NBAA Thanks Linda Peters for Her Decades of Service

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that Vice President of Exhibits Linda Peters is retiring Jan. 12, 2022, after nearly 28 years of service with the association.

Linda Peters

“Throughout her career with NBAA, Linda’s invaluable counsel has ensured that our exhibitors get the highest value from their investment in our shows,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “As Linda begins this next chapter in her life, we thank her, and we wish her nothing but the best.”

A graduate of the University of Maryland, Peters joined NBAA in 1994, coming to the organization from Helicopter Association International.

In her role, she has been responsible for all exhibitor-related activities, including sales, placement, development and on-site support for the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), as well as the association’s international shows: the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) and the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE).

More recently, she has overseen exhibitor relations for the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, the NBAA Maintenance Conference and NBAA Regional Forums.

“What I am most proud of during my time at NBAA is the spirit of teamwork that characterizes the organization’s successful events in the U.S. and around the world,” said Peters. “I will miss my friends at NBAA, but I know our events are in good hands.”

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.