Advisory Board
Advisory Board Charter and By-Laws
KUAE Advisory Board Charter
KUAE Advisory Board By-Laws
Honorary Advisory Board Members
Maj. Gen. Joe Engle
Technical Consultant
US Air Force (Retired)
Houston, TX
Alan R. Mulally
Former CEO
Ford Motor Co.
Dearborn, MI
Advisory Board Members
Perry N. Rea -Board Chair (*2024)
Chief Engineer, New Airplane Studies
Boeing
Seattle, WA
Dr. Willem Anemaat (*2023)
President
DARcorporation
Lawrence, KS
Dr. Sam Bruner (*2025)
Director, Engineering
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, Florida
Ed DiGirolamo (*2025)
Mechanical Engineer, Senior Staff
Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Bill Donovan (*2025)
Director of Engineering
Aerovironment Midwest Innovation Center
Steve Ericson (*2025)
Lead Architect
Anduril
Costa Mesa, CA
Dr. Elizabeth Gregory (*2023)
Research Engineer
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Charlie Guthrie (*2023)
Insitu (Retired) - Senior Vice President & CTO
White Salmon, WA
Steven Hagerott (*2025)
Technical Fellow, Flight Sciences & Control
Textron eAviation
Dr. Bruce Holmes (*2024)
Principal
Holmes Consulting LLC
NASA (Retired)
Williamsburg, VA
Tavis Jacobs (*2023)
787 Senior Engineering Manager
Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS
Jerry Jenks (Emeritus, *2022)
Supplier Program Manager, Weapons Systems
Boeing Co. (Retired)
Lawrence, KS
Dr. Leland Johnson (Emeritus, *2022)
Chief Scientist (Retired)
Hawker-Beechcraft
Wichita, KS
Dr. Vicki Johnson (*2025)
Project Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Systems (Retired)
Spirit AeroSystems
Fountain Hills, AZ
Richard Kovich (Emeritus, *2022)
Retired
Learjet
Wichita, KS
Sarah Elizabeth McCandless (*2023),
Navigation Engineer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
Dr. Mike Myers (*2025)
Senior Systems Modeling and Simulation Engineer
Axiom Space
Houston, TX
Marv Nuss (*2023)
NuSS Sustainment Solutions
FAA (Retired)
Shawnee, KS
John Pilla (*2023)
Senior Technical Advisor
SemperIntegritas, LLC
Chief Technology Officer (Retired)
Spirit Aerosystems
Wichita, KS
Wes Ryan (*2023)
Program Manager
NASA Aeronautics Research Institute
Dr. Bob Stuever (*2024)
Program Manager
Military Certification Office
FAA
Wichita, KS
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
Christian Vila (*2022)
Director of Special Mission Sales
Butler National Corporation, Avcon Industries, Inc.
Mission, KS
Dr. Marco Villa (*2023)
Terran Orbital Corporation
Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Dallas, TX
Grant Wittenborn (*2025)
Team Lead- Flight Test
Experimental Test Pilot, Garmin International
Olathe, KS
*Terms expire by the end of the year indicated