Board Members

Board of Directors 2010
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Matt  Ziemkiewicz Matt Ziemkiewicz, President
Rutherford, NJ
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TWA 800, 7/17/96, New York
Lost his sister Jill, Flight Attendant
Tricia Coffman Tricia Andria Coffman, VP
Richmond VA
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Circuit City Cessna Citation corporate jet, 2/16/05, Colorado
Lost her husband David
Rosemary Dillard, Jewell Praying Wolf James, Abraham Scott & Janice Punches Rosemary Dillard, VP
Bloomfield Hills MI
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AA 77, 9/11/01, Pentagon.
Lost her husband Eddie
Rosemary is retired from the airlines. A former Flight Attendant Base Manager for all three Washington DC airports, she is also Co-chair of the Pentagon Memorial Fund.
Connie Fahey, 2nd from left, with Comair family members, and Jackie Burnett, NADA/F  Family Support Team member Connie Fahey, VP
Kansas
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Comair/DL 5191, 8/27/06, Lexington, KY
Lost son Thomas
Cindy with Monica Gabrielle Cindy Gagliano, VP
East Troy WI
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AA 4184, 10/31/94, Roselawn IN
Lost her brother Jeff, Co-pilot
Beth Marchak, Cynthia Hamilton, Amanda Myers and Carmen Carmen Roberts-Thompson, VP
N. Amityville, NY
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ValuJet 592, 5/11/96, Everglades, FL
Lost her son Philmore
Rich and Stacie Soumbeniotis Rich Rutecky, VP
Atlanta GA
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Survivor AirTran in-flight fire, and
Lost his father on
Chalk’s Ocean Airways 101, 12/19/05, Miami FL
“A Lost Opportunity”
Personal Comments
Bob Monetti and Janice Janice Watson, VP
Boca Raton, FL
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TWA 800, 7-17-96, New York
Lost daughter Jill
Founded “Wats:On?”, an annual Fine Arts Event/Distinguished Lecture Series at
Carnegie Mellon University, in memory of Jill Watson
Board Members 2010
Lea Ann Adkins Lea Ann Adkins
Mount Pleasant SC
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UA 232, 7-19-89 Sioux City IA
Lost her husband Ken
David Evans, Ave Bransford  and John Goglia Ave Bransford
Atlanta, GA
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Comair 3272, 1-9-97, Ida, MI
Lost her husband Roger
Mary Kahl, Mary Schiavo, and  Maureen Ken & Maureen Dobert
Moriches, NY
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CT-43, B-737, 4-3-96, Croatia
The “Ron Brown U.S. State Dept flight”
Lost their daughter Gail
Janis Ost
Santa Cruz CA
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Alaska 261, 1-31-00 Point Magu, CA
Lost five family members including her mother and brother
Author “The Long Nights of Mourning, A Journey with Grief after Sudden Loss”
Jillian Smith Gustafson
Alexandria VA
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TWA 800, 7-17-96 New York
Lost her step-father, Bill Story
Visit Jillian’s blog and join us with your comments
Gordon & Kathy Haberman Gordon & Kathy Haberman
West Bend WI
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9/11/01, lost their daughter Andrea at the World Trade Center (WTC)
“Remembering Andrea”
“Statement at Ahmad Ressam Resentencing”
“Gitmo thoughts”
Alice Hoagland Alice Hoagland
Los Gatos CA
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9/11/01, UA93 Shanksville PA
Lost her son Mark Bingham on
UA93 “the flight that fought back”
Kurt and Diane Horning Diane Horning
Matthews Way
Scotch Plains NJ
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9/11/01, lost son Matthew at the
World Trade Center (WTC)

“Remembering: Visiting Memorials”
July 4, 2005
Mary and friend Mary Lykins Hummer
Glen Allen VA
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Comair/DL 5191, 8-2706 Lexington KY
Lost her brother Charles
Trudie with Deb Hersman Trudie Iskowitz
Chester VA
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Circuit City corporate jet,2-16-05
Cessna Citation, Colorado
Lost her husband Aaron
Mary Kahl, Jim Hurd and Christine Negroni Mary Kahl
Irwin, PA
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UA 232, 7-19-89, Sioux City, IA,
Survivor with her husband Jim and son Jim
Babette Levin Babette GL Levin
Princeton, NJ
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KAL 007 9-1-83 Northern. Japan
Lost her cousin
Joan Mestik, Barb McFann, Paul Knerr, and Lynda Carter “Wonder Woman” Barbara McFann
Alpharetta, GA
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Sky Warriors, 4-19-99, Atlanta
Lost her husband Ted, a retired Delta Captain
Kim Modaff and Marita Brunner Kim Modaff
Sewickley, PA
AA 4184 10-31-94, Roselawn, IN
Lost sister, Sandy Modaff, a Flight Attendant
Kim is a former Flight Attendant
Jack Murphy Alice Murphy (and the late Jack Murphy)
Orange CT
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Business Express Training Flight
12-28-91, Block Island RI
Lost their son John
Bob Monetti Bob Monetti
New Jersey
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Pan Am 103 12-21-88
Lockerbie, Scotland
Lost son Rick
Paula Pearson
Greenwood SC
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US 5481 1-8-03 Charlotte NC
Lost her mother Ima “Rae”
Maria-Helena Pereira Franco Maria-Helena Pereira Franco
Brazil
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Professional crisis responder
“Introduction to Maria-Helena”
Website: www.4estacoes.com
Bonnie Rind Bonnie Rind
Newton MA
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Thai One Two Go – Thai Orient
9-16-07 in Thailand
Lost her brother, Stefan Woronoff
“We need higher standards for International Commercial Aviation”
Website: Investigateudom.com
Kim Kenville, Jack and Alice Murphy, Allison Fahey Schorgl, Matt Ziemkiewicz and Gail Dunham Allison Schorgl
Overland Park KS
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Comair/DL 5191 8-27-06
Lexington KY
Lost her brother Tom Fahey
Abe, Janice Punches, Tony Sellitto and Rosemary Dillard Abraham Scott
Springfield VA
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9/11/01 Pentagon
Lost his wife Janice in the Pentagon
Paul and Susan Smith with David Evans and Bob Besco Susan Smith
Miramar Beach FL
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ValuJet 592, 5-11-96, Everglades, FL
Lost son Jay
Gail Dunham Executive Director
Gail A. Dunham
Summerfield NC 27358
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UA 585, Boeing 737, 3-3-91
Retired from the airlines
NADA/F has a nine-member Board of Directors and about 20 Board Members also promoting aviation safety and security. If you would like to serve on the Board, or work on a particular project please contact Matt Ziemkiewicz, President and/or Gail Dunham, Executive Director.

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Jan Brown, Deborah Hersman and Christine Negroni, award recipients, with Matt Ziemkiewicz.
Gabe Bruno, Arnie Korotkin and Ray McGovern also received awards October 2010.
Photo: Kyle Gustafson.