OBAP Leadership
The Board of Directors and an invaluable group of volunteers ensure the excellence of annual initiatives including youth enrichment programs and aerospace professional development initiatives including an annual conference and career fair.
2025-26 Board of Directors
Titus Sanders
Board Chair
First Officer, United Airlines
Robyn Murphy
Secretary
Theodore Johnson, Ph.D.
Vice Chair
Assistant Professor, UNO
Cory Glenn
Treasurer
American Airlines - Check Pilot
Krystal McCoy
Director
American Airlines - Director of Airports and Technical Operations Recruitment
Teleeta Adams
Director
Manager – Cabin Design, Interiors Engineering, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Freddie Green
Director
AGM
Lamar Haynes
Finance Committee, LWFA Committee, Strategic Planning Committee
Managing Member & CEO, North Central Institute
James Simons
Director
United Airlines (ret.) - Capt & Chief Pilot
Karl Minter
Director
United - Captain (Retired)
Board of Advisors
Randall Rochon
Chair - Board of Advisors
United Airlines - Captain
Dr. Valerie Manning
Vice Chair, Board of Advisors
Owner, VMG Enterprises
Albert Glenn
Board of Advisors
FedEx Express - Captain (Retired)
Carole Hopson
Board of Advisors
United Airlines - Captain
Grant Walker
Board of Advisors
Wings Financial - VP Business Development
Houston Mills
Board of Advisors
UPS - President Flight Operations
Elizabeth Tennyson
Board of Advisors
AOPA - Sr. Vice President
James Hill
Board of Advisors
ICL, LLC - President/Owner
Robert "Bob" Brown
OBAP Emeritus
UPS - Captain (Retired)
Pamela Williams
Board of Advisors
Global Vice President Emotional Intelligence
Teleperformance USA
Deloris Martin
Board of Advisors
Public Policy and Administration
National Office Staff
Robert Moore
Interim Executive Director
Haifa Baptiste
Director of Development
Candace Williams-Brown
Marketing and Communications Director
Torette Williams
APIS Director
Antonio Thomas
Director of Membership Engagement | National ACE Director
Claire Gentry
IT Director
Rosa González
Director of Events
Loren Meintel
Accountant
Armeid Thompson
Executive Assistant
If you would like to get involved in a specific region, see below to contact the Regional Program Director for the area that you would like to get involved in or use the OBAP Volunteer Signup Form.
OBAP Membership Regions
Regional Directors
Saj El-Amin
West Regional Director
United Airlines - First Officer
James Hunter
Southwest Regional Director
Mesa Airlines - First Officer
Jamal Carthen
Midwest Regional Director
CommuteAir - First Officer
Troy Jones
Southeast Regional Director
United Airlines - First Officer
Ibrahim Fetuga
Northeast Regional Director
Victoria Tyson
West Assistant Regional Director
People Experience Partner, Genentech - Student Pilot
Denise Whitford
Southwest Assistant Regional Director
Embry-Riddle University - Instructor
Donovan Baptiste
Midwest Assistant Regional Director
Illinois Aviation Academy - CFI/CFII/ MEI (In Training)
Emmanuel Osei
Southeast Assistant Regional Director
Double Bridges Aviation - CFI Training
LaKaisha Powell
Northeast Assistant Regional Director
United Airlines - Flight Attendant
Michael Dow
West Assistant Regional Director
The Boeing Company - Aerodynamics Engineer
Kevin Honliasso
West Assistant Regional Director
Christopher Parrott
Southwest Assistant Regional Director
Endeavor Air - First Officer & Pilot Recruitment
Abby Awosanya
Northeast Assistant Regional Director
Certified Flight Instructor
Luke Weathers Flight Academy
Jeff Harrison
LWFA Co-Director
UPS - Captain
Albert Glenn
LWFA Co-Director
Fedex Express - Captain (Retired)
Dartenya Davis
LWFA General Manager
APIS - Aerospace Professionals In Schools
Torette Williams
APIS Director
Nathifa Rose
APIS Assistant Director
APIS - Regional Liaisons
Isaac Square
APIS West Regional Liaison
Anthony McPherson
APIS Southeast Regional Liaison
Kaila Gardner
APIS Southwest Regional Liaison
Shana Oglesby
APIS Midwest Regional Liaison
Bridgette Fabor
APIS Northeast Regional Liaison
ACE Academy
Antonio Thomas
National ACE Academy Director
Solo Flight Academy
Jeff Harrison
SFA Director
UPS - Captain
Ascension Project
Geoff Berry
National Ascension Program Director
Julian Harden
National Assistant Ascension Program Director
Ruby Belfer
National Assistant Ascension Program Director
Scholarships
Marcel Kimbrel
Scholarship Programs Director
George Frimpong
Scholarship Programs Assistant Director
Ngierot Edward-Smith
Scholarship Programs Assistant Director
APDP - Aerospace Professional Development Program
Ryan Padmore
APDP Director
David Simpson
APDP Assistant Director
Goliath Demisie
APDP Assistant Director
Explore Aerospace
Mark Reese
Director
Theresa Withing
Assistant Director for Curriculum Development
David Dorsey
Assistant Director
Certified Flight Instructor
Alexandra Philip
Assistant Director
Organization of
Black Aerospace Professionals
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