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Leadership

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Officers

Kristen Chmielewski

Kristen Chmielewski
Foundation Chair - Until March 2027
Governance Committee Chair
Development Committee Chair

Partner
GC Aero Law, LLP
Chicago, IL, USA

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Sigthor Einarsson

Sigthor Einarsson
Foundation Vice Chair - Until March 2027
Chairman and Senior Partner
ICELEASE
Reykjavik, Iceland

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Joey Johnsen
Secretary - Until March 2027
Internship & Mentorship Committee Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Zeevo Group LLC
Seattle, WA, USA

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Mamoun Kuzbari

Mamoun Kuzbari
Treasurer - Until March 2028
Chief Commercial Officer
Novus Aviation Capital
London, United Kingdom

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Position Holders

Gerry Laderman
ISTAT President
Chief Financial Officer (retired)
Houston, TX, USA

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Mary Prettyman

Mary Prettyman
ISTAT Immediate Past President
Head of Marketing
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT, USA

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ISTAT Foundation Trustees

Steven Boecker

Steven Boecker
Until March 2027
Senior Sales Executive - MRO Services
Delta TechOps
Atlanta, GA, USA

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Eamonn Cronin

Eamonn Cronin
Until March 2028
Managing Director
Airwork Ireland Limited
Dublin, Ireland

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Bruce Dankberg
Until March 2027
Education Committee Chair
Director, Marketing
Altavair
Issaquah, WA, USA

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Mohamed El-Boraï

Mohamed El-Boraï
Until March 2028
Scholarships Committee Chair
President
Reliance Aerospace Solutions
Blagnac, Occitanie, France

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Ayomide Jide-Omole

Ayomide Jide-Omole
Until March 2026
Senior Associate, Aircraft Acquisition, Leasing and Legal Advisory and Head of Aircraft Brokerage Department
Copterjet International Ltd.
Lagos, Nigeria

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Tracey O'Brien
Until March 2027
Grants Committee Chair
Aircraft Sourcing and Fleet Strategy
Amazon
Seattle, WA, USA

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Linn Shaw

Linn Shaw
Until March 2027
Chief Executive Officer
KP Aviation
Phoenix, AZ, USA

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Jean B Stein
Until March 2026
Consultant
Maidstone
Hastings on Hudson, NY, USA

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Mark Streeter
Until March 2027
Managing Director
Head of Aviation, Transportation,
and REIT Credit Research
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY, USA

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Joël Wagner
Until March 2027
Promotion & Communication Committee Chair
Analysis and Marketing
Skytech-AIC
Winchfield, England

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Richard Wall
Until March 2026
SVP Regional Manager EMEA
Chief Technical Officer
CALC Group
Dublin, Ireland

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Rebecca Yue

Rebecca Yue
Until March 2028
Assistant Vice President of Marketing
Jackson Square Aviation
Dublin, Ireland

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ISTAT Foundation Chair History

1995-1999 Charles N. Seidlitz
1999-2001 Stephen J. Fortune
2001-2003 Roland H. Moore
2003-2005 Thomas Hiniker
2005-2007 Robert Brown
2007-2009 Stephen T Rimmer
2009-2011 David P. Sutton
2011-2013 Warren Willits
2013-2015 Todd Freeman
2015-2017 Damon D'Agostino
2017-2020 Jep Thornton
2020-2023 Peter Huijbers
2023-2025 Sigthor Einarsson

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