International Aviation Snow Symposium
2025 Speaker Bios & Headshots
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Weekend School Instructors

 

Registration
Lobby of Convention Center
3:00pm-5:00pm
Time Session Title

 Location Speaker / Moderator
8:00am-4:30pm Basic ASOS 101A

Instructor:
John Ostrom
8:00am-4:30pm Advanced ASOS 101B

Instructor:
James Nilo
8:00am-4:30pm Basic Snow Academy
Classroom 1		 101D

Instructors:
Jim Moorhead, C.M.

Gary Gleichman


Mike Carlson
 
8:00am-4:30pm Basic Snow Academy
Classroom 2		 101E

Instructors:
Brad Becker


Jay Ball

Richard Brannan
8:00am-4:30pm Basic Snow Academy
Classroom 3		 101F

Instructors:
Jim Moorhead, C.M.


Gary Gleichman


Mike Carlson
8:00am-4:30pm Advanced Snow Academy 106A & 106B Instructor:
Matt Gabbert


Ashley Thorsen, A.A.E.
8:00am-4:30pm
 Airport Snow Equipment Mechanic Training

 

 101H

Instructors:
Bob Gardner


Kevin Gaddis
8:00am-4:30pm

Air Force Snow & Ice Control Management Course

 106C

Instructor:
Gary Gleichman


Support:
P. Benny Benedyk
5:00pm-7:00pm

Snow Symposium Committee Meeting

  Ballroom Instructor:
Jim Moorhead, C.M.

 

 

Monday, April 28, 2025

 

Registration
Lobby of Convention Center
7:00am-4:00pm
Time Session Title

 Location Speaker / Moderator
 8:00am-9:00am

 Opening Remarks

 Ballroom

Anthem Singer:
Jessika Schreiber


Opening Remarks:
Derek Martin, A.A.E.


Jim Moorhead, C.M.
9:00am-10:00am General Session I
Balchen Post Awards

 

  Ballroom

Moderator
Jim Moorhead, C.M. 


Speakers
Tim Haizlip


Alex Gertsen, C.M., ACE


Dick Williams, A.A.E.
11:00am-12:30pm

General Session II
Hall of Fame Introduction
with Legacy Snow Fighters

 Ballroom  Speaker:
Gary Gleichman


Moderator:
Todd Rushing
2:00pm-3:00pm

Track 1:
Small Hub Operations
& Maintenance

101B

Speakers:
Matt Humphreys
Roanoke Regional
Airport Commission


Brad Becker

 
2:00pm-3:00pm 

Track 2:
Medium & Large Hub Operations
& Maintenance

 

 101C

Speakers:
Matt Gabbert


Jim Moorhead, C.M.


Richard Brannan


Mike Carlson
2:00pm-3:00pm

Track 3:
GA Airport Operations
& Maintenance



 101F

Speakers:
Justin Lamb


Marty Kelly
2:00pm-3:00pm

Track 4:
FAA ACSI Workshop

 

 

 101G

Speaker:
TBA
3:30pm-5:00pm Advanced Snow Academy 
Final Exam 		 106A & 106B Instructor:
Matt Gabbert
 

Ashley Thorsen, A.A.E.

 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

 

 

Registration
Lobby of Convention Center
7:00am-4:00pm
Time Session Title

 Location Speaker / Moderator
8:00am-10:00am 

 Military Breakout Session
AF CE Vehicle/Snow Control 
Program Manager

 

 106B

Speaker:
P. Benny Benedyk
8:00am-9:15am

General Session III:
FAA ATC - Snow Fighters Importance to
National Airspace System, (NAS)

 Ballroom

Speakers:
Bob Convery
FAA ATC Manager


Moderator:
Jim Moorhead, C.M.
10:00am-11:00am 

Track 1:
Airfield Surface Priority Shifts: Impacts on
Operations and Safety

 

 

  101B

Speaker:
David Kulinsky, MPA, C.M.
Airport Deputy Director of
Operations and Maintenance at
Saint Louis Lambert Int. Airport (STL)


Ben Jachim
Airfield Maintenance Supervisor
at Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (GRR)



Derrick Myles, C.M., ACE
Operations Manager
Bishop International Airport


Moderator:
Ashley Thorsen, A.A.E.
 10:00am-11:00am

Track 2:
Cooperative Contracts for Purchasing Solutions

 

 

  101C

Speakers:
Mike Garrette, Sourcewell


Derek Martin, A.A.E.


Aaron Kaden, Kansas City Airport


Bill Degraw, Louisville Airport


Kenny Gregson,
Hi-Lite Airfield Services


Charles Barger, Eagle-Myslik



Moderator:
Todd Rushing
10:00am-11:00am 

 Track 3:
FAA ATC &  Winter Operations

 

 101F

  Speakers:
Andy Behary
FAA Cleveland Center 
Air Traffic Manager

Moderator:
Bob Convery
FAA Air Traffic Manager

10:00am-11:00am

Track 4:
Preparation for the FAA Inspection

101D

Speakers:
TBA

10:00am-11:30am

SAE-Airport Snow & Ice Control Equipment
G-15

 

106C

 Speakers:
Bob Gardner

11:30am-1:00pm

Corporate Appreciation Lunch
& Keynote Speaker

 Richard Champion de Crespigny
Qantas Flight 32 Captain

Ballroom

Moderator:
Matt Gabbert

Jim Moorhead, C.M.


Speaker:
Richard Champion de Crespigny
Qantas Flight 32 Captain

1:15pm-2:15pm

General Session IV:
Pre Flight-Perspective in
Winter Operations

Ballroom

Speaker:
Fred McMullen
National Weather Service


Erik Schillo
Air National Guard
KC-135 Pilot


Moderator:
Ashley Thorsen, A.A.E.

   

2:00pm-4:00pm

Military Breakout Session

 106B

Instructors:
P. Benny Benedyk

4:00pm-4:15pm

Snow Plow Rodeo Driver Meeting

 106A

Instructors:
Tim Haizlip


Candace Spillers-Wood


Gary Gleichman


Matt Humphreys

 

 

 

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