bank
New York, NY, USA
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Marc S. Allinson
Past ISTAT President
Executive Director
Charlotte Parker
Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
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Dean Gerber
Until March 2019
Treasurer
Shareholder
Vedder Price, P.C.
Chicago, IL, USA
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ISTAT Foundation Trustees
Julian Balaam
Until March 2019
Humanitarian Aid Chair
Director
Skytech-AIC
Hampshire, RG, England
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Kristen Chmielewski
Until March 2020
Partner
GC Aero Law, LLP
Chicago, IL, USA
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Sigthor Einarsson
Until March 2019
Grants Program Chair
Partner
ICELEASE
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Mohamed El-Borai
Until March 2019
President
Reliance Aerospace Solutions
Blagnac, France
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Peter Huijbers
Until March 2019
Chief Executive Officer
China International Aviation Leasing Service Co., Ltd.
Shanghai, China
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Mary Ellen S. Jones
Until March 2020
Vice President, Sales - The Americas
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT
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Andrew La Stella
Until March 2019
Scholarship Program Chair
Principal
Aviation Capital Services LLC
Little Silver, NJ
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Murrae Ross-Eskell
Until March 2019
Internship Program Chair
ISTAT U Chair
Managing Director
Horizon Executive Search International Ltd
Holmbush Farm, Faygate, England
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Rod J. Sheridan
Until March 2020
Vice Chairman
Nordic Aviation Capital
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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Betsy Snyder
Until March 2020
Director
Standard & Poor's
New York, NY, USA
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David Swan
Until March 2020
Chief Operating Officer
SMBC Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
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Eddo Weijer
Until March 2019
Vice President Engine Transactions
GA Telesis, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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