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Monthly Federal Update to FAAMA Membership
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Congratulations Mr. McKay Gerber, the new FAAMA Secretary,
and
Mr. Michael F. Smith as President!
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Award winners:
Outstanding Service to FAAMA:
Tawnya Weber
Regional Director of the Year:
Chris Citrola
Family of Excellence Awards:
Andy Stapleton and Kit Bell
President's Award of Excellence:
Nicholas Clark
Congratulations!!
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Award winners:
Outstanding Chapter Service:
Chuck Sowders
Outstanding Service to the FAAMA Foundation:
Michael "Hitch" Combe
Outstanding Service as Membership Director:
Scott Brown
Outstanding Service as Legislative Director:
Victor Vazquez
Congratulations!!
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Award winners for the Michael "Hitch" Combe Award for Selfless Service:
Mark DePlasco (not pictured)
John Espinosa
Denise Rager
Congratulations!!
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2026 FAAMA Chapter of the Year:
Chapter 357 North Texas! Congratulations!
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Last round of Regional Director Awards, congratulations to all!
Pacific Northwest:
Matthew Snodgrass (not pictured)
Western Pacific:
Charles Sowders
Southwest:
Helen Papadakis
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Ed Wright, Executive Director USAF Flight Standards Agency, maximizes effectiveness of USAF global air operations and ensures the USAF maintains access to airspace around the world.
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Ron Eritano, FAAMA Executive Director and Managing Partner of The Normandy Group, updated us on what FAAMA has been up to this past year and what's next!
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Jenn Dempster from Joint Air Traffic Operations Command (JATOC) spoke about her role and how they help keep the NAS running smoothly.
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What a pleasure to have LaKisha Price, VP for System Operations, to talk about some new realignment, allowing for safety and efficiency to go hand-in-hand. There's plenty of new tools coming out to help with space integration as well.
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Air Traffic COO Frank McIntosh and FAAMA President Mike Smith had a "fireside chat". McIntosh is excited to make a difference in the NAS and in safety. We are now going to be given the tools to do our best work. We won't be limited by technology and equipment failures, especially as the new SMART program grows.
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Skymantics is building software with AI and putting it into production. AI helps to clear the noise so controllers can make better decisions faster.
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With no shortage of changes going on in the NAS, Chris Wilbanks, Dale McNeal, and Dan Murphy came back for another panel chat with Mark DePlasco, FAAMA Director of Corporate Relations. Improving training, effective communication, and maintaining accountability are keys to keep us moving forward.
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