ASSOCIATION CORY HAZLEWOOD OF Corporate Nominee - incumbent Cory has more than twelve years of experience in the aviation industry. His expertise includes the perspective of a licensed pilot, A&P mechanic, and consultant. Cory has worked on both the airport sponsor side ( International Airport) and professional services side (C&S) specifically in the Western . He specializes in helping 2013 airports with their long-range planning and business BOARD OF DIRECTORS goals, and managing construction projects both on landside and airside. ELECTION Cory graduated from Southern Illinois University with Bachelors in aviation management. He is a 10-year pilot with over 900 hrs in several general aviation type Corporate members vote for the corporate directors. aircraft and a 10-year active member of AOPA. Cory There are (3) three corporate seats. One must be enjoys flying his 1961 out of voted to represent the Corporate/Non-Profit. Gillespie Field where his family has owned and operated a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) for 34 years. The Associate seat is voted in by the Associate Cory currently serves on the ACA Board of Directors. Members. He has been instrumental in supporting airport associations in the Western Pacific Region and is The nine general member positions are voted from and solely focused on supporting ACA moving into 2011. by the General Members to represent the nine (9) aviation regions in the state. JOHN PFEIFER Corporate/Non-profit Nominee - incumbent

John has served the Association of California Airports Corporate Candidates on the Board of Directors as the Corporate Non-Profit Member since December 2002. He has held the position of AOPA California Regional Representative since November 1, 2001, and represents AOPA in CHUCK MCCORMICK statewide and regional government affairs. He Corporate Nominee - incumbent advocates for legislation that supports and develops the aviation system in the State of California. This Chuck is a Senior Aviation Project Manager at Parsons activity fosters the mission of ACA as stated in the By Brinckerhoff in San Bernardino, California. Prior to his Laws. employment at Parsons Brinckerhoff, he worked at the Prior to being appointed to his current AOPA position, FAA Western-Pacific Region Airports Division in Los he completed a 35-year career in the Federal Angeles as a Project Manager for 20 years. Government, including time on active duty in the Navy

and various assignments in the FAA. The last 14 years Chuck has been actively involved with the development of his FAA career was in the position of Manager of the of airports in California for over 24 years. Specifically, San Francisco Airports District Office. Other current his interest is in the further development of general areas of service include the California Transportation aviation and reliever airports within California. He has Commission-Technical Advisory Committee on 25 years of flying experience as a FAA licensed private Aeronautics and the Transportation Research Board, pilot, with 10 years specializing in aerobatic flying and Airport Cooperative Research Program, as a panel competitions. member on the study “Preservation of Public Use

Airports.”

John has served as informal Chair of ACA’s Legislative

Committee, Communications Committee, and

Conference Committee since serving on the Board of

Directors.

MARY HANSEN - incumbent

Yuba County Airport Manager Associate Candidates Nominated to represent the Northern California Airport Managers

STEVE BIRDSALL Mary has over 34 years in the field of economic development and airport management, currently Associate Nominee – Aviation Advisor serving the dual role of both Yuba-Sutter Enterprise Zone Manager, providing business assistance to four Nominated to represent the San Diego Airport incorporated cities and two counties; and has been the Managers Manager of the Yuba County Airport since 1993, a general aviation airport that is surrounded by 8 Steve has served as Director of Imperial County industrial parks. Mary serves as Secretary/Treasurer Airports since 2004. He was responsible for the overall with ACA and as Treasurer of the California management of both Imperial County Airport and Association of Enterprise Zones along with its Holtville Airstrip which had a combined enterprise fund legislative lobbying arm, CIA in Action. budget of over $500,000 and 5 employees. Overall responsibilities included administering over $10 million Mary prides herself in having a positive working in FAA grant funds; managing a commercial passenger relationship with her airport operators and tenants and and general aviation airport with over 55 tenants. extends her aviation support through involvement in Steve received the Airport Security Coordinator the airshow industry for the past 22 years, annually certification from the American Association of Airport organizing a regional fly-in and airshow. Executives. As an EAA member, Mary promotes aviation education Steve is now retired, but remains active in aviation. He and safety by serving as a Board Director for the is currently under consideration for serving on the Golden West Aviation Association, and also holds Imperial County Airport Advisory Committee. Steve memberships in both AAAE and SWAAAE. Mary is a maintains his private pilot license and aircraft Certified Airport Executive (CAE) and is a Certified ownership and serves on several aircraft and pilot Member (CM) of the American Association of Airport associations. Steve is active on the ACA Board of Executives. Directors and currently serves as Vice Chairman.

