It has been about 18 months since I came aboard the Foundation as executive vice president, and a day doesn’t go by that I don’t learn something new about what we have done or are about to do. Therefore, I approached Jay Donoghue, AeroSafety World (ASW) editor-in-chief, and asked him if it would be beneficial to publish in our magazine some of the Foundation’s operations news. We agreed that our members and readers should know more about what the Foundation is doing and how it might relate to them.
To begin with, you need to know that we have a small but multi-talented staff. I would venture to say that you may not be aware that we have two locations of operation. Headquarters is in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., with 18 full-timers and one contract staffer, and the other office is in Melbourne, Australia, with eight employees. The Alexandria office oversees the world operation and the production of ASW. The Melbourne office is responsible for the Basic A…
