Advisory Board
Advisory Board Charter and By-Laws
KUAE Advisory Board Charter
KUAE Advisory Board By-Laws
Honorary Advisory Board Members
Alan R. Mulally
Former CEO
Ford Motor Co.
Dearborn, MI
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Marco Villa, Chair (*2026)
Terran Orbital Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Dallas, TX
Michael Altenhofen (*2026)
Sr. Director, Human Spaceflight Products
SpaceX
Dr. Sam Bruner (*2025)
Director, Engineering
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, Florida
Ed DiGirolamo (*2025)
Principal Engineer
Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Bill Donovan (*2025)
Director of Engineering
Aerovironment Midwest Innovation Center
Marcus Dunavan (*2026)
Manager, Vehicle Simulation and Performance
Archer Aviation
Steve Ericson (*2025)
AIRXSON Consulting, Principal
Anduril, Lead Architect (Retired)
Virgin Galactic, Director Advanced Design (Retired)
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Senior Manager (Retired)
Dr. Elizabeth Gregory (*2026)
Research Engineer
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Charlie Guthrie (*2023)
Insitu (Retired) - Senior Vice President & CTO
White Salmon, WA
Steven Hagerott (*2026)
eVTOL Principal Engineer
Textron eAviation
Dr. Bruce Holmes (*2024)
Principal
Holmes Consulting LLC
NASA (Retired)
Williamsburg, VA
Dr. Vicki Johnson (*2025)
Project Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Systems (Retired)
Spirit AeroSystems
Fountain Hills, AZ
Scot Kowalchuk (*2026)
R&D Science & Engineering Manager
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM
Sarah Elizabeth McCandless (*2026)
Navigation Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
Dr. Mike Myers (*2025)
Senior Systems Engineer
Voyager Space
Denver, CO
Marv Nuss (*2026)
NuSS Sustainment Solutions
FAA (Retired)
Shawnee, KS
Wes Ryan (*2026)
Technical Fellow
Airworthiness of Autonomy and AI
Northrop Grumman Aeronautic Systems
Dr. Bob Stuever (*2024)
Program Manager
Military Certification Branch
FAA
Wichita, KS
Charlie Svoboda (*2026)
Chief Engineer
Boeing Phantom Works Autonomous Systems
St Louis, MO
Luke Thompson (*2025)
Senior Vice President, Business Operations
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Centennial, CO
Aaron Tobias (*2025)
Manager/Chief Pilot
Engineering Flight Test
Textron Aviation
Wichita, KS
Grant Wittenborn (*2025)
Team Lead- Flight Test
Experimental Test Pilot, Garmin International
Olathe, KS
*Terms expire by the end of the year indicated
Emeritus Advisory Board Members
Jerry Jenks (Emeritus)
Supplier Program Manager, Weapons Systems
Boeing Co. (Retired)
Lawrence, KS
Dr. Leland Johnson (Emeritus)
Chief Scientist (Retired)
Hawker-Beechcraft
Wichita, KS
Richard Kovich (Emeritus)
Retired
Learjet
Wichita, KS