TOM WEIL - incumbent General Member Candidates California City Airport

Nominated to represent Eastern Sierra/High Desert Airport Managers BRENDAN O’REILLY - incumbent Tom is currently the City Manager for the City of Fullerton Airport Manager California City. This provides him the opportunity to Nominated to represent Los Angeles Area Airport network with fellow managers within in the High Desert as well as the League of Cities on matters that are Managers currently or in the future will impact California aviation.

Tom is the primary interface with both the FAA and Cal Brendan O’Reilly was born and raised in Southern Trans Aeronautics for the oversight of the California California, and has earned both Bachelor’s and City Municipal Airport. Prior to the 2009 selection to Master’s Degrees in Aviation Studies from California City Manager, Tom served as the Business Operations State University Los Angeles. He is a licensed Private Director for Mojave Air & Space Port and a member of Pilot, Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, and lifelong their executive management team. His primary supporter of General Aviation. responsibilities were in the areas of contracts and grant

management, Government Relations and Public Brendan served as the Airport Operations Manager for Affairs, and Human Resources. This 3-year tour of Hayward Executive Airport in the Bay Area, and Airport duty was preceded with 8 years of service as the Project Manager for the County of Los Angeles Airport Manager for the City of California City. Airports. He is a SWAAE Certified Airport Executive (CAE) and Certified Member (CM) of the American Tom is a 26-year veteran of the United States Air Association of Airport Executives. Brendan shares a Force, retiring in the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. common goal with airport tenants and business owners His last tour of duty was at Edwards AFB, where he in keeping GA airports open and operating safely, while served as the Maintenance Superintendent for the promoting the benefits of the airport to the surrounding 412th Logistic Test Squadron. He holds a Master's communities. Degree in Public Administration from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Terry’s initial introduction into aviation began at the Management from Southern Illinois University. Navel Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida from 1973 to 1975. As a helicopter crewman he was trained as a Tom has served as President of ACA, the Vice sonar/radar operator and performed Search and Chairman for TACA, a member of the Aerospace Rescue duties after earning his Aircrew wings. Committee for the Antelope Valley Trade of which he is a Director, adjunct instructor for Embry-Riddle Terry is currently an Executive Member of the University and recently selected to serve as the Southwest Chapter-American Association of Airport Edwards AFB Community Liaison member for Air Executives and belongs to several aviation groups Force Material Command. including the Association of California Airports, Inland Empire Airport Managers, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 768 and the High Desert Pilots MARK BAUTISTA - incumbent Association. Monterey Peninsula Terry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management of Technical Operations from Embry- Nominated to represent Tri-County Airport Riddle Aeronautical University. Terry was awarded the Managers title of Certified Airport Executive (CAE) in February of 2011. Mark Bautista received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from St. Mary’s College of California and his graduate degree in Public RON ELLIOTT – incumbent Administration from California State University, Merced Regional Airport Manager Stanislaus. He began his career as a regional land use and transportation planner, and during the 1980s Nominated to represent the Central Valley Airport served as a city manager in two California cities. Managers

