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Advisory Council

The Advisory Council will have primary responsibility for providing guidance and oversight to the Florida Aerospace Resource Center. Council membership will be 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 Members:

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

Joseph T. Anderson
Special Assistant to the Director
National Air and space Museum’s
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, FA 20151
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
Jason C. Annunziata
JetBlue Airways, General Manager
9001-H Airport Blvd.
Orlando International Airport
Orlando, FL  32827
(407) 825-2128
jason.annunziata@jetblue.com
George Hauer
General Manager, Engineering Services Division
Astrotech Space Operation
1515 Chaffee Drive
Titusville, FL 32780
(321) 289-1049
ghauer@astrotech.com
Casey Barnes
Senior Project Manager
Enterprise Florida, Inc.
800 North Magnolia Ave., 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.
100 Aerospace Drive
Melbourne, FL  32901
(321) 752-0332
paulbartlett@libertyaircraft.com
Adrian Laffitte, Chair
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
Sean Doughty
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
D3 Air & Space Operations
2010-2 Raymond Diehl Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(877) 256-5930
sdoughty@d3aso.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
Matt Eaton
Vice President for Corporate Development
Flightstar Aircraft Services, Inc.
6025 Flightline Road
Jacksonville, FL  32221
(904) 741-0300
meaton@flightstarjax.com
Craig Reval
Manager of Continuous Improvement
Kaman Aerospace
9410 Parker Avenue
Jacksonville, FL  32218
(904) 485-1470
craig.reval@kaman.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
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
Sean Gallagan
Principal
George T. Baker Aviation School
3275 N.W. 42nd Avenue
Miami, Florida  33142 USA
(305) 871-3143
sgallagan@dadeschools.net
John Small, Vice Chair
Senior Director, Workforce Education
Polk County School Board
1909 S. Floral Avenue
Bartow, Florida  33830
(863) 519-8437
john.small@polk-fl.net
Ricardo Garcia
Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation
3650 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, Florida 33811
(863) 709-9714
rg122260@aol.com
Dan Sullivan
President
Greater Miami Aviation Association
6355 Northwest 36th Street, Suite 600
Miami, Florida 33166
(305) 884-4300
dtsully@aol.com
Jorge Guerra
Dean, Aviation Institute
Broward Community College
7200 Pines Blvd., Building 99
Pembroke Pines, FL  33024
(954) 201-8085
Jguerra@Broward.edu
 

 

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 County and Central Florida Region
Focus Group Report

February 18, 2010
Focus Group #3
Northwest Florida

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

16 April 10
Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council #3
Sun-N-Fun-LakeLand, FL
Hospitality Room/ Webinar

Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Council
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March 2008
Minutes

March 2007
Minutes

July 2006
Minutes

May 2006
Minutes

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