AHS International, The Vertical Flight Technical Society, has announced the election results for its 2017-2018 board of directors. The following members of the board’s executive committee were elected for the one-year term of July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018:
- Chair: Dave Koopersmith — vice president and general manager, Boeing vertical lift (previously the AHS president);
- President: Daniele Romiti — managing director, Leonardo Helicopters (previously the AHS secretary/treasurer); and
- Secretary/Treasurer: Glenn Isbell, Jr — executive vice president, Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (new to the AHS board).
AHS International members in half of the 10 regions elected or re-elected new regional directors and vice presidents for the two-year term of July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2019:
Asia-Australia Region: Includes AHS members in countries in Asia and Oceania
- Vice president: Dr. Arvind Sinha — Australian Defence Materiel Organization (previously the regional director); and
- Regional director: Samgeeth Ranjan — Bell Helicopter, Textron Inc. (new to the board).
Europe-Africa Region: AHS members in countries in Europe and Africa
- Vice president: Dr. Jürgen Rauleder — Technical University of Munich (new to the board); and
- Regional director: Philippe Beaumier — ONERA (new to the board).
U.S. Midwest Region: AHS members in Dayton and St Louis Chapters
- Vice president: Dr. Dale Pitt — The Boeing Company (re-elected); and
- Regional director: Prof. Dave Peters — Washington University in St. Louis (re-elected).
U.S. Northeast Region: AHS members in Stratford, Connecticut Valley and Empire State Chapters
- Vice president: Usman Asif — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (new to the board); and
- Regional director: Mark Miller — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (re-elected).
U.S. Southern Region: AHS members in Redstone, Patuxent River and Hampton Roads Chapters
- Vice president: Dr. Robert King — U.S. Army (previously the regional director); and
- Regional director: Prof. Marilyn Smith — Georgia Institute of Technology (new to the board).
Other members of the board of directors who will continue to serve until June 30, 2018, are as follows:
- VP Membership: Jon Tatro, Urban Aeronautics;
- VP Washington, DC: David Wildes, Textron;
- Regional vice president – Americas: Michael Nault, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.;
- Regional director – Americas: Edward Hoskin, Pratt & Whitney Canada;
- Regional vice president – U.S. Southeast: Daniel Wolfe, Universal Solutions International;
- Regional director – U.S. Southeast: Bruce Tenney, Karem Aircraft;
- Regional vice president – U.S. Southwest: Tom Wood, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.;
- Regional director – U.S. Southwest: Michael Shaw, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.;
- Regional vice president – U.S. Mideast: Dr. Stanley Orr, The Boeing Company;
- Regional director – U.S. Mideast: Patrick Donnelly, The Boeing Company;
- Regional vice president – U.S. Western: Dr. Colin Theodore, NASA;
- Regional director – U.S. Western: Dr. Ram JanakiRam, The Boeing Company;
- Director at large: Robert LaBelle, XTI Aircraft Co.;
- Director at large: Thomas Laux, Northrop Grumman;
- Environmental advisor: John Leverton, Leverton Associates International; and
- Civil operations advisor: Gene Munson, consultant.
AHS International thanks all those members who are willing to serve the Society.
