Experimental Aircraft Association

Jim Koepnick is beginning his 22nd year as Chief Photographer and Director of the Photography / Imaging Department at the Experimental Aircraft Association and is considered to be one of the premier aviation photographers in the world. He is responsible for much of EAA's air-to-air photography for its publications, including Sport Aviation magazine and the World of Flight Calendar. He is also responsible for directing photographic coverage of EAA AirVenture -Oshkosh. Koepnick's talent is not limited to his aviation photography at EAA. He is highly recognized for his creative freelance photography, which includes, but is not limited to events, photojournalism, travel, portraits, sporting events underwater and automobile photography. He consistently delivers dynamic breathtaking images that capture a moment in time creating memories that will be treasured for many years to come. Koepnick's artistry, skill and experience have resulted in award-winning images that have been printed in magazines such as Life, Time, Flying, Men's Journal, People, Wisconsin Trails and Popular Mechanics. He is a member of National Press Photographers Association, Wisconsin Imaging Photographers Association, National Association of Photoshop Professionals and the International Society of Aviation Photographers. He has photography has has been a consistent winner of awards from Aviation Week and Space Technology, Wisconsin Imaging Photographers Association, American Advertising Federation and Calendar Marketing Association in recent years. His photojournalism has received awards from Wisconsin Newspaper Association, Wisconsin Press Photographers Association and Inland Press. Koepnick's "Hands of Time" photograph of the Omro, Wisconsin clock tower appeared in the Oshkosh Northwestern Newspaper in 1980 and gained national exposure when it was picked up by the Associated Press the following day and distributed as a reminder of the change from daylight savings time. Afterwards, it was requested by Life magazine to be used as their back page feature "Just One More". The photograph was also showcased in the book Life Classic Photographs, A Personal Interpretation by John Loengard. In addition to his astonishing photography, Koepnick applies his creative and artistic talent to graphic design and website development. He has developed websites, trade show banners/graphics and advertisements for personal, business and non-profit organizations. His graphic design has won first place awards from the American Advertising Federation.

Dale Seitzer, vice president of EAA Chapter 54 in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, speaks in front of a group during a breakout session at the second EAA Chapter Leaders Academy.

Charles styled automobiles for Ford Motor Company for thirty-seven years. He is an ASAA Artist Fellow, winning "Best of Show British Artist" in 1991, "Founder's Awards" in 1993, and 1996, "Merit Awards" in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and the prestigious "James V. Roy Award" for the best painting in show in 1999. He is a Full Member and Past Chairman of the British Guild of Aviation Artists, Founder Member of the British Guild of Motoring Artists, Master Artist of the Experimental Aircraft Association, and competition winner of several SimuFlite aviation art contests, in Dallas, Texas. His interest lies in exhibiting work in the above societies and non-aviation venues like the prestigious Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition in London. His artwork has been published in numerous publications, including his own book, Wings, by Pan Books. His paintings are held in private collections worldwide. His number one aims is capturing light in all his work.

Jeremy Cox is the Vice President at JetBrokers, Inc; a professional aircraft sales company. His duties at JetBrokers include acting as a direct interface between aircraft purchasers and sellers, marketplace research, prospecting, technical status/compliance review, pre-purchase inspection monitoring and reporting. In addition to his duties at JetBrokers, Inc. Jeremy is very active in the aviation industry. He currently holds valid A&P IA FCC Licenses and a Commercial and Instrument Ratings. In 1987 Jeremy was elected by the Royal Aeronautical Society as a Technician of the Society. He is also involved with the Greater St. Louis Business Aviation Association; The National Business Aviation Association; the Experimental Aircraft Association; and The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Jeremy was formally the Vice President at a St. Louis based full service FBO and Repair Station, and Aircraft Parts Manufacturing company. Jeremy's twenty five plus years of diverse technical and operational experience includes North Atlantic aircraft delivery experience, S.T.C. approval processing, government contract negotiation and awards, FAA coordination and extensive maintenance experience on light aircraft through Air Carrier aircraft. Jeremy has been a Director of Maintenance for several different companies and he has been employed by several airframe manufacturers independent Service Centers which include Dassault, Gulfstream, Raytheon and Lockheed. He also air-towed targets for the British and NATO fleets prior to emigrating to the United States from Great Britain.

Interested in aviation at a young age, Paul Poberezny has lived and dedicated his life to bettering the industry. Whether as a flight instructor in the military, a fighter pilot in the Korean War or the spearhead for EAA, Paul's passion for aviation was at the forefront of everything he did. Paul wasn't alone in his endeavors, either. His high school sweetheart, Audrey, while not an aviation enthusiast herself, was passionate in her support for Paul. Helping write correspondence, type newsletters, mail meeting notices and hosting fellow aviators, Audrey was the managerial backbone.

