{"id":33569,"date":"2025-12-08T21:19:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=33569"},"modified":"2025-12-08T21:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:19:58","slug":"commercial-drone-alliance-welcomes-xelevate-to-its-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/unmanned-systems\/commercial-drone-alliance-welcomes-xelevate-to-its-board-of-directors\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Drone Alliance Welcomes Xelevate to Its Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Commercial Drone Alliance<\/a> (CDA) has announced that Marcy Eisenberg, President and Co-Founder of Xelevate<\/a>, has joined its Board of Directors. The CDA\u2019s Board acts on behalf of the entire membership, helping to shape the organization\u2019s strategic direction.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eisenberg has deep expertise in economic development and brings hands-on drone infrastructure expertise from building one of the nation\u2019s leading unmanned systems test and training ecosystems. As Co-Founder of Xelevate, she helped establish the Washington, D.C. region\u2019s premier private Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence, an ecosystem designed to maximize innovation and provide hands-on access to emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an exciting time for American drone innovation, and also a critical moment,\u201d said Lisa Ellman, Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Drone Alliance. \u201cOur industry is evolving quickly, and the need for a regulatory and operational environment where unmanned aircraft can safely scale has never been greater. Marcy brings deep operational expertise and a real-world understanding of what it takes to deploy advanced systems responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to join the CDA Board during such a pivotal time for unmanned systems,\u201d said Marcy Eisenberg. \u201cAt Xelevate, we see firsthand how safety, readiness, and robust operational frameworks are key to unlocking innovation. I look forward to supporting the CDA\u2019s mission and helping shape a future where drones deliver transformative value to communities and industries across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Eisenberg joins CDA\u2019s esteemed Board of Directors: Eric Brock (Ondas), Ben Berlin (Zipline International, Inc.), Jenn Player (Skydio), Ken Stewart (NUAIR), Neta Gliksman (Percepto Robotics), James Grimsley (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Margaret Nagle (Wing), Jeff Cole (Hidden Level), Jon Damush (uAvionix), Grant Jordan (SkySafe), Matt McCardle (Amazon Prime Air), Heath McLemore (Florida Power & Light), Jim O\u2019Sullivan (DoorDash), David Shilliday (Honeywell), and William Wheeler (Southern Company).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA) has announced that Marcy Eisenberg, President and Co-Founder of Xelevate, has joined its Board of Directors. The CDA\u2019s Board acts on behalf of the entire membership, helping to shape the organization\u2019s strategic direction. Eisenberg has deep expertise in economic development and brings hands-on drone infrastructure expertise from building one of […]<\/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":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33569","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=33569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33571,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33569\/revisions\/33571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}