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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman of the Board
DAVID LOSO, Jet Aviation St. Louis
Vice Chairman
MICHAEL KUS, Avionics 2000 Pty. Ltd.
Treasurer
JIM JOUBERT, Pacific Southwest Instruments
Secretary
KIM STEPHENSON, L-3 Aviation Products
PAULA DERKS, Aircraft Electronics Association
RICK GARCIA, Gulf Coast Avionics
TOM HARPER, Avidyne Corp.
MATTHEW HARRAH, Garmin USA
GARRY JOYCE, IAE Ltd.
TIM KELLY, Honeywell Aerospace
MIKE LACONTO, Epps Aviation
JEANNE MEADE, Velocity Aerospace
MIKE MINCHOW, Duncan Aviation
RICK OCHS, Spirit Aeronautics
RICHARD PEAVLEY, Vero Beach Avionics
CORY RELLING, Aspen Avionics
DAVID SALVADOR, Gogo Business Aviation
TIM SHAW, Rocky Mountain Aircraft
Immediate Past Chairman
GARY HARPSTER, Duncan Aviation

AEA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64064
Phone: 816-347-8400 * Fax: 816-347-8405
info@aea.net * www.aea.net

AEA HEADQUARTERS STAFF
PAULA DERKS, President
DEBRA McFARLAND, Executive Vice President
MIKE ADAMSON, Vice President,
Member Programs & Education

EEDIRECT - Designed exclusively for AEA
members, this online database allows members
to turn unused equipment into dollars. Members
submit, via email, their new/used inventory list
to the AEA, which then
consolidates all equipment into an alpha-numeric listing. Listed below
are deadlines for AEA members to submit their
EEDirect items. AEA members can submit their
items to eedirect@aea.net.
November ............................ Monday, Nov. 3
December ............................. Monday, Dec. 1
January ................................... Monday, Jan. 5
February ................................Monday, Feb. 2
ANNUAL RATE & LABOR SURVEY - Every
year, AEA members are asked
to complete a confidential
survey detailing their specific
labor rates, employee benefits and plans for growth. This detailed report
allows members to examine industry trends across
the U.S., Canada, Europe and the South Pacific.
GLOBAL JET SERVICES PARTNERSHIP -
Through the AEA/Global Jet Services partnership, AEA members
receive a 15 percent
discount on select
Global Jet Services courses. For more information,
call Global Jet Services at 860-651-6090.

LINDA ADAMS, Vice President, Member Services
GEOFF HILL, Director of Communications
JEFF KIRCHHOFF, Creative Director
AARON WARD, Director of Information Services
LAUREN McFARLAND, Director of Advertising
KATIE RYSER, Administrative Assistant

AEA WASHINGTON, D.C., OFFICE
601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 900, South Building
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: 202-589-1144 * Fax: 202-639-8238
RIC PERI
Vice President, Government & Industry Affairs

AEA EUROPE OFFICE
Richmodstrasse 6
D-50667 Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 221 920 42 442
Fax: +49 221 920 42 200

AEA CONSULTANTS
JASON DICKSTEIN
AEA General Counsel
BRUCE BAXTER
South Pacific Regulatory Consultant
KEVIN BRUCE
Canadian Regulatory Consultant
FRANZ REDAK
European Regulatory Consultant

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INSURANCE PROGRAM - Nason Associates is
an excess and surplus lines brokerage firm specializing in all lines of aviation insurance worldwide. To
better serve the insurance needs of AEA members,
Nason Associates also offers
property, workers compensation, employment practices liability, automobile and crime. Through this
program, AEA members work with their own local
agents, who in turn contact Nason Associates to
develop a specific insurance program based on each
member's needs. For more information, call Nason
Associates at 913-677-1550.

C2C RESOURCES DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES
- C2C Resources provides AEA members worldwide with debt collection services at a memberdiscounted rate. Visit
the C2C Resources
website at www.c2cresources.com to see how its programs can benefit
your company. For more information, call C2C
Resources at 866-341-6316.

DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAM - NATA
Compliance Services, a full-service regulatory compliance management company
specializing in the aviation industry, can assist AEA members in
meeting regulatory compliance
requirements. Its services include drug program
management, drug testing, background checks and
employee identification badging. For more information, call 800-788-3210 or visit www.natacs.aero.
AEA'S WEBSITE - AEA.NET - The first stop for
AEA members in search of the latest in regulatory
topics, technical information and association
news. The AEA website,
www.aea.net, offers
24-hour access for AEA
members around the
globe who are in need
of online training, meeting and event information,
magazine archives, warranty claims, regulatory
updates and more. It is the most comprehensive
website for certified repair stations in the world.
UPS FREIGHT - AEA members receive discounts
starting at 70% with UPS Freight. This program offers
discounts on customized solutions for all of your LTL
(less-than-truckload) needs. UPS offers
regional, interregional, and long-haul
capabilities. Those capabilities, in
addition to UPS technologies such as
Quantum View® and Worldship®, will
make your shipping transactions a breeze. Trust the
experience, reliability, and technology that only UPS
Freight can provide. Contact our dedicated representatives at 866-443-9303 or via email at upsfreightassociations@ups.com for more information.
MARKETLIFT INC. - MarketLift Inc. offers
a preferred marketing rate on its marketing,
sales and public relations services to AEA
members. MarketLift
gives a 15 percent
savings to AEA member companies. For more
information, visit www.market-lift.com.
AVIATION SOLUTIONS - AEA members now
have a program that offers a direct connection for aviation insurance risks. This program
provides a customized
policy at special rates,
as well as funding for an
AEA scholarship. With
a broker that specializes in avionics, Aviation
Solutions provides expert analysis on your insurance needs such as product and completed
operations, workers compensation, property
and contents, hangar keepers, and many more.
For more information, contact Bryan Averill at
816-353-1047 or ba@aviationsolutions.aero, or
visit www.aviationsolutions.aero.
Insurance Brokers

Risk Advisors

Other benefits of the AEA include the annual International Convention & Trade Show, regional meetings,
regulatory representation, AEA Wired e-newsletter and Avionics News magazine.

http://www.natacs.aero http://www.AEA.NET http://www.aea.net http://www.aea.net http://www.market-lift.com http://www.c2cresources.com http://www.c2cresources.com http://www.aviationsolutions.aero

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