Steve Taylor, (PMP, MSP Black Belt), is a Project Manager/Senior Programmer with the State of California. Mr. Taylor is a certified Project Manager with the Project Management Institute (PMI), and holds a Microsoft Project Black Belt Masters level certification. He has over 10 years of experience managing projects for the State of California, and over 25 years of information technology development experience with large organizations including Cable Data, California Department of Corrections, and Employment Development Department. Mr. Taylor is also a member of the Microsoft Project Association (MPA) Chapter in Sacramento. Mr. Taylor, a pilot for over 30 years, volunteers his time and expertise for the Air Force Auxiliary flying search and rescue, homeland security and counter-drug reconnaissance flights throughout California. He is on staff as the Director of Public Affairs for Northern California. Mr. Taylor is also a volunteer with the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Young Eagles program, which introduces youth to aviation.

H. Clay Gorton has devoted many years of service to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has fulfilled six missions, including service as a mission president in Argentina and as president of the Missionary Training Center in Santiago, Chile. He also has served as a stake president, bishop, as a welfare services region agent for the Los Angeles Region, as a counselor to four stake presidents, and as a member of three high councils. He is serving currently as a sealer in the Bountiful Utah Temple. Following his first mission, he obtained a Master of Arts degree in physics and mathematics at Brigham Young University. After graduation, he conducted applied research in semiconductor physics at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio for sixteen years. After his service as mission president, he joined the staff of the Electronics and Defense Sector of TRW in Redondo Beach, California, where he was responsible for quality and reliability of the semiconductor devices for spacecraft application. Following his retirement from TRW in 1986, he served four years as Chief Scientist at TRW Components International. He has been active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Institute of Environmental Sciences and The Electrochemical Society. He served as Divisional Editor for the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. He is the author of eighteen technical publications, and has been a guest speaker for the American Society for Quality Control. He also has been a gues lecturer at the Moore School of Engineering in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After moving to Bountiful, Utah in 1992, he obtained his pilot's license and enjoys aerobatic flying. He is currently serving as the newsletter editor for the Salt Lake chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Since moving to Utah, he has devoted much of his time to gospel scholarship. This is his third book. It is preceded by Language of the Lord - New Discoveries of Chiasma in the Doctrine & Covenants, and The Legacy of the Brass Plates of Laban - A Comparison of Biblical & Book of Mormon Isaiah Texts. He and his wife also prepared the Spanish translation to Prophecy - Key to the Future. Clay and his wife, Edna, are the parents of five chidren. They have seventeen grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

Chris Armstrong graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. His emphasis was in Aerodynamic Stability and Control, Composite Materials, and Aircraft Design. Chris has worked at Cessna Aircraft and at General Dynamics, where he was lead, test and design engineer for the development of special DOD programs, wind tunnel and flight testing, data analysis and documentation, flight simulation and 3D modeling. He also contributed to the design of the Citation X business jet, and the development of the Citation X 6 degree of freedom simulator. Chris has been a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association since 1982. He built and flew an ultralight aircraft in 1983 after completing private pilot ground school and ten hours of dual flight instruction. In 1990, Chris entered an original aircraft design, "The Vortex," in the Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Aircraft Design competition. He is currently building a Kolb Firestar II experimental aircraft, and is designing a VTOL aircraft. Chris has soloed in Citabria and Ercoupe aircraft and hopes to complete his Private pilot's license soon. Chris started working for Powersport in September 1998, and developed the 3D CAD models of the Powersport engine, reduction drive, and RV-6A Cowling using Solidworks software.

Dan has established the strategic vision of Avidyne and leads the management team. Prior to founding Avidyne Corporation in 1994, Dan co-founded Shiva Corporation, a global communications equipment manufacturer that grew to sales of $150M and 500 employees. Dan was president from 1985 until 1993 and chairman until 1995. During Dan's tenure at Shiva, the company had the leading share in its markets and provided outstanding returns to its investors, reaching a $2.6 billion market capitalization. Dan founded Avidyne in 1995 to bring sophisticated electronic instrumentation to general aviation aircraft. Dan currently flies a Lake Renegade seaplane and is type-rated in the Falcon 10 jet. He is a graduate of MIT and also a member of the Visiting Committee on Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, a board member of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the Small Aircraft Manufacturers Association (SAMA), and a director of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

David Galowich has been a licensed pilot since 1977 and holds a Commercial Pilot License with Instrument, Multi-Engine (Land) and Single-Engine (Land and Sea) ratings and is type-rated in Cessna 500 series Citations. David is a Certified Flight Instructor for Single and Multi-Engine aircraft and regularly attends Flight Safety International for recurrent training. David manages Mach One Management Corporation, an aircraft management company that he co-founded with Ron Galowich. David has been a practicing attorney in private practice specializing in aviation and real estate matters. He was the chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Aviation Committee and a participating attorney in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Legal Service Plan. David is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association (LPBA), The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

J. David Brock has been a licensed pilot since 1989 and holds a Private License with Instrument rating. He is a member of the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the Palwaukee Airport and Pilots Association (PAPA), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and AirLifeLine Midwest (LifeLine, Inc.). David recently retired as Executive Vice President of the Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois and regularly flies his Beechcraft A-36 Bonanza.

