Aviation

The Mission of The Vaughn College Aviation Department

The mission of the Vaughn College Aviation Program is to produce motivated, professional aviators who will serve the industry and public as trusted researchers, developers and operators of the aviation system.

Aviation Program Goals

Be the leading transportation safety research and learning provider
Build upon Vaughn Aviation’s role as the premier academic center in the New York region for developing aviation experts capable of serving in varied technical and leadership roles in the global aviation industry
Be the center for international aeronautical research and learning

Management and Aviation Departments’ Industry Advisory Council

LORETTA ALKALAY, ESQ.
Regional Counsel
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (retired)

JOHN ALLEN
JetBlue

MICHAEL BARTRON
Pratt & Whitney

KAREN BATSON
Atlas Air

GERARD BISCARDI
Allied Aviation

NELSON CAMACHO, ESQ.
Fitzpatrick & Hunt LLC

VLADIMIR CAMACHO
SmartKargo

ALICE CHAN, ESQ.
Chan & Grant, LLP

VINCENT CIMINO
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

JOHN DE FELICE
JFK International Air Terminal LLC Terminal 4 (retired)

JIM DOLLE
JFK International Air Terminal LLC Terminal 4 (retired)

STEVE FERGUSON
Westchester County Airport

VENNY FUENTES
County College of Morris

THE HON. JOHN GOGLIA
National Transportation Safety Board (retired) Safe Skies

AL GRASER
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (retired)

HENK GUITJENS
Guitjens Associates

WIL GUZMAN
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Retired)

DR. ALAN HOBBS
NASA

WARREN KROEPPEL
SheltAir

STEPHEN JONES
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

DARREN LARGE
Morristown Municipal Airport

RALPH LOPEZ
American Airlines

PETER LUETHI
Dreamjet SAS

MYLES MATTHEWS
Global Trade and Technology Center

STEVE MIKHLIN, ‘99
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

CHRISTOPHER SANGIOVANNI
Uber

LYSA SCULLY
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

JOHN STARACE
Westchester County Airport

JEFFREY TIME ‘03
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

DAN VORNEA
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (retired)