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WAMA's Mission
WAMA's mission includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- To promote safety, economic value, and public benefit at ALL of the airports in the State of Wisconsin.
- To educate the aviation community with information that may be helpful to the future of aviation.
- To educate local and regional governments of the economic value of aviation within Wisconsin.
- To seek and exchange information between other aviation professionals who may have experiences and insights that can benefit each other.
- To investigate, study, discuss, recommend, and promote improvement in the aviation system to airport operators, Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, FAA and legislators.
- To develop working cooperation between Government, business, and aviation entities.
- To promote the education and participation of young people in aviation.
Board of Directors
2022 – 2023 Officers
PresidentRachel Engeler, MS, Assistant Airport Director, Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
Vice-President
Jim Schell, C.M., Airport Director, Wittman Regional Airport
Treasurer
Matt Grenoble, C.M., Airport Superintendent, Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
Secretary
Ian Turner, A.A.E., Airport Director, La Crosse Regional Airport
Board
Abe Weber, A.A.E., Airport Director, Appleton International Airport
Mark Cihlar, A.A.E., Assistant Airport Director, Central Wisconsin Airport
Charity Zich, C.M., Airport Director, Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
Richard Brekke, Airport Manager, Cumberland Municipal Airport
Michael Riechers, Director of Marketing and Communications, Dane County Regional Airport
Bryan Linger, Airport Manager, Fond du Lac County Airport
Harold Mester, C.M., Director of Marketing and Public Affairs, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee Timmerman Airport
Kurt Stanich, Airport Manager, Waukesha County Airport
Committees
Board Committees
Scholarship and Awards – Rachel Engeler, Harold Mester, Matt Grenoble
Finance – Matt Grenoble (Treasurer), Charity Zich
Member Relations – Kurt Stanich, Jim Schell
Governmental Affairs – Abe Weber, Charity Zich
Wisconsin Aviation Conference Committees
Conference Chair – Jim Schell (WAMA VP)
Sponsors and Exhibitors – Charity Zich
Program – Rachel Engeler
Wisconsin Aviation Conference Planning Committee
WAMA Board
Janel Dean - AECOM
Chris Reis – Mead & Hunt
Melissa Underwood – SEH
Terry Donovan – Mead & Hunt
Hal Davis – WI Bureau of Aeronautics
Dulce Ruiz-Moreno - Interflight Parking