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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
2023 – 2024 Officers
PresidentJim Schell, C.M., Airport Director, Wittman Regional Airport
Vice-President
Matt Grenoble, C.M., Airport Superintendent, Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
Treasurer
Harold Mester, C.M., Director of Marketing and Public Affairs, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee Timmerman Airport
Secretary
Mark Cihlar, A.A.E., Assistant Airport Director, Central Wisconsin Airport
Board
Abe Weber, A.A.E., Airport Director, Appleton International Airport
Charity Zich, C.M., Airport Director, Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
Michael Riechers, Director of Marketing and Communications, Dane County Regional Airport
Rachel Engeler, MS, Assistant Airport Director, Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
Lauren Koss, Deputy Airport Director, La Crosse Regional Airport
Todd Berry, Airport Manager, Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport
Aimee Scrima, Airport Director, Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
Mike Shaw, Manager, West Bend Municipal Airport
Committees
Board Committees
Scholarship and Awards – Rachel Engeler, Harold Mester, Matt Grenoble
Finance – Harold Mester (Treasurer), Charity Zich
Member Relations – Jim Schell, Aimee Scrima
Governmental Affairs – Abe Weber, Charity Zich, Brian Grefe, Kurt Stanich
Wisconsin Aviation Conference Committees
Conference Chair – Matt Grenoble (WAMA VP)
Sponsors and Exhibitors – Charity Zich
Program – Rachel Engeler
Wisconsin Aviation Conference Planning Committee
WAMA Board
Max Platts - BOA
Dulce Ruiz-Moreno - SP Plus
Terry Donovan – Mead & Hunt
Chris Reis – Mead & Hunt
Ryan Falch - SEH
Melissa Underwood – SEH
Stephanie Senst - Westwood