Stan Ebner
Stan Ebner is a self-employed consultant to the aerospace industry. He retired as the Senior Vice President for Washington DC Operations at Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) in 1998. Prior to his position at McDonnell Douglas, Mr. Ebner served as the Senior Vice President for Government Relations for Northrop. In 1973 and ’74, Mr. Ebner served as General Counsel for the President’s Office of Management and Budget. Mr. Ebner started his career as U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Officer. Mr. Ebner received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale.
Jane Garvey
Jane has held a number of senior positions across the public and private infrastructure sector in America, most recently serving on the Transition Team for President Barack Obama with a focus on transportation policies and related challenges facing the new Administration. Prior to that, Jane headed the US Public/Private Partnerships advisory group at JPMorgan, where she advised states on financing strategies to facilitate much needed project delivery for state governments. From 1997 to 2002, Jane served as the 14th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), having been nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate in August 1997. She was the first FAA administrator to serve a five- year term and was responsible for navigating the industry through the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Prior to becoming FAA Administrator, Jane served as Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Jeff Mains
Jeff Mains has been the President and CEO of ANPC since March 2000. Mr. Mains has also served on the Board of Directors of the company since 2000 and was named Chairman in 2003. Previously, Mr. Mains held senior management positions at upstart network software provider LANQuest. Mr. Mains was the founding Business Development Manager for the interactive technology business at Electronics for Imaging which has now been successfully spun out into Luidia Corporation. At Standard Microsystems Corporation, Mr. Mains led the North American Channel group. Mr. Mains received his BA in Management Science from UC San Diego and earned his MBA from Santa Clara University .
Nick Sabatini
Nick Sabatini became Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety in 2001 where he was responsible for the certification, production approval, and continued airworthiness of aircraft; certification of pilots, mechanics, and others in safety-related positions. He was also responsible for certification of all operational and maintenance enterprises in domestic civil aviation; development of regulations; civil flight operations; and the certification and safety oversight of some 7,300 U.S. commercial airlines and air operators. Mr. Sabatini was responsible for some 7,000 employees in FAA Washington Headquarters, nine regional offices, and more than 125 field offices throughout the world. The FAA’s annual aviation safety budget is over $1 billion. Mr. Sabatini was recognized in 2002 with the Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine’s Laurels Award for his vision and actions that expedited the publication of the landmark document, “Criteria for Approval of Category I and Category II Weather Minima for Approach.”
Will Ris
Will Ris has been American Airlines’ principal government affairs executive since July 1996, and is responsible for directing all activities with Congress, the administration, and a broad range of federal agencies. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of American Airlines. Prior to joining American, Mr. Ris was the Executive Vice President of the Wexler Group, a Washington DC-based government relations firm. Will is on the boards of directors for two other organizations; The Airport Research and Development Foundation and The Green Door, Inc. Mr. Ris holds degrees from Northwestern University , Johns Hopkins University , University of Denver College of Law, and Georgetown University College of Law.
Bud Vogel
Bud Vogel has been a director of IAS, ANPC’s parent company, since its inception in 2000. He has owned and invested in several small companies since 1964 and has served on a number of boards. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Silk Dynasty Inc. and director of ANPC. He is also the General Manager of Stone Creek Land Company (rice growers) and has held that position for the last 25 years. Bud has held executive positions with a number of successful companies including Microseal Corp., Great Lake Chemical Corp., and the Nevada Banking Company. Mr. Vogel received his B.S. in Business at Menlo Business College .