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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.
Cade Clark Cade Clark, HAI’s chief government affairs officer, 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.
Paul Gottwig Paul Gottwig is a senior pilot with the Los Angeles County (California) Fire Department (LACFD) and a member of HAI’s Board of Directors. After retiring
from active duty in the US Army following 20 years of service in 2006, he worked with General Electric (GE) Corporate Air Transport as a helicopter captain in the S-76B and AW139. While with GE, Paul served on the Eastern Region Helicopter Council as IFR Committee chairman and on the organization’s board of directors. He joined the LACFD in 2015.
Stacey Hershauer Stacey Hershauer has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and marketing and media expert. With a degree in journalism, she is a principal of sister public
relations and marketing agencies FocusAZ and FocusAerospace, the latter of which specializes in aerospace marketing and public relations.
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, HAI’s senior director of communications, joined the association 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.
Andrew Parker Andrew Parker is HAI’s copy editor. A professional editor and writer for more than 20 years, his previous experience includes serving as editor-in-chief of Rotor
& Wing magazine, online editor of Vertical magazine, managing editor of Aviation Maintenance and Avionics magazines, and news editor of Professional Pilot magazine.
John Shea John Shea, HAI’s senior director of government affairs, joined the organization 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.
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.
Trever Walker Trever Walker is director of operations/chief pilot and trainer for Winco Powerline Services. He holds commercial, instrument, and flight instructor ratings in
fixed-wing aircraft as well as commercial rotorcraft with flight instructor ratings. Trever has accumulated more than 11,000 accident- free hours in rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft in the past 28 years in a variety of sectors, including volcanic studies, aerial firefighting, mountain search-and-rescue, aerial spraying, and power-line construction.
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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