Board of Directors

President
Bobbi Wells
Vice President Safety & Airworthiness, Air Operations - FedEx Express
Memphis, TN

President-Elect COO & Affiliations
Katherine Bennett, CBE
Senior Vice-President Public Affairs - Airbus
London, United Kingdom

Treasurer/ Secretary
Ann Thornton Field
Partner, General Litigation Department - Gordon & Rees LLP
Philadelphia, PA

VP, Association Development (Sponsorship)
Maria E. Gonzalez
Shareholder, McAfee & Taft
Oklahoma City, OK

VP, Leader Development (Next Gen)
Shelley Svoren
Senior Business Banking Analyst and Industry Specialist - First Republic Bank
Napa, CA

Past-President
Alina Nassar
Partner - Nassar Abogados, S.A.
San Jose, Costa Rica

VP, Marketing & Communications
Andi Sims
Vice President of Marketing, HPM
Birmingham, AL

VP, Annual Conference
Robbin Page
Vice President, Human Resources - FedEx Express
Memphis, TN

VP, Annual Conference
Kathy Guilfoyle
Shareholder - Campbell Conroy & O‘Neil
Boston, MA

VP, Events
Sophie Ghezai
Director, Aviation Safety and Operations, Airlines for America
Washington, D.C.

VP, Americas
Debra Santos
Managing Director, International Strategy & Business Development, Boeing Global Services Commercial Marketing
Renton, WA

VP, Europe/Africa
Marita Lintener
Managing Director, European Aviation Consultancy
Dietzenbach, Germany

VP, Asia/Middle East
Selda Konukcu
Regional Business Development Director of Honeywell High Growth Regions
Dubai, UAE

Board Meetings

Board Meeting - Teleconference
July 27, 2020 at 9am CT/10am ET/3pm GMT

Board Meeting - Teleconference
October 13, 2020 at 8am CT/9am ET/2pm GMT

Board Meeting - San Jose, Costa Rica
December 3-10, 2020 (3rd & 10th Travel Days)

In Memoriam

Honoring those who are trailblazers in the industry and contributors to IAWA. Click here to view their backgrounds and accomplishments.

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Advisory Board

Advisory Board, Co-Chair
Kris Fellrath
Aviation Advisor
Seattle, WA

Advisory Board, Co-Chair
Ellyn Slow
Consultant - Ellyn Slow Consulting, LLC
Weston, CT

Advisory Board
Carol Anne Anderson
Deputy General Counsel - Gulf Air
Manama, Bahrain

Advisory Board
René Banglesdorf
CEO - Charlie Bravo Aviation
Georgetown, TX

Advisory Board
Sallie Bondy
Business Operations Director Supply Chain & Operations - Boeing
Seattle, WA

Advisory Board
Andrea Brantner
SVP & Lead Counsel - GE Capital Aviation Services
Norwalk, CT

Advisory Board
Abby Bried
Partner - Jenner & Block LLP
Chicago, IL

Advisory Board
Katie Callahan
Vice President, United States Aircraft Insurance Group
New York, NY

Advisory Board
Dr. Sharon DeVivo
President and Chief Executive Officer - Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology
Flushing, NY

Advisory Board
Deb Fowler
Senior Aviation Counsel - US Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Advisory Board
Diana Gurfel
Partner - Condon & Forsyth LLP
New York, NY

Advisory Board
Mary Ellen Jones
VP Sales, Asia Pacific - Pratt & Whitney
Hartford, CT

Advisory Board
Zoé Layden
Managing Director - Claveaux Consulting
London, UK

Advisory Board
Ana Maria Blanco-Persiani
Regional Sales Director - Latin America & Caribbean, Aireon
Miami, FL

Director-at-Large, Past President
Lisa Piccione
Mentoring Committee, IAWA
Washington, DC

Advisory Board
Di Reimold
Director of Strategic Operations - Federal Aviation Administration
Washington, DC

Advisory Board
Mylne Scholnick
Principal - ICF International
New York, NY

Advisory Board
Susan Walsh
Director, Commercial & Int. Programs- Pratt & Whitney
Washington, DC

Honorary Board

Marion Blakey
President and CEO (Ret.)
Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.
Reston, VA

Elizabeth Freidenberg
Partner
Freidenberg, Freidenberg & Lifsic
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sharon Holahan
Executive Vice President, Director of Claims
Global Aerospace, Inc.
Parsippany, NJ

Dame Deirdre Hutton
Chair
Civil Aviation Authority, UK
London, United Kingdom

Dr. Fang Liu
Secretary General
ICAO
Quebec, Canada

Kathy Posner
Partner
Condon & Forsyth
New York, NY