Press Release

Issued by National Business Aviation Association.

October 18, 2018

The Certified Aviation Manager governing board (CAMGB) of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has elected Jamie Stember, CAM, as its new chair. Stember has worked in business aviation for 20 years, heading a Part 91 aviation department for 14 years. He has been a CAM since 2008 and a member of the CAMGB since 2016.

Winston Carter, CAM, has been a CAM since 2015, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the board. He serves as assistant vice president-executive travel scheduler for the Bank of America company aviation department. Rick Mrkacek, CAM, will continue as vice chair. A CAM since 2008, Mrkacek is manager-flight operations at Country Financial.

Newly elected directors taking their seats on the CAMGB are:

Jaclyn Gilbert, CAM, training and development manager, Universal Weather and Aviation

Larry Hastings, CAM, manager of aircraft maintenance, Pepsico

Greg Panzarella, CAM, flight operations supervisor, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Deb Prosinski, CAM, dispatch supervisor, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Mike Minchow, vice president-sales, Duncan Aviation

John Shephard, founder, Pallas-Athena Group

Other members of the CAMGB include:

Jim Buchanan, CAM, immediate past chair, AT&T

Elizabeth Clark, CAM, executive director, Women in Corporate Aviation

Shayne Daku, assistant professor, University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aeronautical Sciences

Jay Evans, CAM, CAMGB administrative director, NBAA

Mike Kellogg, CAM, president, The McKenzie Group

Steve Mann, CAM, president and chief pilot, Cambridge Flight Support

NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) programme identifies qualified professionals to lead flight departments and companies that use business aircraft. To date, over 400 CAMs have been recognizsd for their dedication to continuous development and higher standards of practice.