PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
NATCA FAMILY MEMBERS JOIN NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF
Dean Iacopelli Named Chief of Staff
Dean Iacopelli is the new NATCA National Office Chief of Staff and started last week.
Many NATCA members and staff are very familiar with Dean as a result of his long
service as a NATCA member and activist. Dean recently retired from the FAA, and he
also just concluded a three-year term of office as the NATCA Regional Vice President for
the Eastern Region. Prior to that, Dean was NATCA Alternate Regional Vice President for
the Eastern Region and a long-serving NATCA Facility Representative at New York
TRACON (N90). Dean brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise about air traffic
control, NATCA, and the aviation industry to his new role. We're excited to have him on
board at the National Office.
Brandi Teel is New Public Affairs Specialist
Brandi Teel joined the National Office staff last week as the new Public Affairs Specialist.
Brandi will have many member communications responsibilities, including serving as the
editor of the NATCA Insider. Brandi brings a high level of communications and public
affairs expertise with her to NATCA. Brandi was the Mission Support Manager at RTCA
where she worked on RTCA's publications, website, and awards programs. Brandi is also
married to NATCA member and legislative activist Jamaal Teel from Washington Dulles
ATCT (IAD). We look forward to her contributions to the NATCA Public Affairs
Department.
GET TO KNOW YOUR NATCA-REPRESENTED BARGAINING UNITS
Airports Division (ARP)
The Airports Division (ARP), which joined the NATCA family officially on Aug. 31, 2000,
comprises a variety of aviation professionals that include program managers,
community planners, environmental protection specialists, airport certification
inspectors, attorneys, financial experts, compliance specialists, engineers, and pilots.
There are many bargaining unit employees who are former airport managers, and
former airport operations managers, as well as public relations practitioners, and
program specialists. There is great diversity in the backgrounds of the unit's employees.
ARP employees manage the $3.2 billion Airport Improvement Grant Program (AIP) and
the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Program. NATCA's National ARP Rep Brad Davidson
(right) says their biggest problem is the stop-and-go funding of the FAA. It impacts all
ARP employees year after year. When funding is extended instead of passed in a full
funding, the resulting multiple grant cycles result in more work for ARP employees.
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