Aviation Advisory Board
The Aviation Industry Advisory Board provides valuable oversight and industry consulting for the BGSU Aviation Program. They provide excellent perspective, guidance, and assessment of the FTO and AMO Aviation Program specializations. They also provide critical insight, review, and feedback on curriculum to ensure continuous improvement of the Aviation Program. Some board members also participate in classroom discussions and provide information regarding current aviation industry hiring needs and practices. The board is made up of a variety of aviation careers, airport managers, airline pilots, military pilots, and BGSU academic professors. This resource is very valuable to our BGSU students. We are so privileged to have this dedicated board of aviation professionals and we appreciate their time and energy they freely give to make BGSU Aviation the best it can be.
Board Members
BOARD PRESIDENT
Kaily Turner
Prime Jet
Director of Client Services
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Michael Mikolay
Mikolay Jet
CEO and Founder
BOARD SECRETARY
Shannon Fischer
Passero
Stanley Adams
ALPA National Education Committee
Liaison
Ethan Beegle
Mid-Ohio Aviation
Pilot - CE560
Barry Behnfeldt
Delta Airlines
Pilot
Thomas Blanchard
Delta Airlines
Pilot
Scott Carr
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Vice President
Jim Davis
Delta Airlines
VP International Operations
Steve Frazier
NetJets
Vice President, Owner Accounts
Rich Gannon
ABX Air
Pilot
Greg Heaton
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
Aviation Group Manager
Brian Helberg
Delta Airlines
Pilot
Aaron Holmes
Air Wisconsin Airlines
Pilot - First Officer
Chris Lewis
Ernst & Young
Pilot – GL6000
Charles Mayer
Delta Airlines
Pilot
Robert Musselman
Endeavor Air
Pilot
Tim O'Donnell
Blue Grass Airport
Director of Facilities
Carissa Orem
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Controller, TOL
Patrick Orem
Wood County Regional Airport
Airport Manager
Roy Poor
Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing
F-16 Pilot
Cameron Pritts
NetJets
Scheduling
Nick Sanford
NetJets
Safety
Jessica Schieberl
United Airlines
Pilot
Brett Sedlak
Republic Airways
Pilot
Gary Swann
Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Medical Examiner
Mason Tinney
Magna Interntational
HSE Specialist
Kevin Toth
Orlando Interntational Airport
Director Crew and Training Capacity
David Wirt
District Director
Ex-Officio Members (non-voting)
Jim Adamcik
Bowling Green State University
Associate Teaching Professor
Carl Braun
Bowling Green State University
Aviation Program Coordinator, Faculty Teaching Professor
Michael Bonnett
Bowling Green Flight Center
Senior Chief Flight Instructor
Jordan Cravens
Bowling Green State University
Senior Director of Development
Dr. Shantanu Gupta
Bowling Green State University
Assistant Professor
Emily Hildebrand
Bowling Green State University
Director of Development
Michael Maziar
Bowling Green State University
Teaching Professor
Dr. Wael Mokhtar
Bowling Green State University
Dean, College of Engineering and Innovation
Tony Repka
Bowling Green State University
Adjunct Teaching Professor
Francesca Santogrossi
Bowling Green Flight Center
Crew Scheduling and Student Support Manager
Dr. Gustavo Sanches
Bowling Green State University
Assistant Professor
Dr. Joshua Sila
Bowling Green State University
Assistant Professor
Catherine Smith
Bowling Green State University
School of Aviation Director, FAA Chief Instructor
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, Faculty Teaching Professor
Melissa Webb
Bowling Green Flight Center
General Manager
Updated: 10/23/2025 09:52AM