Spartan Program Advisory Commitee Members
Program advisory commitee members are a very important component to ensure Spartan's curriculum and training meets the needs of the industries hiring our graduates. Members meet a minimum of two time each year on campus and often provide further advisement throughout the year. Anyone desiring to participate in the advisory commitees should contact Ron Worthington, Vice President Student Services at rworthington@mail.spartan.edu.
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Jack Whinery—American Airlines
Supervisor of Test Cells
P.O. Box 582809, MD21
Tulsa, OK 74158
(918) 292-3349
Tom Stanton—AVMATS
Vice President
836 Texas Court
O’Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 812-3303
Dennis Henson—Spartan Aviation School
Director of Maintenance
123 Cessna Dr
Tulsa, OK
(918) 831-5337
Scott Carrithers—Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Quality Assurance Auditor
402 Cory Road
High Point, NC 27265
(478) 784-0318 ext 304
Michael Molzahn – American Eagle Airlines
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
4449 W. La Siesta St
Springfield, MO 65802
417-761-4710
Patrick Chambless – Lockheed Martin
Production Manager
1 Lockheed Boulevard
Ft. Worth, TX 76108
(817) 655-6995
Dan Donnelly – Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness Inspector
Flight Standards District Office
1300 S. Meridian Suite 601
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
405-951-4232
Wayne Thomas—American Airlines
Supervisor of Engines
P.O. Box 582809
Tulsa, OK 74158
(918) 292-2508
Jim Collins – AAR Aircraft Services
Supervisor of Training
6611 S Meridian
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
(405) 218-3218
AVIONICS MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMEBERS
Mike Adamson - Aircraft Electronics Association
Vice President Programs & Education
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
816-347-8400
John Allen - Rockwell Collins, Inc
Manager, Commercial Systems Engineering Technical Support
400 Collins Road NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52498
319-295-3892
Mark Hestand - Boron Products LLC
Maintenance Supervisor
3250 South 614 Road
Quapaw, OK 74363
918-540-0656
Rickey D. Hestilow - National Center for Aeronautics & Transportation Training
4801 Marine Creek Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76179
817-515-7260
Kevin Miesbach – Duncan Aviation
Avionics/Instrument Shop Manager
3410 West Mathis
Lincoln, NE 68524
402-479-4122
kevin.miesbach@duncanaviation.com
James Miller- Brazos Avionics
President
594 Ellington Field
Houston, TX 77034
281-922-6686
Craig Scherzer - American Airlines
Manager, Maintenance Operations Training
3900 N. Mingo Rd. MD509
Tulsa, OK 74116
918-292-2137
Craig.Scherzer@aa.com
Jim Schonefeld - Unicorp Systems Inc
Vice President/General Manager
2625 W. 40th Place
Tulsa, OK 74107
918-445-8741
Bill Van Zwoll - Garmin International
Aviation Product Support Manager
Training and Services
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, KS 66062
913-397-8200
Kim Wiolland - Tech-Aid Products
Owner,
Porter-Strait Instrument Co., Inc.
2708 N. Sheridan Road
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-838-8711
PROFESSIONAL PILOT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMEBERS
James Barnhart - Executive Air Shares
Pilot
200 Lear Jet Lane
Tulsa, Ok 74132
918-851-4778
Aaron Barth – Ft. Worth Airport
Manager
4404 Emerald Leaf Drive
Mansfield, TX 76063
405-219-0757
Luis Blasco - Compass Airline
Pilot
7500 Airline Drive, Ste 130
Minneapolis, MN 55450
918-760-5305
Fred Cesnik - Apache Corp.
Corporate Pilot
2000 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, TX 77056
281-374-9511
William Christiansen - Christiansen Aviation
Owner
8767 Jack Bates Avenue
Tulsa. Ok 74132
918-299-2687
Kevin Clark - World Airways
Pilot
101 World Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269
918-607-5535
Bart Dalton - SW Airlines
Pilot
P.O. Box 205
Owasso, Ok 74055
918-361-8551
Nan Gaylord - Pilot Examiner
7502 South Winston Place
Tulsa, Ok 74136
918-492-3044
Chris Harper - UPS
Pilot 767
14000 East 90th St North
Tulsa, OK 74055
918-376-2696
Bill Herold - Civil Air Patrol
13621 S. Owasso Pl
Glennpool, OK 74033
918-528-6805
Brendan J. Hynes - SW Airlines
Pilot
17612 S. Tacoma Ave
Mounds, OK 74047
918-827-1033
Steve Knabe - Kimberly Clark
Chief Pilot
8611 Lemmon Avenue
Dallas, TX 75209
920-757-5502
Heath Krier - World Airways
Pilot
101 World Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269
918-691-6311
Douglas Mader - Self Emp.
Contract Corp. Pilot -
9608 South 33rd West Ave
Tulsa, Ok 74032
918-629-0118
Ralph Mascoll – Mesaba
Pilot – Captain
576 E 48th place North
Tulsa, OK 74126
918-269-6241
Brad Paulsen – Skywest
Pilot Captain
2800 W Detroit Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
208-724-7705
Bruce Rengsdorf – FAA
Aviation Safety Inspector
6500 South McArthur Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
405-570-5775
Lee Romanek - Self Emp
FAA Pilot Examiner
12537 East 37th Place
Tulsa, OK 74146
918-292-6565
Joshua Schumacher – ExecuJet
Pilot
Tulsa,OK
918-695-7704
Jason Stephens - Exec Jet
Pilot
4117 S. Norfolk Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74105
402-419-4585
Grant Vendetti - L-3 Aeromet
Pilot
112 Beechcraft Drive
Tulsa, OK 74132
918-296-2254
BSATM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMEBERS
Dr. Peter Williams - University of La Verne
Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership
PO Box 940694
Plano, TX 75082
Dr. James May - Oklahoma State University
Professor
9409 East 65th Street Apt 3713
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-254-2230
Dennis Braner - IC Jetservice
President
Tulsa, OK 74103
918-834-8888
dennis@icjetservice.com
Tom Padalino - Tulsa Public Schools
Principal, Thoreau Demonstration Academy
7370 East 71st Street
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-833-9700
Brad Beall - Limco-Airepair
5307 S. Lawton Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74107
918-445-4300
bbeall@limcoairepair.com
Jack McIntosh – U.S. Navy
Navy Officer Programs
2126 S. Meridian Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
405-323-1691
Gary Pendergrass - Wolf Creek Nuclear operating Corp
Manager, Systems Engineering
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, KS 66839
620-364-8831 ext 4466
Scott Johnson - Strategically Driven
Technician
806-570-5160
David Buchanan - Flight Safety Intl
Director of Military Programs
2700 North Hemlock Circle
Broken Arrow, OK 74102
918-259-4247
c.david.buchanan@flightsafety.com
Rick Thomas - Primus International
Walden’s Division
Tulsa, OK
918-836-6317 ext 224
Mark Easton - American Airlines
Vice President
Tulsa, OK
918) 292-1996
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