Board & Officers

Meet the Association’s Leaders

President – Matt Woolard
Woolard Flying Service, Inc., Corning, AR

Vice President – Joel Meyer
Meyer Agri-Air, Inc., Wellsburg, IA

Secretary – Tim Tyree
Tyree Ag Inc., Kinsley, KS

Treasurer – Tim Swanson
SLF Air, LLC, Elsie, MI

Alabama AAA – Gentry Smith, Gentry’s Flying Service, LLC, Prattville, AL

Arizona AAA – Forrest Kauffman, Sarita Custom Farm Service, LLC, Coolidge, AZ

Arkansas AAA – David Strohl, Strohl Aviation LLC, Hazen, AR

California AAA – Dan Gudgel, Gudgel Aviation, Lemoore, CA

Colorado AAA – Nick Scott, Scott’s Flying Service LLC, Burlington, CO

Florida AAA – Greg Grouleff, Southeastern Aircraft Sales & Service, Fort Pierce, FL

Georgia AAA – Graham Lavender, AgAir Update, Perry, GA

Idaho AAA – Landunn Koyle, Thomas Helicopters Inc., Gooding, ID

Illinois AAA – Don Younglove, R&R Flight Service, Mendota, IL

Indiana AAA – Eric Miller, AeroFlow Systems, Wakarusa, IN

Iowa AAA – Wes Sharp, Agri-Tech Aviation, Inc., Indianola, IA 

Kansas AAA – Sam Styron, 1Lowflyer Inc., Harrisonville, MO

Louisiana AAA – Clay Vincent, Vincent Flying Service Inc., Kaplan, LA

Michigan AAA – Matt Stevens, Elsie, MI

Minnesota AAA – Riley Farder, Gulf Coast Aviation, Bay City, TX

Mississippi AAA – Glenn Holloway, Holloway Air Service, Inc., Merigold, MS

A Montana AA – Mike Campbell, Campbell Aviation, Inc., Dutton, MT

Nebraska ATA – AJ Underwood, Thomas Air Service, Inc., Roseland, NE

New Mexico AAA – Bob Bailey, Bailey Flying Service, Dalhart, TX

North Carolina AAA – Billy Whitfield, Little Gator Aviation, Fairfield, NC

North Dakota AAA – Toby McPherson, Tall-Towers Aviation Inc., Page, ND

Northeast AAA – Sean Newcomb, JBI Helicopter Services, Pembroke, NH

Ohio AAA – Brian Gibbs, Gibbs Aero Spray, Fremont, OH

Oklahoma AAA – Garret Steggs, Steggs Aerial Spraying Inc., Alva, OK

Oregon AAA – Ted Pesicka, ASI Aerial Applicators, Hermiston, OR

SEAF – Jerry Wise, Ag Flying Services Inc., Avon Park, FL

South Dakota AA – Heath Kretschmar, Dakota Pro Air, LLC, Letcher SD

Tennessee AAA – Ryan Gilland, Gilland Ag Service, Elkton, TN

Texas AAA – Logan Lane, Lane Aviation, Rosenberg, TX

A Washington AA – Ron Cline, Central Valley Helicopters, Ellensburg, WA

Wisconsin AAA – Curt Meister, Reabe Spraying Service, Plover, WI

Airframe Division – Anthonie York, Air Tractor, Olney, TX

Application Technology Division – Lee Harvey, Transland, Wichita Falls, TX

Chemical Division – Lynn Justesen, UPL North America, Elmwood, NE

Dealer/Parts Division – Steve Rice, North Star Aviation, Inc., Ulysses, KS

Insurance Division – Josh Rittenberry, Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp., Hayti, MO

Propulsion Division – Robert Craymer, Covington Aircraft Engines Inc., Tunica, MS

Support Division – Ann Hatfield – Grahek, Turbine Conversions, Ltd., Nunica, MI

2025 President – Mike Rivenbark, Moore’s Aerial Applicators, LLC, Clinton, NC

2024 President – Ray Newcomb, JBI Helicopter Service, Pembroke, NH

2023 President – Craig Craft, Craft Air Services LLC, Hertford, NC

2021 President – Mark Kimmel, Dixie Dusters, Itta Bena, MS

2020 Past President – Darrin Pluhar, Plu’s Flying Service Inc., Ekalaka, MT

Rod Thomas
High Desert Aviation LLC, Gooding, ID

Sue Stewart
D & S Aerial, LLC, Haskell, TX

Tiffany Rivenbark
Moore’s Aerial Applicators, LLC, Clinton, NC