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2024 NEC/AAAE Airports Conference Speaker Bio's and Headshots
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Monday, March 25, 2024
Monday, March 25 YOPRO CAREER PATH PANEL DISCUSSION
1:00pm - 1:30pm
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Speaker: Shon Dempsey, A.A.E. Assistant Airport Manager at Fredrick Municipal Airport
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Speaker: Josh Cobb, CM, ASE Assistant Airport Manager at Fredrick Municipal Airport
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Speaker: Kirsten Brown, PE Aviation Engineer/ Project Manager at Michael Baker International
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Speaker: Brianna Whiteman Project Administrator at The Jones Payne Group
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Monday, March 25 WELCOMING REMARKS
1:00pm - 1:30pm
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Speaker: Darren Large, A.A.E. 2024 NEC President
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Speaker: Ed Foster, A.A.E. 2024 Airports Conference Chair
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Speaker: David Fish, FAA FAA Eastern Region Director
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Speaker: Bryant Walker, FAA
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Speaker: Marie Kennington-Gardiner, FAA FAA Eastern Region Regional Administrator
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Monday, March 25
UNLEADED FUELS
1:30pm - 2:00pm
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Speaker: Will Reinhardt, FAA FAA Office of Airport Planning and Environmental
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Monday, March 25
GENERAL SESSION: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Speaker: Alberto Rodriguez, FAA
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Speaker: Kelvin Ampofo, FAA
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Moderator: Guillermo Felix, FAA
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Monday, March 25 ENGINEERING
FAA Tech Center Update
3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Speaker: Matthew Brynick, FAA
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Speaker: Wesley Major, FAA
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Moderator: Brian Gearhart
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Monday, March 25 OPERATIONS
Safety Management System Implementation
3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Speaker: Lisa Gardner, A.A.E., PMP Amtrak
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Speaker: Stephanie Taylor United Airlines and Amtrak
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Speaker: Brian Wigginton Amtrak
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Moderator: Nicholas Clabbers
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Monday, March 25 MANAGEMENT
Managing Your Airport Through Challenging Topics
3:30pm - 4:15pm
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Speaker: Scotty Malta, A.A.E., CAE Aviation Management Consulting Group (AMCG)
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Moderator: Mahendra Raghubeer, FAA
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Monday, March 25 MANAGEMENT
FAA Compliance Update
4:15pm - 5:00pm
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Speaker:
David Cohen FAA
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Moderator: Mahendra Raghubeer, FAA
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Monday, March 25 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
BIL Case Study: Transforming the Passenger Journey at ABE Airport
3:30pm-5:00pm
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Speaker: Ryan Meyer LNAA
![](/assets/Blank%20Headshot.JPG) Speaker: Robert Hallock, AIA, NCARB The Sheward Partnership
![](/assets/2024%20Robert%20Hallock%20headshot.jpg) Speaker: Tom Cook Arora Engineers, LLC
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Moderator: Cedrick Johnson, PE, ADCI
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Monday, March 25 P-501 WORKSHOP
Pavement Design & Specification Writing
3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Speaker: Harold Honey, FAA
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Moderator: Guillermo Felix, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
Advancing Airfield Pavement Assessment: Employing 3D Laser Scanning for Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Measurement
8:30am - 9:15am
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Speaker: Mezgeen Rasol, PhD Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc (AID)
![](/assets/2024%20Mezgeen%20Rasol%20Headshot.jpg) Speaker: Ali Hafiz Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc (AID)
![](/assets/Blank%20Headshot.JPG) Speaker: Manuel Celaya Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc (AID)
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Speaker: Kaz Tabrizi Advanced Infrastructure Design Inc (AID)
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Moderator: Sagar Bethu
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
Design Build Delivery- Lessons Learned
9:15am - 10:00am
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Speaker: Mike Carr, PE AECOM
![](/assets/2024%20Mike%20Carr.jpg) Speaker: Guy Zummo AECOM
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Speaker: Antonio Rosciglione AECOM
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Moderator: Mahendra Raghubeer, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
Part 139 General Updates
8:30am - 9:15am
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Speaker: Joshua Ivy, FAA
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Speaker: Philip Crow, FAA
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Moderator: Mahendra Raghubeer, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
Airport Operations Response
9:15am - 10:00am
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Speaker: Trudi Shertzer Pittsburgh International Airport
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Moderator: Philip Crow, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26
MANAGEMENT
Advance Airport Mobility-What's Coming
8:30am - 9:15am
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Speaker:
Larry Bauman, PE, C.M. JMT, Inc
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Moderator: Steven Jones, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26
MANAGEMENT
AAM Is Coming to Your Airport!
