International Aviation Snow Symposium
2023 Speaker Bios & Headshots
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Weekend School Instructors

 

Registration
Lobby of Convention Center
7:00am-5:00pm

Time Session Title

Location Speaker / Moderator
8:00am-4:30pm Basic ASOS 101A

Instructor:
Carl Braley, A.A.E.

8:00am-4:30pm Advanced ASOS 101B

Instructor:
James Nilo

8:00am-4:30pm International Aviation
Snow Academy
101C / 101D

Instructors:
Joseph Guarino, C.M.

Jim Moorhead, C.M.

Gary Gleichman

Candace Spillers-Wood

8:00am-4:30pm Advanced International
Aviation Snow Academy
106A Instructor:
Matt Gabbert

8:00am-4:30pm Airport Snow Equipment Mechanic Training

101H

Instructors:
Bob Gardner

Paul Cudmore
Matt Humphreys

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:

Buffalo Airport
ARFF Training Room
Instructors:
Kevin Gaddis

8:00am-4:30pm

Air Force Snow & Ice Control
Management Course

101G Instructor:
 P. Benny Benedyk

 


 

Monday, April 24, 2023

 

Registration
Lobby of Convention Center
6:30am-4:00pm

Time Session Title

Location Speaker / Moderator
 8:00am-9:00am

 Opening Remarks

Ballroom

Anthem Singer:
Jessika Schreiber
Opening Remarks:
Zach Sundquist, A.A.E.

Joe Guarino, C.M.

9:00am-10:00am General Session I
Balchen Post Awards

 

 Ballroom

Moderator
Joseph E. Guarino, C.M. 

Speakers
Richard Williams, A.A.E.

Tim Haizlip

11:00am-12:30pm

General Session II
Memphis International Airport's Central
De-Icing Facility & Glycol Mgmt. Program

Ballroom  Speaker:
Jonathan Parrish, MSCAA
Brian Tenkhoff, MSCAA
Richard Kelsey
Nate Lemon
David Sparkes, P.E.

Moderator:
Paul Bowers

2:00pm-3:00pm

Track 1:
Small Hub Operations
& Maintenance

Sponsored by:

101A

Speakers:
Matt Humphreys
Roanoke Regional
Airport Commission

 

2:00pm-3:00pm 

Track 2:
Medium Hub Operations
& Maintenance
Sponsored by:

101B

Speakers:
Matt Gabbert

Joe Guarino, C.M.

2:00pm-3:00pm

Track 3:
Large Hub Operations
& Maintenance

Sponsored by:

101C

Speakers:
Brad Becker
John Ostrom
Richard Brannan

2:00pm-3:00pm

Track 4:
GA Airport Operations &
Maintenance

Sponsored by:  

101D

Speaker:
Caroline Bonynge
Joseph DiDonato

Moderator:
Justin Lamb

 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

 

 

Registration
Lobby of Convention Center
6:30am-4:00pm

Time Session Title

Location Speaker / Moderator
8:00am-10:00am 

 Military Breakout Session
AF CE Vehicle/Snow Control 
Program Manager

 

106B

Speaker:
P. Benny Benedyk

8:00am-9:15am

General Session III:
Snow, Staffing, and Solutions:
How to prepare and plan for your operation

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

10:00am-11:00am 

Track 1:
External SMS (SMS for Part 139 Airports)

Sponsored by:

 101A

Speaker:
Joanne Landry
Landry Consultants

 10:00am-11:00am

Track 2:
Contingency Planning & Working
with a Contractor

Sponsored by: 

 101B

Speakers:
Tony Garasso
Todd Dickerson

10:00am-11:00am 

 Track 3:
Autonomous Vehicles and 
Current Cutting Edge Technology

Sponsored by:

 101C

  Speakers:
Ronnie Roach

10:00am-11:00am

Track 4:
Weather Patterns and Challenges, a Meteorologists Perspective

Sponsored by:

101D

Speakers:
Meteorologists
Henry Margusity
Gary Gleichman

10:00am-11:00am

SAE-Airport Snow & Ice Control Equipment

 

106C

 Speakers:
Bob Gardner

11:15am-1:15pm

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:

Ballroom

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

1:15pm-2:15pm

General Session IV:
Joint Use Airports - How the Military Does It
*Raffle Give Away - Must Be Present to Win!*      

Ballroom

Speaker:
P. Benny Benedyk
   

 

 


 

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