Our Leadership
Airlink’s Board of Trustees, Governors Council, and Ambassadors are an expansive group of volunteers lending their expertise to the organization. Their experience and advocacy helps Airlink increase its capacity to serve humanitarian organizations and positively impact communities recovering from crisis.
Board of Trustees
Dawne Hickton
Chair and CEO, Cumberland Additive Inc.
Abnesh Raina
Founder, Cutting-Edge Technology Company, Consultant and Visionary
Timothy J. Lynes
Former Managing Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Chair, Aviation Finance
David Swan
Chief Operations & Sustainability Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital
Robert Brown
Founder and Past Chair, Airlink Board of Trustees Partner, Vx Capital Partners
Todd Freeman
Chair, Airlink Board Director, Embraer S.A.
James Gagne
President and CEO, SEKO Logistics
Nicole Huque
Chief Talent Officer – Loar Group
Mary Ellen Jones
Treasurer, Airlink Board of Trustees Former Vice President – Asia-Pacific Sales, Pratt & Whitney
Jacqui Key
Vice President, Domestic Line Stations
Robyn Mandel
Vice Chair and Ambassador Liaison, Airlink Board of Trustees Founder, Law Office of Robyn Mandel
Mahendra R. Nair
Group Vice President, Commercial Programs GE Aerospace
Luis Felipe de Oliveira
CEO, Exactly Consulting and Services
Tom Ruth
Former President and CEO, Edmonton Airports
Anand Stanley
President and Head of Region, Airbus Asia-Pacific
Bruno Vandemeulebroecke
Experienced Humanitarian Supply Chain Practitioner
Governors Council
Peter Davies
Governors Council Chair CEO, Airline Management Group
Enrique Beltranena
President and CEO, Volaris
Robert Crandall
Former President and Chairman American Airlines
Sean Doyle
Chairman and Chief Executive British Airways
Pedro Heilbron
CEO, Copa Airlines
Robert Isom
CEO, American Airlines
Bob Jordan
President and CEO, Southwest Airlines
Scott Kirby
CEO, United Airlines
Ben Minicucci
President and CEO, Alaska Airlines
Güliz Öztürk
CEO, Pegasus Airlines
John Slattery
Chairman, Forgital Group
Michael Steen
CEO, Atlas Air Worldwide
Andre Viljoen
CEO and Managing Director, Fiji Airways
Rob Watson
President – Civil Aerospace Rolls-Royce
Ambassadors
Robyn Mandel
Ambassador Liaison Founder, Law Office of Robyn Mandel
Sarah Aoun
Head of Aircraft Investors -Capital Markets, Airbus
Julian Balaam
Board Member Emeritus Director, Skytech-AIC
Helane Becker
Managing Director, Industrials; Consumer -Airlines, Airfreight & Aircraft Leasing, Cowen
Brian Bourke
Chief Commercial Officer, SEKO Logistics
Gerry Butler
Head of Trading of Avation PLC
Mehtap Cevher Conti
Partner, Hogan Lovells
Etain Connor
Director of Community Affairs, FEAM Aero
Michael Culme-Seymour
Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, World Courier
Chris Dailey
President & Chief Commercial Officer, Jackson Square Aviation
Pat Dowling
Board Member Emeritus President and CEO, Seabury Corporate Finance and Senior Managing Director, Seabury Capital
George Fenton
Chief Executive Officer, Humanitarian Logistics Association
Simon Goodson
CEO, AerFin Limited
Peter Harbison
Chairman Emeritus, CAPA Centre for Aviation
Helen Hollins
Managing Director & Head of Overseas Broking for the Global Aviation & Space team, WTW
JJ Hornblass
CEO, Cargo Facts
Glyn Hughes
Director General, TIACA
Peter Huijbers
Board Member Emeritus Director, PH Aviation Asia Ltd.
Michael Inglese
Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board Aircastle Limited
Rob Jamison
Vice President OEM, Avolon
Joey Johnsen
CEO, Zeevo Group LLC
Todd Kallman
Board Member Emeritus President, TK Advisory Services
Lee Lipton
Senior Vice President, Aviation Strategy at ASM
C.J. Lorio
President, Petrus Aviation
Niklas Lund
CEO, Rockton Partners
Meghan Montana
Senior Vice President and Treasurer, American Airlines
John Mowry
Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy
Rose Neale
Assistant General Counsel, Sun Country Airlines
Tetsuya "Ted" Nozaki
Board Member Emeritus Managing Director, Asahi Aviation
Mike Platt
Partner, Jump Seat Advisor
Keren Rambow
VP GTF Aftermarket and Transformation, Pratt & Whitney
Murrae Ross-Eskell
Managing Director & Founder, Horizon Executive Search International Ltd
Lou-Ann Seet
Women in Aviation, Singapore President, Board Member
Betsy Snyder
Senior Adviser, Independent
Susan Thompson
Partner and Head of Aviation Practice, Odgers Berndtson
David Tokoph
President & CEO, mba Aviation
Charlotte Vaksmann
Director, Marketing and Sales Operations – Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines
Michael Weiss
Director, Miami Weiss Aviation Limited
Michael (Mike) White
President & CEO Trade Network Consultants, LLC
Andrea Wilson
CEO and Founder, Wilson Consulting Group
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