Dr. Jeffrey K. Jepson received his Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University and is currently employed at Raytheon Missile Systems. Dr. Jepson also received a Masters of Science and a Bachelors of Science from North Carolina State University. He has been published in the Journal of Aircraft twice and had presented at numerous AIAA conferences. He was also the recipient of the 2003-2004 AIAA Foundation John Leland Atwood Graduate Award. Jeff was also invited to speak at the Royal Aeronautical Society conference. He is a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and is working towards obtaining his private pilots license.

Kevin has spent his entire adult life involved in aviation in some way. He earned his private pilot's license by working at a small FBO during the summer while finishing his university studies. Subsequently, Kevin was commissioned in the U. S. Air Force and logged thousands of hours flying the RC-135 reconnaissance plane. Having spent a great deal of time flying and instructing in the Air Force, Kevin is now retired from active duty joins the AirplanesUSA team from the Florida Panhandle where he resides with his lovely wife. Kevin has personally bought and sold several aircraft for himself over the years. But the itch for speed eventually overwhelmed him and he finally built his dream plane - a Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair III. He did all the work, including the engine and the avionics wiring himself. Kevin is an active member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and is our resident expert on homebuilt aircraft. Kevin is a commercial rated instrument pilot with over 1300 civilian flight hours and regularly flies his Glasair all over the country.

Rick Gleason is a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI-I) and an Air Traffic Controller. He took his first flying lesson in 1978 while still in high school and started at DSM Tower in 1982. Rick provides primary instruction for private, recreational and sport pilot ratings and advanced instruction for the instrument rating and commercial license. He is an avid tailwheel pilot and gives instruction in tailwheel airplanes. He is a member of Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), Rick provides personalized instruction tailored to your skills and experience.

Ronald Galowich has been a licensed pilot since 1968 and holds an Airline Transport Pilot License with Instrument, Multi-Engine (Land) and Single-Engine (Land and Sea) ratings and is type-rated in Cessna 500 series Citations. Ron has personally owned 13 aircraft, has in excess of 6,000 hours of flying time and regularly attends Flight Safety International for recurrent training. Ron has founded, operated and successfully managed a number of successful entrepreneurial businesses including an F.A.R. Part 135 Air Taxi Operation and an aircraft management company, Mach One Management Corporation. Ron also established and manages the flight department for Harpo, Inc. In addition to his aviation activities, Ron has actively practiced law in the fields of business, acquisitions and development, and real estate transactions. Ron is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association (LPBA), The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

Since its inception in 1998, Vern Raburn has led Eclipse Aviation Corporation to achieve numerous advancements in its quest to change the way people travel. To date, the company has raised nearly half a billion in capital and has made significant progress toward the certification and delivery of its flagship product, the Eclipse 500 jet. With more than 25 years experience as a senior executive in the information technology industry, Raburn is a successful entrepreneur who has also helped to shape the course of the information technology revolution and the high technology industry. In the mid 1970s, Raburn opened one of the nation's first computer stores, the Byte Shop of Westminster. Shortly thereafter, he joined Bill Gates as one of the first employees at Microsoft Corporation. He served at Microsoft as President of the Consumer Products Division and was responsible for the company's entry into the retail channel. During the past 25 years, Raburn has consistently taken companies to the highest levels of success. Following his tenure at Microsoft, he served as Executive VP and General Manager of Lotus Development Corporation, where he played an integral role in the successful launch of Lotus 1-2-3. He has also served as Chairman and CEO of Symantec Corporation and Slate Corporation. Prior to founding Eclipse, Raburn worked as president of the Paul Allen Group, overseeing high technology investments for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Raburn's passion for high technology is exceeded only by his love of aviation. Since he first learned how to fly as a teenager, he has accumulated over 6,500 hours of flight time and has earned his multi-engine, instrument, commercial and rotary ratings. He holds type ratings in more than 15 aircraft types ranging from WWII bombers to piston airliners to modern corporate jets. He is on the board of directors of the Experimental Aircraft Association, the Executive Council to the FAA's Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Presidential Advisory Board.

Randy is a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association in Flushing. He's very active at Mayfair Bible Church, where he operates the audio board in the sanctuary and teaches Sunday School. He's also a member of Gideons International (the people who put Bibles in hotel rooms). Throughout his career Randy has received numerous awards for his work, including a first place award from the Michigan Associated Press for spot news photography in 1995.

Richard Pearson was born in Madison, SD on May 27, 1949. He graduated from Salem Public High School in 1967 and from SDSU with a BS in Animal Science in 1972. Richard bought a farm in Lake County in 1973 and was engaged in farming until 1993. At that time he earned a South Dakota Real Estate License. Since 1996 he has been part owner of Tailgator's Sports Bar and Restaurant which is located in Brandon, SD. Richard and his wife Christy have 5 children. Three step-daughters-Shannon, Stephany & Alex as well as daughter, Brittany and son, Landon. Richard has been flying since 1969 and at present flies an RV-3A and an RV-6A, both of which he built. He holds a FFI formation flight card for wing and flight lead, which is required for formation flight in air shows. He has been flying with the Vanguard Squadron promoting ethanol since 1993. Richard is a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), South Dakota Pilots Association (SDPA), MAAC, FFI, and Madison Aviation Enthusiasts.