VAI Board of Directors

Chair | Commercial

Mark A. Schlaefli

Dakota Rotors LLC Custer, South Dakota, USA

Vice Chair | Commercial

Brian Jorgenson

Timberline Helicopters Sandpoint, Idaho, USA

Treasurer | Commercial

Rick Kenin

Boston MedFlight Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Assistant Treasurer | Government Service

Paul Gottwig

Los Angeles County Fire Department Pacoima, California, USA

President & CEO

James Viola

Vertical Aviation International, Alexandria, VA. USA

Corporate Secretary

Sarah Arnold

Vertical Aviation International, Alexandria, VA, USA

Director | Commercial

Nicole Battjes

Rainbow Helicopters Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Director | General Aviation

David McColl

Winco, Inc. Aurora, Oregon, USA

Director | Commercial

Randal R. Rowles

Helicopter Institute Inc. Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Director | Commercial

Stacy Sheard

Executive Jet Management/Fanatics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Director | General Aviation

Robert Miller Stallings

Titan Aviation Fuels New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Legal Advisor

Arthur L. Herold

Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, LLP Washington, D.C., USA

Special Advisor – Emerging Technology

Michael Romanowski

Slate Run Strategies LLC Nokesville, Virginia, USA

Special Advisor – International

Francois Lassale

SGI Denpasar Selatan, Bali, Indonesia