Operations, Safety, Planning, and Emergency Management Committee
The mission of the AAAE Operations, Safety, Planning, and Emergency Management (OSPEM) Committee is to: (1) provide member views, analyses, and comments used by AAAE staff in the development of AAAE positions and formal correspondence with Congress and federal agencies; (2) facilitate discussion, collaboration, and sharing of airport best practices and case studies; and (3) develop professional programs and services for the airport community on those issues related to airport operations, safety, planning, and emergency management.
Committee Leadership and Liaisons
OSPEM Committee Working Groups
Airside Operations and Safety
Vice Chair:
Serena Sheetz, C.M., ACE, San Francisco Int’l Airport
WG Co-Leads:
Dustin N. Havel, A.A.E., ACE, Jackson Hole Airport
Tyler Miller, A.A.E., ACE, Blue Grass Airport
Subject Matter Experts:
Ralph Tamburro, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Robert M. Varani, C.M., PMP, VMC LLC
Emergency Management
Vice Chair:
Joseph Marana, A.A.E., ACE, Fort Wayne Int’l Airport
WG Co-Leads:
Jordan Biegler, A.A.E., Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Stephanie Lane, C.M., CBCP, Mead & Hunt
Andrew M. Harsh, A.A.E., USAP, C.A.E., IACE, ASC, Ontario International Airport
Emerging Aviation Technologies
Vice Chair:
Ryan H. Sheehan, A.A.E., Spokane International Airport
WG Co-Leads:
Brett Fay, C.M., Tampa International Airport
Sjohnna M. Knack, C.M., San Diego International Airport
WG Co-Vice Leads:
Lisa Harmon, Mead & Hunt, Inc.
Zachary Shuman, C.M., Woolpert
Subject Matter Experts:
Jason Schwartz, IACE, Port of Portland
Geospatial
WG Co-Leads:
Joe Suglia, GISP, Southwest Florida International Airport
Ed Copeland, GISP, Woolpert
Erin Emmons, GISP, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Planning
Vice Chair:
Ryan H. Sheehan, A.A.E., Spokane International Airport
WG Co-Leads:
Shailesh Gongal, A.A.E., Massachusetts Port Authority
Jane M. Lucero, A.A.E., AICP, New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division
Wildlife Management
Vice Chair:
Joseph G. Marana, A.A.E., ACE, Fort Wayne International Airport
WG Co-Leads:
Christopher E. Pollock, A.A.E., Columbus Regional Airport Authority
David Castaneda, ACE, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
