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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 her own firm, 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 and marketing communicator 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, washed planes, got in the mechanics’ way, idolized the old-timers and their stories, 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, just a week before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. She holds a bachelor’s degree in


English and is currently pursuing her master’s in marketing. Jaasmin is responsible for all the cool posts on HAI’s social media platforms. Follow us, drop by, and say hi!


David Hughes David Hughes has been writing about aviation for 40 years. As a US Air Force Reserve pilot, he flew the C-5 and C-141, and he has logged 20 years writing and editing


at Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. He then joined the FAA to write about NextGen and today is a freelance writer.


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.


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.


Zac Noble


Zac Noble, HAI director of flight operations and maintenance, has over 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 multiengine airplanes. Zac is a dual-rated ATP, a dual-rated CFII, and an A&P mechanic with IA privileges.


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Ned Parks Ned Parks, founder of Aegis 360 Consulting, provides training and facilitation in team building, leadership development, and aviation strategy. Before beginning


his company in 2000, Ned was an air ambulance helicopter pilot and manager for Keystone Helicopter and a division manager for Mid-Ohio Aviation. A 10-year military veteran, Ned served as a helicopter pilot and instructor pilot in the US Army before beginning his civilian career. Ned currently holds AGI, ATP, CFI-H, CFII ASEL, and IGI certifications.


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 (NASAO), where he was


interim president in 2018 and lead government affairs representative since 2017. Previously, as a legislative staffer, John advised multiple members of Congress on transportation policy.


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. After leaving the


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


Emma Taylor Emma Taylor joined HAI as a policy analyst in 2020. She graduated cum laude from Villanova University in December 2019 with a major in political science. She left


the association in August of this year to pursue a law degree.


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