Avionics News March 2014 - 8

AEA Announces
New Staff Appointments

The Aircraft Electronics Association recently
and Federal Aviation Administration Flight
promoted two long-time staff members and added
Standards District Offices.
another.
Since its inception, the AEA Ambassador
Linda Adams was promoted to vice
Program has helped increase FAA
president of member services, where she
personnel attendance at all AEA
works with AEA-member companies
Regional Meetings and the AEA
to implement a variety of membership
International Convention & Trade
benefits and programs. Adams is a
Show.
member of the AEA Program and Member
An avid artist, McFarland is a
Services Committee, and she also manages
member of the Downtown Lee's
sponsorship sales for AEA meetings and
Summit Main Street Arts Committee,
events.
which assists with a variety of
After spending five years with the wellcommunity events. She has donated
Linda Adams
known Kansas City law firm Shook, Hardy
time and numerous pieces of art to
& Bacon, Adams joined the AEA staff in
a variety of organizations, including
1993. During her tenure, the association
painting at live exhibitions. Her
has experienced dramatic growth, and her
artwork is on display in downtown
duties and responsibilities have expanded
Kansas City at the Power and Light
as a result. She previously served as the
District, and she offers time to teach
AEA's director of member services prior
different styles of art to beginners.
to her current appointment.
She earned a bachelor's degree
Adams earned a bachelor's degree in
in fine arts from the University of
Lauren McFarland
psychology and sociology from Southwest
Missouri and resides in Lee's Summit,
Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. She
Mo. McFarland may be reached via
resides in Lee's Summit, Mo., with her
email at laurenm@aea.net.
husband, Randy, and they have two grown
Finally, Katie Ryser recently
children.
joined the AEA staff as administrative
Adams may be reached via email at
assistant. In addition, she is the
lindaa@aea.net.
circulation manager for Avionics News
In addition, Lauren McFarland was
magazine and the Pilot's Guide to
promoted to director of advertising, where
Avionics.
she is responsible for advertising sales of
Ryser previously worked in law
Katie Ryser
Avionics News magazine, the association's
enforcement administration for more
monthly publication, along with the annual
than five years.
Pilot's Guide to Avionics publication and online
Originally from West Virginia, she has an
advertising on the AEA's website.
associate degree in theology from the World Revival
She also provides content for the AEA's social
School of Ministry in Kansas City, Mo. She plays
media presence and manages the AEA Ambassador
the violin and teaches students from beginner to
Program, which encourages stronger professional
advanced levels. Ryser may be reached via email at
relationships between AEA repair station members
katier@aea.net. q

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