About Washington, DC Branch

The Royal Aeronautical Society, Washington, DC Branch was formally inaugurated on 17 December 2003, a momentous date in the annals of aviation, as it was the centenary of manned flight by the Wright brothers.

The aims of the branch are to stimulate advances in aviation safety and technology by providing a forum to improve still further the technical, political and social interchange between the US and UK aerospace communities.

The current Washington, DC Branch Committee Members are:-

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Dan Elwell - President

Terry McVenes- Chair

Shawn Bullard - Vice Chair

Quentin Whiteree - Director of Operations

William Voss - Past Chair

Ken Gazzola – Past Chair

Bill Strandberg - Secretary

Ben Ivers - Treasurer

Shelly Simi - Membership

Lee Harman - Events

Ken Quinn - Counsel

John Stack - Programs

David Fuscus - Communications

Melinda Benson Viteri - Education

Jon Beatty

Stacey Bechdolt

Louis F. Dupuis,Jr.

Reena Joshi

Adam Konowe

Ray Sealey

David Silver

Amanda Simpson

Derrick Surratt

Alan Hickling (Ex-Officio)

Reg Smith (Ex-Officio)

Air Commodore Jeremy Attridge, RAF (Ex-Officio)