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Mark Bennett Mark Bennett worked for McDonnell Douglas Helicopter/ Boeing for a decade, then in 1999 cofounded an aerospace-only marketing agency. With


30-plus years of photography and design experience serving the aerospace and defense industries, he founded AeroMark Images to shoot and write for both industry and media.


Jen Boyer Jen Boyer is the principal of Flying Penguin Communications. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and holds commercial, instrument, flight instructor, and


instrument instructor ratings in helicopters and a private rating in airplanes. She has worked as a professional journalist in the aviation industry since the early 1990s.


Cade Clark HAI’s VP of government affairs, Cade Clark has directed association advocacy programs for more than 20 years. Growing up, Cade worked at an FBO


where he learned to fly and deepened his love for all things general aviation.


Jaasmin Foote Jaasmin Foote joined HAI as the association’s social media manager in March 2020. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and is currently pursuing


her master’s in marketing. Aaron Karp


Aaron Karp has been an aviation journalist for more than 20 years. He has served as editor in chief of Aviation Daily and managing editor of Air Cargo World and is


currently a contributing editor to the Aviation Week Network.


David Jack Kenny David Jack Kenny is a fixed-wing ATP with commercial privileges for helicopter. He also holds degrees in statistics. From 2008 through 2017, he worked for


AOPA’s Air Safety Institute, where he authored eight editions of its Joseph T. Nall Report and nearly 500 articles. He’d rather be flying.


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Christine Knauer For more than 25 years, Christine Knauer has written for major aircraft OEMs, MROs, and avionics manufacturers as well as aviation trade organizations and


publications. She specializes in editorial and marketing content that shares the stories of aviation’s people and machines. Christine holds a master’s degree in aviation safety.


Gina Kvitkovich Gina Kvitkovich joined HAI as director of publications and media in 2011 after decades of honing her skills in writing, editing, and publishing. As editor of ROTOR,


she is responsible for every error in the magazine that you’re reading—and for some of the good stuff, as well.


James T. McKenna An award-winning journalist, James T. McKenna has covered airlines, military aviation, spaceflight, and helicopters for Aviation Week. Twice editor in


chief of Rotor & Wing, he’s written for the Flight Safety Foundation, The New York Times, USA Today, Vertical, and Vertiflite. He specializes in covering accident investigations and safety.


Zac Noble


Zac Noble, HAI director of flight operations and maintenance, has more than 37 years of experience as a pilot and mechanic. He spent 11 years flying in the air medical


sector before coming to HAI and is a veteran of the US Army, where he flew helicopters and multi-engine airplanes. Zac is a dual-rated ATP, a dual-rated CFII, and an A&P mechanic with IA privileges.


David Repsher David Repsher, a proud member of HAI’s Safety Working Group, was critically burned in an air ambulance post-crash fire in July 2015 while working as a certified


flight nurse and a nationally registered paramedic. After a lengthy and still ongoing recovery, he can be frequently seen at helicopter safety events advocating for occupant protection and safety awareness.


John Shea John Shea joined HAI as director of government affairs in 2019. He came to HAI from the National Association of State Aviation Officials, where he was interim


president in 2018 and lead government affairs representative from 2017 until he left the organization. Previously, as a legislative staffer, John advised multiple members of Congress on transportation policy.


Jol A. Silversmith Jol A. Silversmith is an attorney with KMA Zuckert in Washington, D.C. His practice principally involves advising airlines, other aviation-related businesses, trade


associations, and governmental entities on issues such as government regulation, international bilateral relations, airport issues, litigation, antitrust, intellectual property, and government affairs.


Dan Sweet Dan Sweet joined HAI as director of communications and public relations in 2017. He previously served in the US Navy as a photojournalist. Afterward, he


worked for Oregon-based Columbia Helicopters, performing public relations, communications, and trade show management work for more than 22 years.


Katia Veraza Katia Veraza is HAI’s manager of government affairs and regional relations. Before joining HAI, she was a managing consultant for government affairs. She earned


her master’s degree in political science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.


Jayne Wood Jayne Wood joined HAI as assistant director of publications and media in November 2022, returning to the part of communications she loves—


writing, editing, and publishing—after more than a decade as communications director for a nonprofit association. Before that, she was a communications consultant serving both associations and corporations.


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