Aero Club of Washington
2026 Board of Governors
Officers
Kali Hague, Jetlaw
Elizabeth Baker, ALPA
Jim Coon, AOPA
Steve Morrissey, United Airlines
Committee Members
Aero Club Foundation
Chair – Shaesta Waiz, Dreams Soar, Inc.
Eugene Freedman, NATCA
Stephen Schembs, AFA-CWA
Awards & Historian
Chair – Sierra Grimes, Southwest Airlines
FAA Liaison
Peter Hearding
Finance
Chair – Paul Archambeault, A4A
Jana Lozano, Delta Air Lines
Steve Smith, Humanitarian & Aviation Leader
Government Affairs
Chair – Matt McCarthy, Boeing
Andrew Miller, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Legal
Chair – Ronce Almond, American Airlines
Membership
Co-Chair – Katie Hill, Joby Aviation
Co-Chair – Laura Jennings Ochoa, Hogan Lovells
Clare Doherty, FlightSafety International
Programs
Chair – Amanda Armistead, Amazon
Brian Bell, O’Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies
Karen Huggard, NATA
Rachel Jackson, Parsons
Runway Program
Chair – Matt Lehner, GE Aerospace
Brianna Manzelli, CAA
Special Events
Chair – Alex Gertsen, NBAA
Tom Bush, Airbus
Wright Memorial Dinner
Chair – Kyle Herbig, AAAE
Paige Kroner, Flight Safety Foundation
Naveen Rao, H4 Advisors LLC
