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Dear Members and Supporters,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the past seven years it has been my honor to serve as\nPresident & CEO of the National Aeronautic Association. We are the oldest\nnational aviation organization in the United States. Our founders include many\nof the same innovators who solved the challenges of heavier than air flight in\nthe first place. When I tell people that Orville Wright once chaired our\nContest and Records Board their eyes light up in amazement and wonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I believe the NAA is a national treasure. There is a reason\nthat leaders at the top of our government have recognized the achievements and\npeople we celebrate. When we were founded, aviation had a limited past and a\nlimited present. All it really had was a future. We were founded to provide a\nmeans to launch into the future, whatever it might hold. One hundred and eighteen years later, we can\nsay that the future our founders imagined has come true. And then some!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The leadership of the NAA comes with responsibility to\nuphold that tradition; to recognize greatness AND to build toward the future.\nIt has been my privilege, a privilege you as NAA members have given me, to\nuphold and build on that tradition. I will always be grateful, and I hope we\nhave made you proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The future is even brighter as it always is for our nation.\nNAA will have a dynamic new leader with an amazing record of accomplishment and\nwide respect through out the industry. She is held in high regard by our\nnation\u2019s best and brightest aviation leaders, and by so many of the leaders of\ntomorrow. I can\u2019t wait to see what Amy Spowart\u2019s leadership will do to propel\nNAA into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I won\u2019t be far away and will always be available to help NAA\nin any way I can. For now, thank you so much for the honor of leading this\namazing and indispensable organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n