Since 1989 Mark has been employed in airport Ron has served the Association of California Airports management; representing the County of Tuolumne for on the Board of Directors since September 2011. He 12 years as airport manager for Columbia and Pine directs the day-to-day operation of Merced Regional Mountain Lake Airports, the City of Salinas for 5 years Airport, a full-service commercial, corporate and as airport manager, and since 2005, the Monterey general aviation airport in the heart of Central Peninsula Airport District. California. Ron’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, over-site and control of the Airport’s annual Mark currently serves the District as Deputy General budget; planning, prioritizing, assigning, reviewing and Manager, supervising the Planning & Development evaluating the work of airport staff; developing plans, Department. Mark is a member of AAAE, SWAAAE programs, and recommendations for future airport and is President of the Association of California development and capital improvements; developing Airports (ACA). usage and service fees; preparing airport facility leases; and providing a variety of staff support for the Merced City Council and Regional Airport Authority. TERRY STOVER - incumbent San Bernardino County Prior to assuming his current position, Ron gained invaluable airport and operations experience during his twenty-one year United States Air Force flying career. Nominated to represent the Inland Empire Airport During his career he flew both combat and support Managers missions in the B-52, EC-130E, and OC-135 aircraft. In his last assignment, Ron was second in command of Terry Stover has been employed by the County of San a Mission Support Group consisting of 2,200 personnel Bernardino, Department of Airports since September, with an annual operations and maintenance budget in 1981. He has held the positions of Airport Maintenance excess of $20 million. Worker I, Maintenance Worker II, Maintenance Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Airport Manager Ron managed annual housing, construction, and and is currently the Assistant Director. His environmental programs in excess of $37 million and responsibilities include the administration and appropriated and non-appropriated services budget of operation of five County owned airports overseeing a over $10 million, and was responsible for 1,100 variety of leases and permits. Terry is also responsible facilities, 1,256 housing units, and 10 dormitories on for management of over 200 based aircraft and 10,663 acres. In addition, Ron also has over five years directing a maintenance staff of ten employees who experience as a Director of Operations in various provide complete maintenance and operations duties squadrons, both flying and support, at domestic and at the various facilities. overseas locations. Ron has a Master’s from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Her Administrative responsibilities include short and University, a Bachelor’s from the University of long range strategic planning, annual ACIP California at Irvine, and is currently on the Board of development, budget development and oversight; Directors for both the California Airports Council (CAC) planning, prioritizing, reviewing and evaluating the work and Southwest Chapter of the American Association of of four airport Maintenance staff; as well as the training Airport Executives (SWAAAE). He earned his general and development of airport Maintenance staff. In aviation pilot’s license in 2004 and is an active member addition Sherry is responsible for all other aspects of of both AOPA and EAA. Ron is an Accredited Airport Airport Administration including liaising with FAA, Executive (AAE). Caltrans, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, SWRCB, County and City officials; creating new airport revenue, lease generation and leasehold compliance (including MARTIN PEHL one FBO, one restaurant and 52 hangars). Napa County Airport Manager Before coming to TVL Sherry worked for County of San Diego Airports System for eight years. She started as Nominated to represent the Bay Area Airport an Assistant Airport Manager and worked her way up Managers to Principal Airport Manager where she over saw the Operations of all eight County airports and directly Martin Pehl is the manager of the Napa County Airport, managed the Administration of all eight airports. For a where he is responsible for the administration, period of time she was acting Airports Director with a operation, maintenance, and development of the budget of over $10 million and a 32 member staff. airport. He also has the collateral duty of managing Napa County Service Area #3, which provides various Sherry has a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation services to the industrial area adjacent to the airport. Management from Southern Illinois University and a Over the last 18 years, Martin has been involved with Master’s degree in Public Administration from National the management of several General Aviation and Non- University. She is a private pilot with over 300 hours hub airports across California. and currently serves on the California Airport Council (CAC) Board of Directors. Martin is a graduate of San Jose State University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation with a minor in Business. He is an Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) by the American Association of PETER DRINKWATER - incumbent Airport Executives and a Certified Airport Executive (CAE) by the Southwest Chapter of AAAE. He is also Representing the San Diego Airport Managers a FAA certified private pilot and A&P mechanic.

Martin lives in Vacaville, CA with his wife Anna and daughter Emily. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for both the Cordelia Rotary Club and Vacaville Community Housing, Inc.

SHERRY MILLER - incumbent

Representing the North-Central Airport Managers

Sherry Miller is a current member of the ACA Board of Directors after filling a vacancy created in September 2012. She is the Airport Director of Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL); a Part 139 Certificated airport currently without air service.

Since July 2009, Sherry has directed the Operations and Administration of TVL. In her capacity as Airport Director she is responsible for all aspects of airport operations including safety and security, airfield and facility maintenance along with obstruction removal and, the safe and efficient operation of the airport. She also oversees the ACIP program with regards to Plan Checks, Construction Safety Management compliance, SWPPP compliance and other agency Code and Regulatory compliance. During all of her duties she must keep Environmental compliance a top priority due to the sensitive nature of the Tahoe Basin.