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M O N D AY, M A R C H 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 N AT C A D A I LY D I S PAT C H 5 NATCA NATIONAL SAFETY COMMITTEE New NATCA Safety and Technology Leadership Council ✈ National Safety Committee Changes The NATCA National Safety Committee (NSC) has undergone several notable changes since last year's Communicating For Safety (CFS). At the 16th Biennial Convention in San Diego last summer, the convention body passed an amendment to the NATCA Constitution (A16-01) to restructure NSC membership positions by subject matter expertise rather than by facility type. The NSC positions and NATCA representatives currently working in those positions are listed below. "We made the change as part of a bigger change that included the creation of the National Safety and Technology Leadership Council and splitting off the CFS planning committee," said NSC Chairman Steve Hansen. "The change resulted from the expansion of the Article 114 reps and additional staffing in the Safety and Technology Department." With the expansion of the Article 114 reps, the subject matter expertise (SME) previously on the NSC was outdated, Hansen said. "It needed to be updated with more relevant SMEs, as most of the SMEs that were on the NSC were overtaken by numerous Article 114 reps doing the work on a daily basis," he said. "I would like to say thank you to all the former NSC members and all the hard work they did while on the Committee," Hansen added. NATCA has created a Safety and Technology Leadership Council (NSTLC). This ad hoc committee authorized by the NATCA National Executive Board is the union's nexus for all safety issues. The purpose of the NSTLC is to be the focal point for NATCA on all safety issues, procedural changes, technology development and implementation, airspace modernization, and all associated training needs. The NSTLC will identify the safety training needs of the workforce and take steps to address those needs. The NSTLC is made up of the following NATCA employees and representatives: • National Safety Committee Chair: Steve Hansen • Director of Safety and Technology: Jim Ullmann • Deputy Director of Safety and Technology: Mark McKelligan • National Training Representative: Tom Adcock • National Airspace Representative: Jim Davis • National Program Management Organization Office (PMO) Rep: Jeff Woods • National NextGen Representative: Kevin McLaughlin • National Procedures Representative: Andy Marosvari • National Executive Board Member: Kevin Peterson Ullmann said, "In the year this team has been in existence, I believe the NATCA Safety and Technology Leadership Council has proved to be a valuable team and gives NATCA the opportunity to ensure the best decisions are made for our membership and our organization." "This team works directly with NATCA's Executive Board on all matters concerning Safety and Technology including, at times, discussions and decisions on formal NATCA policy. It is of great benefit to have the many different NATCA Article 114 Reps as members of this team, as there are many times when issues arise that cross over and affect several different programs." Hansen and Ullmann serve as co-chairs of the NSTLC, which provides oversight to the NSC. The NSTLC meets on a monthly basis or more often as deemed necessary by the members of the NSTLC, NATCA President, or Executive Vice President. Hansen added, "Given the large amount of topics our Article 114 Representatives and others deal with, we created the NSTLC to ensure that we can continue to focus on the priorities of NATCA and ensure the needs of the membership are met on issues dealing with safety, training, procedures, airspace, and technology." Chairman Steve Hansen, ZDC 505/715.3979 steve.hansen@natca.net Voluntary Safety Reporting Programs Rep. Mike Blake, ZBW 603/218.9747 mblake@natca.net Aircraft Certification Rep. Mike Collins, Region X 425/227.2689 mcollins@natca.net Region X Rep. Don Schmeichel, Region X 425/227.2395 dschmeichel@natca.net Pilot/Controller Liaison Danny Aguerre, ZMA 954/309.8514 dannynatca@aol.com Partnership for Safety Rep. Chrissy Padgett, ZDC 703/732.9563 cpadgett@natca.net Safety Management System Rep. Micah Maziar, TOL 419/481.0741 micah@mzwp.com Air Safety Investigations Chair Chad Sneve, A80 678/464.3036 csneve@natca.net Service Area Safety Rep. Dean Lacharite, ZFW 214/395.5722 dlacharite@natca.net Runway Safety Bridget Gee, DFW 210/240.4777 runwaysafety@natca.net Human Performance Jay Barrett, MIA 305/394.7401 humanperformance@natca.net Mentorship Program Brandon Miller, PCT bmiller@natca.net Mentorship Program Jennie Sandland jennie.sandland@natca.net Foundation Charitable N C Tuesday March 21, 2017 $100 Entry Fee Due at the time of registration - Must be 21 years of age or older in the sponsored by Bally's Las Vegas Poker Room 1st place 30% of prize pool - 2nd place 25% of prize pool 3rd place 20% of prize pool - 4th place 15% of prize pool 5th place 10% of prize pool Email: natcacharitable@natca.net for more information - $50 of Entry Fee to benefit the NATCA Charitable Foundation NATCA Charitable Foundation's Charity Mystery Wine Pull Sponsored By: Foundation Charitable N C All Proceeds Benefit the NATCA Charitable Foundation ncf.natca.net 202.220.9831 For $30- Choose a Bottle of Red or a Bottle of White, all depending upon your appetite! 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