The NBAA Board of Directors is responsible for managing the affairs of the association. It is a body of experienced, talented and committed aviation professionals who work to guide and assist the staff in serving NBAA members and the business aviation community.

The Board is governed by the NBAA Bylaws. Officers and directors, except the president and corporate secretary, serve without compensation. To communicate with the Board of Directors or any individual director, please contact Benjamin Schwalen, NBAA counsel & corporate secretary, at bschwalen@nbaa.org.

Current NBAA Board of Directors

John Witzig

Board Chair
John Witzig
Pfizer Inc.

Matt Byrd

Vice Chair/Treasurer
Matt Byrd
Hillwood Aviation

Ed Bolen

President and CEO
Edward M. Bolen
National Business Aviation Association

Jennifer Alessio

Jennifer Alessio
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Bill Ayer

Bill Ayer
Honeywell

Daniel Baker

Daniel Baker
BakerVentures

Joe Barber

Joe Barber
Clay Lacy Aviation

Shelly deZevallos

Shelly deZevallos
Independent Mortgage Company, Inc.

Bill Dolny

Bill Dolny
MedAire

Elizabeth Dornak

Elizabeth Dornak
DuPont

Lannie O'Bannion

Lannie O’Bannion
Textron Aviation

Charlie Precourt

Charlie Precourt
78CL Aviation LLC

Kennedy Ricci


Kennedy Ricci

4AIR

Jim Schwertner

Jim Schwertner
Schwertner Farms

Tyson Weihs

Tyson Weihs
Makana Holdings Management LLC

Chairs Emeritus

Ronald Duncan

Ronald Duncan
General Communication, Inc.

Monte Koch

Monte J.M. Koch
Choice Hotels

Lloyd Newton

Lloyd “Fig” Newton