International Aviation Snow Symposium 2023 Speaker Bios & Headshots Click the headshot to view speaker bio

Weekend School Instructors |
Registration Lobby of Convention Center 7:00am-5:00pm
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Time |
Session Title
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Location |
Speaker / Moderator |
8:00am-4:30pm |
Basic ASOS |
101A |
Instructor: Carl Braley, A.A.E.

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8:00am-4:30pm |
Advanced ASOS |
101B |
Instructor: James Nilo

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8:00am-4:30pm |
International Aviation Snow Academy |
101C / 101D |
Instructors: Joseph Guarino, C.M.

Jim Moorhead, C.M.
 Gary Gleichman
 Candace Spillers-Wood
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8:00am-4:30pm |
Advanced International Aviation Snow Academy |
106A |
Instructor: Matt Gabbert

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8:00am-4:30pm |
Airport Snow Equipment Mechanic Training
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101H |
Instructors: Bob Gardner
 Paul Cudmore Matt Humphreys

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7:30am-4:30pm |
Advanced Airport Snow Equipment Mechanic Training
Attendees Please Note: Busses will be leaving the BNCC at 7:30am and depart the Airport at 4:30pm
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Sponsored by:

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Buffalo Airport ARFF Training Room |
Instructors: Kevin Gaddis
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8:00am-4:30pm |
Air Force Snow & Ice Control Management Course
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101G |
Instructor: P. Benny Benedyk |
Registration Lobby of Convention Center 6:30am-4:00pm
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Time |
Session Title
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Location |
Speaker / Moderator |
8:00am-9:00am |
Opening Remarks
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Ballroom |
Anthem Singer: Jessika Schreiber Opening Remarks: Zach Sundquist, A.A.E.
 Joe Guarino, C.M.

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9:00am-10:00am |
General Session I Balchen Post Awards
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Ballroom |
Moderator Joseph E. Guarino, C.M.
 Speakers Richard Williams, A.A.E.
 Tim Haizlip
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11:00am-12:30pm |
General Session II Memphis International Airport's Central De-Icing Facility & Glycol Mgmt. Program
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Ballroom |
Speaker: Jonathan Parrish, MSCAA Brian Tenkhoff, MSCAA Richard Kelsey Nate Lemon David Sparkes, P.E.
Moderator: Paul Bowers
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2:00pm-3:00pm |
Track 1: Small Hub Operations & Maintenance
Sponsored by:

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101A
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Speakers: Matt Humphreys Roanoke Regional Airport Commission

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2:00pm-3:00pm |
Track 2: Medium Hub Operations & Maintenance Sponsored by:

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101B |
Speakers: Matt Gabbert
 Joe Guarino, C.M.

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2:00pm-3:00pm |
Track 3: Large Hub Operations & Maintenance
Sponsored by:

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101C |
Speakers: Brad Becker John Ostrom Richard Brannan

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2:00pm-3:00pm |
Track 4: GA Airport Operations & Maintenance
Sponsored by:

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101D |
Speaker: Caroline Bonynge Joseph DiDonato
 Moderator: Justin Lamb

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Registration Lobby of Convention Center 6:30am-4:00pm
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Time |
Session Title
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Location |
Speaker / Moderator |
8:00am-10:00am |
Military Breakout Session AF CE Vehicle/Snow Control Program Manager
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106B |
Speaker: P. Benny Benedyk
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8:00am-9:15am |
General Session III: Snow, Staffing, and Solutions: How to prepare and plan for your operation
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Ballroom |
Speakers: Maria Romanick, CM Operations and Maintenance Manager, Minot Int'l Airport

Mark Rudolph Planning Manager Metropolitan Airports Commission

Moderator: Ashley Thorsen, A.A.E. St. Joseph County Airport Authority
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10:00am-11:00am |
Track 1: External SMS (SMS for Part 139 Airports)
Sponsored by:

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101A |
Speaker: Joanne Landry Landry Consultants

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10:00am-11:00am |
Track 2: Contingency Planning & Working with a Contractor
Sponsored by:

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101B |
Speakers: Tony Garasso Todd Dickerson
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10:00am-11:00am |
Track 3: Autonomous Vehicles and Current Cutting Edge Technology
Sponsored by:

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101C
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Speakers: Ronnie Roach
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10:00am-11:00am
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Track 4: Weather Patterns and Challenges, a Meteorologists Perspective
Sponsored by:

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101D
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Speakers: Meteorologists Henry Margusity Gary Gleichman

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10:00am-11:00am
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SAE-Airport Snow & Ice Control Equipment
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106C
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Speakers: Bob Gardner

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11:15am-1:15pm
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Corporate Appreciation Lunch The Blizzard of 2022! Hear from Snow Fighters and First Responders on how they saved lives and helped save Christmas, and then Snow Removal Operations began! Learn about all the challenges Buffalo’s Snow Fighters, Police and Fire Fighters had to deal with during this once in a lifetime blizzard! Moderated by Buffalo Niagara International Airport’s Airfield Superintendent Joe Guarino with Buffalo Airport Fire Chief William Major and Transit Police Aviation Division Commander Captain Louis Loubert.
Sponsored by:

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Ballroom
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Speaker: Joseph E. Guarino, C.M. Airfield Superintendent, Buffalo Niagara Int'l Airport

Chief William Major Buffalo Airport Fire Chief
Moderator: Jim Moorehead Pittsburgh Int'l Airport

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1:15pm-2:15pm
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General Session IV: Joint Use Airports - How the Military Does It *Raffle Give Away - Must Be Present to Win!*
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Ballroom
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Speaker: P. Benny Benedyk
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