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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 NATCA DAILY DISPATCH 12 The Association of Varsity CORNHOLE PLAYERS AVCP geico.com/fed/natca 1-800-368-2734 Some discounts, coverages, payment plans and features are not available in all states or all GEICO companies. Discount amount varies in some states. One group discount applicable per policy. Coverage is individual. In New York a premium reduction may be available. GEICO is a registered service mark of Government Employees Insurance Company, Washington, D.C. 20076; a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary. GEICO Gecko image © 1999-2015. © 2015 GEICO The existence of the AVCP is doubtful. But there's no doubt that you and other NATCA members could save even more with a special discount on GEICO car insurance! Dale Wright Director, Safety & Technology • dwright@natcadc.org Bill Geoghagan Terminal Technology Coordinator • wgeoghagan@natcadc.org Mark Prestrude En Route Technology Coordinator • mprestrude@natcadc.org Pauline Hines Safety & Tech Administrative Assistant • phines@natcadc.org Robert Utley Technical Representative Liaison • rutley@natcadc.org Chris Stephenson Terminal Operations Coordinator • cstephenson@natcadc.org natca national office safety and technology department Dale Wright is NATCA's Director of Safety and Technology, as well as a retired air traffic controller. After entering the U.S. Air Force in 1975, he began his air traffic control career at Berlin Center in Germany before later relocating to England AFB in Louisiana. Joining the FAA in 1983, Dale spent 17 years at Charlotte (CLT) and Atlanta (ATL) air traffic control facilities and also served as a Liaison for Requirements and JPDO from 2000 to 2005. Dale spent many years as a member and chairman of NATCA's National Finance Committee. He has also served as NATCA's National Finance Committee Chair, CLT FacRep, IFATCA Executive Vice President of Finance and Finance Investment Committee Chair, and RTCA Tactical Operations Committee Co-Chair. William (Bill) L. Geoghagan has 25 years of terminal air traffic control experience. He worked at Meridian Approach (NMM), Nashville Tower (BNA), Gulfport Tower (GPT), and Savannah Tower (SAV). He retired from the FAA in August 2012 and is now the NATCA rep for the Blended Airspace initiative. Bill serves on the Low Activity Towers subgroup of the NAS Right-Sizing Initiative. He is active in RTCA groups SC-217, Aeronautical Databases; SC-206, Aeronautical Information Services and Meteorological Data Link Services; and SC-213, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Flight Vision Systems. His background prior to the FAA included employment in the fields of electronics, satellite communications, and photojournalism. Bill now resides in the D.C. area. Mark Prestrude joined the team in July 2014. He participates on RTCA and IFATCA working groups, right-sizing NAS initiatives, and supporting the Commercial Space Article 48 rep. Mark retired from the FAA at ZLC in 2013 where he had been active in the local as an area rep, secretary, and the ERAM rep during the keysite phase of ERAM's deployment. Mark was first hired by the FAA in 1978 and then again in 1997 as a PATCO re-hire. He has 31 years working in U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and FAA ATC facilities. In 2008, Mark retired from the Air National Guard with 28 years of combined service time. Pauline Hines was originally hired into NATCA's accounting department in October 1999, 15 years ago! She spent four years there before moving to Safety & Tech. Pauline handles uploading Safety & Tech updates and reports to the website, filing, and balancing multiple budgets. She also helps in travel arrangements for the department and assists the NATCA membership dept. as well. Pauline resides in Maryland with her husband and two dogs. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, arts and crafts, and bowling. Robert Utley provides support to the NATCA Article 48 tech reps and NATCA members participating in work group activities on operational issues. He also provides staff support and advocacy for the NSC, Air Safety Investigator (ASI) Committee, and NATCA tech reps on all matters related to terminal technology issues. Robert represents NATCA at national level safety forums where specific ATC operational expertise is required, and participates in work groups where specific ATC-related operations, procedures, or equipment may be affected. He maintains outreach and professional-level contact with aviation-related associations and unions. Robert worked for 23 years as an air traffic controller with the FAA and served in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years. Chris Stephenson has over 32 years of frontline air traffic control experience. He began his career with the U.S. Navy in 1978, serving at the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Md. (NHK), and with Tactical Air Control Squadron 21 in Virginia Beach, Va. Following his discharge in 1986, Chris returned to Patuxent River as a Dept. of Defense civilian controller. In 1991, he transferred to the FAA and spent two years at Andrews Tower (ADW), followed by 18 years at Washington National Tower (DCA). Chris has held several positions within NATCA, including eight years as the DCA FacRep and six years as the legislative coordinator for the state of Maryland. Now retired from government service, he has been the NATCA subject matter expert for UAS integration into the NAS for the last four years. Our NSC members and Article 48 representatives spend countless hours advocating for safety on behalf of NATCA. But there is another group of dedicated professionals who also spend their days ensuring the safety of the NAS. The Daily Dispatch is proud to introduce the NATCA National Office Safety and Technology Department.

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