RTCA Announces Appointment of New Board of Director Member

Lisa Steffen

RTCA, Inc. announced the appointment of Ms. Lisa Steffen to the RTCA Board of Directors. Ms. Steffen serves as the Vice President and General Manager for Collins Aerospace Avionics Product Lines. She will replace Mr. Nate Boelkins from Collins Aerospace and complete his 2-year term on the board. With her selection to the board, she will join current board members Mr. Lorne Cass (Aero NowGen Solutions, LLC), Ms. Carol Huegel (L3 Harris), Mr. Chris Rocheleau (National Business Aviation Association), Mr. Robert Ireland (Airlines for America), Mr. Timothy Murphy (The Boeing Company), Dr. Kerry Buckley (The MITRE Corporation), Mr. Vipul Gupta (Honeywell), Ms. Tracy Lamb (Quantum AI, LLC), and Mr. Jim Coon (AOPA).

“It’s a pleasure to bring Lisa onto the RTCA Board of Directors, said RTCA President and CEO Terry McVenes. “Her 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry will bring important perspectives and ideas that will help shape RTCA’s future. I also thank Nate for his years of service to RTCA. He has been a valuable member of our governance team.”

To view a list of all RTCA Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members, click here.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.