9:15am - 10:00am
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Speaker:
Tom Mackie, PS Woolpert
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Moderator: Steven Jones, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26
FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
FAA AIP / BIL Financial Update
8:30am - 10:00am
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Speaker: Patricia Henn, FAA
![](/assets/Blank%20Headshot.JPG) Speaker: Jesse Carriger, FAA
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Moderator: Jeff Breeden, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 P-501 WORKSHOP
Concrete Mix Design - Current Practice
8:30am - 9:15am
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Speaker: John Filiberto All Island Testing
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Moderator: Ybrahina Cohen, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 P-501 WORKSHOP
Concrete Mix Design - Adapting PEM to Airports
9:15am - 10:00am
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Speaker:
Peter Taylor CP Tech Center
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Moderator: Ybrahina Cohen, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
Construction Challenges in Airfield Concrete Pavement- PHL a Case Study
10:30am-11:15am
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Speaker:
Sanjay Chaudhury, P.E. Atkins
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Moderator: Imad Haq, PHL
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
DCAs Runway Rehabilitation Project and the Nightly Race Against the Clock
11:15am-12:00pm
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Speaker:
Mark Puttock, PE MWAA
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Moderator: Chad Carper
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
FAA Part 139 Training
10:30am-11:15am
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Speaker:
Tom Bonura, PIT Fire Chief
![](/assets/2024%20Thomas%20Bonura%20Headshot.PNG) Speaker: Ronald Waggett, PIT Fire Lieutenant
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Moderator: Philip Crow, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
Fueling Inspection at PIT
11:15am-12:15pm
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Speaker: Tom Bonura, PIT Fire Chief
![](/assets/2024%20Thomas%20Bonura%20Headshot.PNG) Speaker: Ronald Waggett, PIT Fire Lieutenant
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Moderator: Philip Crow, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 MANAGEMENT
Airport Projects That May Affect FAA Equipment or Infrastructure and Related Reimbursable
10:30am-11:15am
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Speaker: David W. Hafer, FAA
![](/assets/David%20Hafer.png) Speaker: Phil Barr, FAA
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Speaker: Mark Smith, FAA
![](/assets/Blank%20Headshot.JPG) Speaker: David Haslett, FAA
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Speaker: Charles Thornton, FAA
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Moderator: TBA
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Tuesday, March 26 MANAGEMENT
Creative, Approaches for Small Airport Community Engagement
11:15am-12:00pm
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Speaker: Eric Jacobs Airport Monitoring Systems
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Moderator: Lisa Lesperance, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Fluorine Free Foam, (F3), Approved by FAA: AFFF Current Decontamination Procedures, Disposal Options and Protected Costs: What to Expect as the Transition Begins
10:30am-11:15am
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Speaker:
Elizabeth Denly, TRC
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Moderator: Marc Tonnacliff, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Sustainable Alternatives to Foam in Aircraft Hanger Fire Suppression
11:15am-12:00pm
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Speaker:
Todd Stevens, SET, CFPS SEVO Industrial Fire Protection, LLC
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Moderator: Marc Tonnacliff, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 P-501 WORKSHOP
Random Sampling and PWLs
10:30am-12:00pm
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Speaker:
Harold Honey, FAA
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Moderator: David Rich, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
ArcGIS Field Maps for Engineering Investigations and Operations Issues Tracking
1:30pm-2:15pm
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Speaker:
Darren D'Achille, PE JMT
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Moderator: Kris Koch, PE
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
Developing Airport Layout Plans in AGIS
2:15pm-3:00pm
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Speaker:
Ryan Bowe Woolpert
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Moderator: Kris Koch, PE
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
Challenges Navigating on the Airfield
1:30pm-2:15pm
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Speaker:
Matt Gorshe Air Line Pilots Association
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Moderator: Christopher Reis, PE
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
Runway Incursion Challenges in Airports Large and Small
2:15pm-3:00pm
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Speaker:
Vincent Corbisiero Indra Sir Traffic Inc.
