{"id":22498,"date":"2022-06-20T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22498"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:52:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:52:24","slug":"nata-welcomes-three-new-members-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/nata-welcomes-three-new-members-to-board-of-directors\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NATA Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced\nits 2022-2023 Board of Directors, following its Annual Meeting of the\nMembership held in conjunction with its Aviation Leadership Conference in\nWashington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clive Lowe, Executive Vice President of Atlantic Aviation\nServices, was reelected to serve an additional 1-year term as board chairman.\nClive\u2019s home base is in Arlington, Virginia. Curt Castagna, President & CEO\nof Aeroplex Group Partners in Long Beach, CA, will continue to serve an additional\n1-year term as immediate past chair on NATA\u2019s Executive Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Ross, President and CEO of Ross Aviation headquartered\nin Denver, was named Chairman Emeritus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc Drobny of StandardAero, Geoff Heck of Signature Flight\nSupport, Mike Magni of Monaco Air Duluth, Chris Rozansky of Naples Airport\nAuthority, and Megan Wolf of Flexjet were nominated for re-election to serve\nadditional 3-year terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimberly Herrell, Owner and CEO of Schubach Aviation in\nCarlsbad, CA; Jessica Naor, President of GrandView Aviation headquartered in\nMiddle River, MD; and Chad Farischon, Vice President of Strategic Development\nof West Star Aviation, LLC in East Alton, IL, were newly elected to serve\nat-large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Kimberly Herrell, Jessica Naor, and Chad Farischon\nhave been pillars on NATA\u2019s Air Charter and Airport Business committees. Now,\ntheir collective industry experience and individual voices on the Board will\nenhance NATA\u2019s collaborative and proactive leadership for our members,\u201d said\nNATA President and CEO Timothy Obitts. \u201cAs the aviation business environment\nshifts and advances, so must our member guidance and advocacy. We look forward\nto continuing to benefit from our newest Board members\u2019 knowledge and\nperspectives, and we thank them for their dedication to advancing the safety\nand success of the aviation business community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit NATA\u2019s website for a complete list of board members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Naor, President, GrandView Aviation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jessica Naor President – GrandView Aviation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                Jessie\nNaor was named President of GrandView Aviation in 2022 after serving as its\nChief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. In addition to her\nleadership of GrandView Aviation, Naor currently serves as Chair of NATA’s Air\nCharter Committee and Vice Chair of the Air Charter Safety Foundation\u2019s Board\nof Governors. She has also been named to the FAA\u2019s Duty & Rest ARC,\nrecognized as an NBAA Business Aviation Top 40 under 40, and honored with\nNATA\u2019s Future Leader Award. Naor holds an associate degree in Air Traffic\nControl (Summa Cum Laude) from CCBC Catonsville, a BA in Aviation Business\nAdministration (Cum Laude) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an\nMBA in Management & Finance from The Johns Hopkins University Carey\nBusiness School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimberly Herrell, Owner and CEO, Schubach Aviation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kimberly Herrell<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                Aviation\nindustry veteran Kimberly Herrell joined Schubach Aviation in 2005, was\nappointed President in 2018 by company founder Henry Schubach, and acquired the\nbusiness in January2020. As CEO, Herrell drives Schubach Aviation\u2019s overall\nvision and corporate values. Under her leadership, Schubach Aviation has\ninstituted a \u201csafety first\u201d organizational culture, earning IS-BAO Stage 3 and\nAviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) recognition. She oversees marketing,\nsales, and business development initiatives with a strategic focus on future\ngrowth, positive company culture, and delivering immersive aviation experiences\nfor clients interested in customizable adventures. In 2018, Herrell launched\nSchubach\u2019s successful Elevated Excursions program followed in 2020 by the\ncompany\u2019s VIP ACCESS program, a curated collection of one-of-a-kind travel\nopportunities. A graduate of Utah Valley University, Herrell first made her\nmark in luxury hospitality prior to applying her experience to the private\naviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad Farischon, Vice President of Strategic Development, West Star Aviation, LLC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chad Farischon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                Chad Farischon is Vice President\nof Strategic Development for West StarAviation, where he drives strategic\ngrowth opportunities through mergers and acquisitions, integration, and\nbusiness optimization. Farischon\u2019s diverse background in aviation includes more\nthan 30 years of expertise in operations and management. He cofounded the Lynx\nFBO Network in 2016, holding the position of President and Partner until 2021.\nDuring that time, Farischon grew the Lynx FBO Network to nine locations. Prior\nto achieving industry-leading results with the Lynx FBO Network, Farischon\nserved as the Regional Vice President of Landmark Aviation for six years. He\nearned a BS in Aviation Management from Southern Illinois University, holds a\nprivate pilot license, and serves as Chair of the NATA Airport Business\nCommittee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced its 2022-2023 Board of Directors, following its Annual Meeting of the Membership held in conjunction with its Aviation Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. Clive Lowe, Executive Vice President of Atlantic Aviation Services, was reelected to serve an additional 1-year term as board chairman. Clive\u2019s home base is in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22504,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22498\/revisions\/22504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}