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Advisory Council


The Advisory Council is primary responsible for providing guidance and oversight to the Florida Aerospace Resource Center. Council membershipis made up of predominantly aerospace industry leaders, business-oriented representatives, and education/training providers.

The Council will assist the Aerospace Resource Center in identifying current industry needs, current training capabilities, and future growth potential with the aerospace industry cluster.

Advisory Council Member Candidates:

Chair Nominee: Adrian Laffitte, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Vice Chair Nominee: John Small, Polk County School Board

Jason C. Annunziata
JetBlue Airways, General Manager
9001-H Airport Blvd.
Orlando International Airport
Orlando, FL  32827
(407) 825-2128
jason.annunziata@jetblue.com

Lawrence Harvey
Program Director, National Resource Center
SpaceTEC/Aerospace Programs
Mail code: SpaceTEC
Kennedy Space Center, Fl  32899
(321) 730-1020
lharvey@c-ast.org

Casey Barnes
Senior Project Manager
Enterprise Florida, Inc.
800 North Magnolia Avenue
Suite 1100
Orlando, FL  32803
(407) 956-5609
CBarnes@eflorida.com

Marshall Heard
Chairman
Florida Aviation Aerospace Alliance
620 Apache Trail
Merritt Island, Florida  32953
(321) 454-6023
geezpatch@aol.com

Paul Bartlett
Chief Operating Officer
Liberty Aerospace, Inc.
1383 General Aviation Drive
Melbourne, FL  32935
(321) 752-0332
paulbartlett@libertyaircraft.com

Adrian Laffitte, Chair Nominee
Director, Florida Government Relations
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
6431 Borasco Drive, #1301
Melbourne, FL 32940
(321) 476-2367
adrian.laffitte@lmco.com

Judy Blanchard
Director of Industry Relations
Brevard Workforce
597 Haverty Court, Suite 40
Rockledge, FL  32955
(321) 394-0567
jblanchard@job-link.net

Dr. Cesar Levy
Professor and Associate Dean, AllStar Project Director
Florida International University, EC2471
Miami, FL  33199
(305) 348-0104
levyez@FIU.edu

John Burton
President
Sun ‘n Fun
4175 Medulla Road
Lakeland, FL  33811
(863) 644-2431
jburton@sun-n-fun.org

Percy Luney
VP; Education, R&D, Workforce
Space Florida
M6-316, Room 9030
Kennedy Space Center, FL  32899
(321) 730-5301
pLuney@SpaceFlorida.gov

Ken Byrnes
Chairman, Flight Training Department
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd, Suite 117
Daytona Beach, FL  32114
(386) 226-6893
byrnesk@erau.edu

Mark Miller
Media Relations/Corp. Communications
Piper Aircraft, Inc.
2726 Piper Drive
Vero Beach, FL  32560
(772) 299-2900
Mark.miller@piper.com

Carmine Cardillo
WorkForce One-Employment Solutions
Business Services Manager
6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 3000
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 535-2300 x3074
ccardillo@wf1broward.com

Eric Owens
State Supervisor of Industrial Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 701
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, Florida  32399
(850) 245-9015
eric.owens@fldoe.org

Mark Creasap
Vice President U.S. Simulation & Training
Adacel Systems, Inc.
5945 Hazeltine National Drive
Orlando, Florida  32822
(407) 581-1599
mcreasap@adacel.com

David Pierce
External Relations
NASA
Mail Code: XA-J
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
(321) 867-8711
Robert.d.pierce@nasa.gov

Matt Eaton
Vice President for Corporate Development
Flightstar Aircraft Services, Inc.
6025 Flightline Road
Jacksonville, FL  32221
(904) 741-0300
meaton@flightstarjax.com

Mary Lou Reed
Executive Director
Workforce Dev Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties
109 Eighth Avenue
Shalimar, FL  32579
(850) 651-2315
MLReed@jobsplus02.com

Edward L. Ellegood
Space Policy Analyst
Director, Aerospace Development
Cape Canaveral Spaceport
Mail Code: SpaceTEC
Kennedy Space Center, FL  32899
(321) 698-9101
Edward.ellegood@erau.edu

Major General Jeffery Riemer, USAF, Ret.
VP for Strategic Programs
Indyne, Inc
516 Perimeter Road, Suite 1
Eglin AFB, FL  32542-5654
850-882-4983
jriemer@indyneinc.com

Bruce Ferguson
President & CEO
First Coast Workforce
Development, Inc.

1845 Town Center Blvd, Ste 250
Orange Park, FL  32003
(904) 213-3800 Ext 2000
bferguson@worksourcefl.com

Craig Reval
Manager of Continuous Improvement
Kaman Aerospace
9410 Parker Avenue
Jacksonville, FL  32218
(904) 485-1470
craig.reval@kaman.com

Sean Gallagan
Principal
George T. Baker Aviation School
3275 N.W. 42nd Avenue
Miami, Florida  33142 USA
(305) 871-3143
sgallagan@dadeschools.net

Dr. John Rogacki, Director
University of Florida
Research and Engineering Education Facility (REEF)
1350 N. Poquito Road
Shalimar, FL 32579
(850) 833-9350
jrogacki@reef.ufl.edu

Richard Garcia
Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation
3650 Drane Field Raod
Lakeland, Florida 33811
(863) 709-9714
RG122260@aol.com

John Small, Vice Chair Nominee
Senior Director, Workforce Education
Polk County School Board
1909 S. Floral Avenue
Bartow, Florida  33830
(863) 519-8437
john.small@polk-fl.net

Jorge Guerra
Dean, Aviation Institute
Broward Community College
7200 Pines Blvd., Building 99
Pembroke Pines, FL  33024
(954) 201-8085
Jguerra@Broward.edu
Dan Sullivan
President
Greater Miami Aviation Association
6355 Northwest 36th Street, Suite 600
Miami, Florida 33166
(305) 884-4300
dtsully@aol.com

George Hauer
General Manager, Engineering Services Division
Astrotech Space Operation
1515 Chaffee Drive
Titusville, FL 32780
(321) 289-1049
ghauer@astrotech.com

 




 

 

Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council Proposed Schedule:

30 OCT 09
Focus Group #1 (Broward/Miami Dade)
Agenda
Focus Group Report

13 NOV 09
Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council #1
(Webinar)
Agenda
Presentation
Minutes

January 28, 2010
Focus Group #2
(Brevard)

TBA
Focus Group #3
(Central Panhandle)

01 MAR 10
Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council #2
(physical or webinar, TBD)

19 MAY 10
Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council #3
(physical or webinar, TBD)

Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council
Archive Files :

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March 2008
Minutes

March 2007
Minutes

July 2006
Minutes

May 2006
Minutes

Previous meeting presentations are also available and have been combined into single ZIP files.

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