Acting Chairman Appointed To Lead Board In 2006
Mark V. Rosenker, Acting Chairman of
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, DC
is used to being asked a lot of questions. In his role as the head
of the organization charged with investigating
transportation-related accidents, he also knows something about
posing questions himself.
In fact... as the Wichita Aero Club's luncheon speaker at noon
on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Wichita Airport Hilton, he might
be tempted to simply skip his formal remarks and go straight to the
questions and answers session because he's so used to that format.
But, it's likely that his "insider's perspective" on recent notable
aviation accidents like USAir 1549's "Miracle on the Hudson" or the
Colgan Airways crash in Buffalo, New York will generate some
interest among attendees, as well.
Rosenker, who was first nominated by President George W. Bush to
be the Chairman of the NTSB in 2006, is a retired United State Air
Force General whose active and reserve service career spanned more
than 37 years.
Chairman Rosenker previously served as Director of the White
House Military Office and as Deputy Assistant to the President. He
has been NTSB's lead representative on site at events including the
discovery of the Steve Fossett crash site, the collapse of the
Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN in August 2007,
and the recent downing of a single-engine turboprop in Butte, MT
that claimed all 14 on board.
His professional experience also includes service in the federal
government at the Department of Interior, the Federal Trade
Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In 1990,
he was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
by President George H. W. Bush.
The Wichita Aero Club was founded in October of 2008 and hosted
its first monthly luncheon in December. The organization was
established to foster and promote interest in aviation, provide a
forum focused on the industry's issues and achievements and bring
together those with a passion for flight in an environment that
expands and enhances professional relationships and furthers
cooperation and understanding.
Future WAC luncheons will include noted aviation writer and
blogger Rob Mark on May 19, AirTran Airways CEO Bob Fornaro on June
23 and Kansas Congressman and senatorial candidate Todd Tiahrt on
July 13.