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Bruce Landsberg is the former president of the AOPA Foundation and the Air Safety Institute and led activities there for more than 22 years. During his tenure, the organization was nationally recognized with numerous awards for aviation safety leadership and educational program excellence. The Foundation assists AOPA to preserve the freedom of flight, including safety programs, preserving airports, improving the image of general aviation, and growing the pilot population. Bruce continues as Senior Safety Advisor to AOPA and the Air Safety Institute, writing the monthly "Safety Pilot" column in AOPA Pilot magazine, as well as a popular blog in AOPA ePilot. He also continues his liaison duties with the FAA, NTSB, NATCA, the National Weather Service, and various industry groups. A former U.S. Air Force officer, he holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in industrial technology from the University of Maryland. Prior to coming to AOPA, he held management positions with Cessna Aircraft Company and FlightSafety International. Bruce has logged more than 6,000 hours as an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and holds gold seal flight instructor certificates. He has been an AOPA member for more than 40 years and is a proud aircraft owner. 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 serving at Charlotte and Atlanta air traffic control facilities. Dale is a Charter Member of NATCA and served as the Facility Representative at Charlotte from 1994-2001 before being appointed as the Air Traffic System Requirements Service (ARS) liaison and Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) liaison in Washington, D.C., from 2000 to 2005. After returning to his hometown of Charlotte for two more years of air traffic control duties, Dale retired in September 2007 after 32 years of loyal government service and took over the director position he holds today. Dale has served a variety of national-level committees, as both a Southern Region member and the chairman of the National Finance Committee. In addition to these significant union roles and his history of air traffic control experience, Dale is an instrument rated pilot and aircraft owner. SELECTION COMMITTEE Bruce Landsberg Dale Wright 4

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