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

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

ISTAT Board Representatives

Douglas W. Runte
ISTAT President
Managing Director & Head of Aviation Debt Research
Deutsche Bank
New York, NY, USA

Marc S. Allinson
Past ISTAT President
Executive Director
Charlotte Parker
Steamboat Springs, CO, USA

Dean Gerber
Until March 2019
Treasurer
Shareholder
Vedder Price, P.C.
Chicago, IL, USA

ISTAT Foundation Trustees

Julian Balaam
Until March 2019
Humanitarian Aid Chair
Director
Skytech-AIC
Hampshire, RG, England

Kristen Chmielewski
Until March 2020
Partner
GC Aero Law, LLP
Chicago, IL, USA

Sigthor Einarsson
Until March 2019
Grants Program Chair
Partner
ICELEASE
Reykjavik, Iceland

Mohamed El-Borai
Until March 2019
President
Reliance Aerospace Solutions
Blagnac, France

Peter Huijbers
Until March 2019
Director
PH Aviation Asia Ltd.
Hong Kong

Mary Ellen S. Jones
Until March 2020
Vice President, Sales - The Americas
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT

Andrew La Stella
Until March 2019
Scholarship Program Chair
Principal
Aviation Capital Services LLC
Little Silver, NJ

Murrae Ross-Eskell
Until March 2019
Internship Program Chair
ISTAT U Chair
Managing Director
Horizon Executive Search International Ltd
Holmbush Farm, Faygate, England

Rod J. Sheridan
Until March 2020
Vice Chairman
Nordic Aviation Capital
Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Betsy Snyder
Until March 2020
Director
Standard & Poor's
New York, NY, USA

David Swan
Until March 2020
Chief Operating Officer
SMBC Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland

Eddo Weijer
Until March 2019
Vice President Engine Transactions
GA Telesis, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA