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Board of Trustees Bio's
THE FASF BOARD OF TRUSTEES REFLECTS A REMARKABLE DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS AND
TALENTS.
A prime asset of any nonprofit Board is a diversity of
educational and occupational backgrounds, talents, and skills of its Board
members and officers. The 9-member FASF Board of Trustees, all deeply committed
to the preservation and restoration of a national historic treasure, the First
Aero Squadron Aerodrome, reflect this desired diversity as exemplified below.
The brief biographical statements below are simply highlights from each member’s
resume.
Board
President Officer
William Wehner by occupation is a
retired landscape architect. He taught for 30+ years and published numerous
articles in his field of expertise. His many philanthropic and civic activities
over the years included serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Board Vice-President
Martha Skinner has served as Mayor of the
Second Vice-President Ric
Lambart became a pilot in 1944, accumulated over
13,000 hours in the US Air Force and as a commercial pilot and instructor. A
graduate of
Secretary
Sharan Maxwell has served in Office Management for a
Consulting Civil Engineering Firm dealing in Survey/Subdivision Sewer
Planning for many years. Since retiring and coming to Columbus sixteen years
ago she has been an active volunteer in restoration of the Columbus Library
which included building renovation and fund raising. She served has a Board
Member of the Friends of the Library and continued to help raise funds for
the library. She was a member of the Cemetery Board. She assisted in a study
of the Village Ordinances. For the past thirteen years she has served on the
Board for the Columbus Historical Society and serving in a number of
capacities. For the past year she has served as a Commissioner on the
Historic Preservation Commission for the Village of Columbus.
Treasurer
Pete Oesper, has a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Electrical Engineering. He is a retired electrical engineer. He was a long-time
volunteer fire fighter and emergency medical technician. Pete began his flying
career in 1978 at the former
Trustee
and Past President Gene Valdes is
retired from the State of
Trustee
and Webmaster
Kris Lethin, owned a
number of businesses over the years, was a member of the Alaska State
Legislature and also worked for an Alaska Governor as his legislative liaison.
His is a graduate from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a Bachelor of
Business. For the past 30 years, he has been a board member (and past president)
of the Great Alaska Boy Scout Council. He is director of Our Lady of Las Palomas
Hermitage and
Trustee
Ken Emery, (Archeologist)
Columbus
Ken retired from a career as a cultural
archeologist to a part-time job in a fire watch tower near Globe,