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Jim Washington - Director

Mr. Washington has been with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 25 years. He began his Federal work as a Presidential Management Intern with DOT and has served in the air traffic, airports and logistics organizations over the course of his FAA career. Jim has held several management positions in the Alaskan and Great Lakes Regions as well as FAA headquarters in Washington, DC. Mr. Washington has been a member of the FAA Senior Executive Service since 1994. From February to April 1996, he served as Acting Associate Administrator for Airports. In 1979, he received the DOT Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity.

He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and also received an MPA from Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Affairs. Prior to being appointed to his current position, he served as the Acting Director of Air Traffic.

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Patrice Tyree - Secretary
385-7500

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John Staples-Acting Deputy Director

John Staples is Acting Deputy Director for Air Traffic System Requirements, ARS-2. He began his Senior Executive Service in 1998 as the Program Director for Plans and Performance, ARX. He started his FAA career in June of 1990 and served as the manager of the Area Control Facilities Branch in ATR. John is particularly proud of his accomplishment between February and October of 1996 when he formed and managed the Weather Requirements Division, which later on turned into the Aviation Weather Program Directorate. When the Air Traffic and Airway Facilities organizations merged in 1997, he served as the Chief of Staff for the Air Traffic Systems Requirements Service.

Prior to the FAA, he served for over 20 years in the US Air Force, 17 of those years were holding various positions in air traffic control. John graduated with a Bachelor in Science degree from the University of Maine.

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LaTasha Poindexter- Secretary (CTR)
385-7504

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Vanessa Waddy- Chief of Staff

As a Federal employee for over 26 years, Ms. Waddy has spent approximately 50 percent of this time with the Federal Aviation Administration. Beginning in 1976 as a Contract Negotiator in NASA's Professional Intern Program, then branching out into the contracts field, Mrs. Waddy accepted a position with the Federal Highway Administration Contracts and Procurement Research & Equipment Division. In 1985, Ms. Waddy broadened her experience as a Contract Negotiator with the FAA's Acquisition and Materiel Service working on programs of larger value and complexity. In 1987, Ms. Waddy accepted a position with the Department of Transportation's, Office of the Secretary, Acquisition and Grants Management, as a Procurement Analyst with primary responsibility to monitor the FAA's Acquisition Programs. Three years later she returned to the FAA as a Procurement Analyst in the Acquisition Policy & Oversight Office. Seeking career development, Ms. Waddy served as Special Assistant to the Executive Director for Acquisition and Safety Oversight and then Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Services. In 1996, Ms. Waddy enhanced her experience base by moving to the Air Traffic Operations as Assistant Division Manager to the Air Traffic Resource Management Field Support. She is currently Chief of Staff with second level supervision to the Director for Air Traffic System Requirements Service.

Ms. Waddy holds a B.S degree in Business Education and a Masters in Science Business Administration

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Lois Smith- Special Assistant

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Dave Cherry- Free Flight Liaison