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Moderator: Christopher Reis, PE
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Tuesday, March 26 MANAGEMENT
BWI Ops Homelessness Management System
1:30pm-2:15pm
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Speaker:
Wayne Pennell, A.A.E. Maryland Aviation Administration
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Moderator: Sanjay Chaudhury, P.E.
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Tuesday, March 26 MANAGEMENT
Human Trafficking: Now What?
1:30pm-3:00pm
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Speaker:
Edith Klimoski, BA, MA Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition-Airport Initiative
![](/assets/Edith%20Headshot.jpg) Speaker: Erin Albright, JD Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition-Airport Initiative
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Moderator: Sanjay Chaudhury, P.E.
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Tuesday, March 26 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Expectation for Consultant NEPA Submittals
1:30pm-2:00pm
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Speaker:
Edvige Mbakoup, FAA APP-400
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Moderator: Aaron Braswell, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Office of Environment and Energy Noise Topics Update
2:00pm-2:30pm
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Speaker:
Adam Scholten, FAA AEE-100
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Tuesday, March 26 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Regional Environmental Program Update
2:30pm-3:00pm
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Speaker: Andrew Brooks, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 P-501 WORKSHOP
Contractor Quality Control
1:30pm-3:00pm
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Speaker:
Gary Mitchell, ACPTP
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Moderator: Harold Muniz, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
Advancing Electrification in the Airport Environment
3:30pm-4:15pm
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Speaker:
Joseph Vigilante Burns Engineering Inc.
![](/assets/2024%20Vigilante_Joe_Burns_Headshot%20Photo.jpg) Clare Cerniglia, PE Aviation Group
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William Morris, PE Aviation Group
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Moderator: Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
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Tuesday, March 26 ENGINEERING
Solar Taxiway Lighting
4:15pm-5:00pm
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Speaker:
Cory Brigham Avlite
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Moderator: Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
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Tuesday, March 26 OPERATIONS
FAA Part 139 Discussion Snow Removal Operations, Water Rescue Plans, Driver Training and VPDs
3:30pm-5:00pm
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Speaker:
Joshua Ivy, FAA
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Moderator: Mahendra Raghubeer, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 MANAGEMENT
FAA GIS, 7480, AMR and RAM
3:30pm-5:00pm
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Speaker:
Dave Perry, FAA
![](/assets/Blank%20Headshot.JPG) Speaker: Andrew Goldsmith, FAA
![](/assets/Blank%20Headshot.JPG) Speaker: Chris Criswell, FAA
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Moderator: David Carlin, FAA
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Tuesday, March 26 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Aircraft Deicing-State of the Practice
3:30pm-5:00pm
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Speaker:
Leigh Barrett, P.E. Mead & Hunt
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Moderator: Kevin Gurchak
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Tuesday, March 26 P-501 WORKSHOP
Quality Assurance and Acceptance Testing
3:30pm-5:00pm
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Speaker:
Chris Decker RDM International
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Moderator: TBA
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Monday, March 27 ENGINEERING
TBFAA Office of Civil Rights External Program Overview and Compliance Efforts
8:30am-10:00am
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Facilitator: Perry Canales
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Marcus England
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Moderator: Cherry Smith
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Monday, March 27 OPERATIONS
Creative Funding Strategies for Airports- Lobbyist & Grants?
8:30am-10:00am
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Facilitator: TBA
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YoPro: Brianna Whiteman The Jones Payne Group, Inc.
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Tuesday, March 27 MANAGEMENT
Electrification of Airports, Adding to an Existing Airport Structure
8:30am-10:00am
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Facilitator: Jim Stroup, PE, LEED AP
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YoPro: TBA
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Tuesday, March 27 FINANCE, ENVIRONMENT, & PLANNING
Hanger Shortage and Rental Rates
8:30am-10:00am
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Facilitator: TBA
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YoPro: Kelvin Lesene
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Wednesday, March 27 P-501 WORKSHOP
Resident Project Representative Round Table Discussion
8:30am-10:00am
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Speaker: TBA
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Moderator: TBA
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Wednesday, March 27 Closing Session
Industry Update- NEC & AAAE Leadership
10:00am-12:00pm
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Speaker: Justin T. Barkowski Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, AAAE
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