Aerospace Advisory Council

The purpose, powers and duties of the Aerospace Advisory Council are to advise the Governor on policy and funding priorities to promote aerospace and space exploration industry in the Commonwealth, the Joint Commission on Technology and Science, and the Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Technology, and Education on policy and funding priorities with respect to aerospace economic development, workforce training, educational programs, and educational curriculum. The Council shall suggest strategies to attract and promote the development of existing aerospace companies, new aerospace companies, federal aerospace agencies, aerospace research, venture and human capital, and applied research and technology that contribute to the growth and development of the aerospace sector in the Commonwealth. (Code Reference: § 2.2-2698)

The Council is composed of a total membership of 19 members that shall consist of four legislative members and15 nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and15 nonlegislative citizen members, of whom one shall represent the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, one shall represent Old Dominion University, one shall represent the University of Virginia, one shall represent Virginia Tech, and five shall represent aerospace companies or suppliers within the Commonwealth, to be appointed by the Governor, and serve with voting privileges. The Directors of the Department of Aviation, the National Institute of Aerospace, the Virginia Tourism Authority and the Virginia Space Grant Consortium shall serve as memberswith voting privileges. A representative of NASA Wallops Flight Facility,and a representative of NASA's Langley Research Center,eachto be appointed by the Governor, shall serve as ex officio members with nonvoting privileges.

Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Other members shall be appointed for terms of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed.

Virginia Government Calendar: http://portal.virginia.gov/calendar/

Governor’s Aerospace Advisory Council - 2012

The Honorable John A. Cosgrove, Chairman
House Member
P.O. Box 15483
Chesapeake, Virginia 23328
757.547.3422
DelJCosgrove@house.virginia.gov

The Honorable Mark R. Herring, Vice-Chairman
Senate Member
P.O. Box 6246
Leesburg, Virginia 20178
703.729.3300
senator@markherring.org

The Honorable Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.
House Member
P.O. Box 760
Accomack, Virginia 23301
757.787.1094
DelLLewis@house.virginia.gov

The Honorable Joe T. May
House Member
P.O. Box 2146
Leesburg, Virginia 20177-7538
703.777.1191
DelJMay@house.virginia.gov

Robert L. Ash
Old Dominion University
1315 Engineering and Comp Science Bldg.
Norfolk, Virginia 23529
757.683.4914
rash@odu.edu

Randall Burdette
Virginia Department of Aviation
5702 Gulfstream Road
Richmond, Virginia 23250-2422
804.236.3625
Randall.burdette@doav.virginia.gov

Michelle L. Frank
Orbital Sciences Corporation
21839 Atlantic Blvd.
Sterling, Virginia 20166-6850
703.406.5065
Frank.michelle@orbital.com

Michael Lehmkuhler
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
901 East Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23218-0798
mlehmkuhler@yesvirginia.org

Lynne Lochen
Virginia Tourism Authority
3804 Millgrove Court
Chesapeake, Virginia 23321
804.912.3795
llochen@virginia.org

Thomas O. Loehr
Rolls Royce-North America
P.O. Box 1848
Petersburg, Virginia 23805
804.722.1526
thomas.loehr@rolls-royce.com or Sheryl.jordan@rolls-royce.com

Eric Loth
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400745.
Charlottesville, VA 22904
434.924.3046
loth@virginia.edu

Ian A. McDonald
BAE Systems
9300 Wellington Road
Manassas, VA 20110
703.367.1830
Ian.a.mcdonald@baesystems.com

Dale Nash
Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
4111 Monarch Way, Suite 201
Norfolk, Virginia 23508
Dale.nash@vaspace.org

Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.
ATK Technologies
703.783.8079
Ken.reightler@atk.com

Lesa B. Roe
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia 23861
757.864.4111
Lesa.b.roe@nasa.gov

Mary Sandy
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
600 Butler Farm Road
Hampton, Virginia 23666
757.766.5210
msandy@odu.edu

John Schumacher
EADS-North America
2550 Wasser Terrace, Suite 9000
Herndon, Virginia 20171
703.466.5600
John.schumacher@eads-na.com

Douglas Stanley
National Institute of Aerospace
100 Exploration Way
Hampton, Virginia 23666
757.325.6700
Douglas.stanley@nianet.org

William A. Wrobel
NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island, Virginia 23337
757.824.1000
William.a.wrobel@nasa.gov

Virginia Tech-Vacant

Staff to Council:

Keith McCrea                                                                     Elizabeth (Lisa) Wallmeyer
Virginia Department of Aviation                                                Legislative Services
5702 Gulfstream Road                                                   901 Capitol Street, Second Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23250-2422                                   Richmond, Virginia 23219-0406
804.236.3630                                                                      804.786.3591
Keith.mccrea@doav.virginia.gov                               lwallmeyer@leg.state.va.us