Avionics News May 2022 - 10

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ASSOCIATION NEWS, EVENTS & INFORMATION
AEA elects new
board members
Board names Bill Hanf chairman; Mike Berryhill vice chairman; Kris Garberg secretary
AEA members recently elected new representatives to the
association's board of directors. The following individuals
will serve a three-year term through March 2025.
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Chris Bergman, Columbia Air Services
* Mark Cote, Duncan Aviation
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Bryan Kahl, Avidyne
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Bill Hanf, Green Mountain Avionics
* Tom Hass, Park Rapids Avionics
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Jamie Luster, Genesys Aerosystems
Michael Truelsen, Scandinavian Avionics
In addition to the AEA membership electing new board
members, the board of directors elected new officers. Bill
Hanf, president and owner of Green Mountain Avionics in
Middlebury, Vermont, was elected chairman, replacing Garry
Joyce of IAE Ltd. Mike Berryhill of Cirrus Aircraft was
elected the board's new vice chairman, and Kris Garberg of
Appareo was elected secretary. Jim Alpiser of Garmin will
continue to serve as treasurer.
Chris Bergman of Columbia Air Services Inc. in
Groton, Connecticut, begins his first term on the board.
He graduated from H.H. Regional
Vocational Technical school in 1998
with four years of electronics and an
additional two years of avionics in 1990.
He joined the Columbia Air Services
Inc. avionics department in January
1993. In 2008, Bergman was promoted
to director of avionics where he has
helped establish an avionics department
that specializes in everything from simple installations to
state-of-the-art retrofits and upgrades for all makes and
models of general aviation aircraft. Bergman was NCATT
AET certified in 2009 with a Dependent Navigation
Systems endorsement, and he is a private pilot with a
multi-engine rating. In 2019, Bergman accepted a post on
the Garmin Dealer Council.
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Mike Berryhill was elected to a second
term on the board in 2021 and was
recently elected the board's new vice
chairman, replacing Bill Hanf who was
elected chairman. As a maintenance trainer,
his responsibilities with Cirrus Aircraft
Service Center in Tennessee include global
avionics support for Cirrus piston and jet
aircraft. His past experience was spent
with Garmin International, where he became well-known for
instructing Garmin training classes at AEA events. He has
taught courses at the AEA's Dan Derby Center for Professional
Development. Berryhill holds the NCATT AET certificate with
multiple endorsements.
Mike Berryhill
Mark Cote of Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Nebraska,
Chris Bergman
begins his first term on the board. He
began his career as an avionics bench and
line technician and held leadership positions
with Duncan in customer service,
project management and program management.
He has been with Duncan Aviation
the past 34 years. Cote currently serves
as vice president of Duncan Aviation
Parts Sales, Avionics/Accessories repairs
and Satellites. In this position, he provides leadership to the
production, sales and service areas of Accessories, Avionics/
Instruments repair, Parts and Rotable Sales and the network
of 28 avionics satellite locations around the United States.
Cote has an associate of applied science degree in electronic
engineering technology. He attended the University of Virginia
Darden School of Business Strategic Leadership Program and
the ICAN Focus Leadership Program.
Mark Cote
Kris Garberg was elected to a second term on the board in
2021 and was recently elected the board's new secretary. In his
role as president of aviation, Garberg oversees the entire aviation
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