Annually, we induct a new class of professionals into the AIA Eagle Society. This prestigious honor is conferred following a nomination by the current AIA President with the concurrence of the Board of Directors. These individuals have demonstrated
their dedication to the AIA with their actions and deeds on behalf of the AIA. Additionally, they have made substantial contributions to the aviation industry and/or demonstrated achievement in their career in aviation.
Below is a list of Eagle Society members, categorized by their induction year. Please note that the company listed represents the organization they were affiliated with at the time of their induction.
2025
Chris Arnold, CAIP, King Insurance Partners
Dave Gourgues, McLarens General Aviation
Greg Sterling, AIG Aerospace
Joe Williams, Marsh McLennan Agency/MMA Aviation
2024
Brett Godfrey, Godfrey Law, P.C.
Cindy Hales, HUB International Northwest, LLC
Bill Kingsley, AssuredPartners Aerospace, LLC
Brandt Madsen, Amundsen Davis LLC
Paul O'Ryan, Starr Aviation
Jon Stern, Victor Rane, PLC
Jim Strawinski, Strawinski & Stout, P.C.
Mitch Young, USAIG
2023
Keith Brown, Brown and Company USA, Inc.
Jon Doolittle, Retired
Christopher Fostiak, Brown & Brown
Mark Hudson, Gallagher Re Specialty, Aerospace
Stephanie Likins, The ABC Program
Jeff Moitozo, Old Republic Aerospace
Daniel Moore, Dan Moore Aero LLC
Alexander Muszynski III, Walker Revels Greninger PLLC
Jerry Ruth, CHUBB
Michael Warren, Old Republic Aerospace
Eric Weidner, McLarens General Aviation
Robert J. Williams, Victor Rane
2022
Terry Britt, EBCO Aviation Insurance, LLC
Michael Chevrette, Great American Insurance Company
Jim Gardner, The James A Gardner Company Inc.
Ted Green, AIG Aerospace
Paul Herbers, Cooling & Herbers, P.C.
Matt Rowley, Great American Insurance Company
Mark Skilton, Aon Benfield
Ralph Sohl, Old Republic
Kyle Sparks, CV Starr
Steve Teller
Jeffrey Tippins, Starr Aviation
Kathryn Woodall, D.R. Cox & Company, Inc.
2019
Jim Anderson, Starr Aviation
Ernest DeSpain, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
Thomas Dunlap, TED Aviation Law
Alan Farkas, SmithAmundsen Aerospace
Randy Hardy, Hardy Aviation Insurance, Inc.
Michael Myers, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
Mark Pennington, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
2018
John Brogan, USAIG
Jeffrey S. Bruno, Global Aerospace
Deborah Elsasser, Clyde & Co LLP
Jack Harrington, SmithAmundsen Aerospace
Christopher C. Jones, Acceleration Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
Raymond Mariani, Murray, Morin & Herman, P.A.
David Sales, Ed Broking LLP
Ian Wrigglesworth, Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
John Young, Charles Taylor Aviation
Carla Zanette, ZANETTE Aviation Insurance Service, Inc.
Christopher R. Zanette, ZANETTE Aviation Insurance Service, Inc.
2017
R. Dean Anderson, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
Anthony Bacewicz, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company
Peter Boyes, Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
John Cutts, Talbot Validus Group
John Del Vecchio, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
Erik J. Egeland, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Susan Hofer, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
Craig Ketchum, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company
Ralph S. LaMontagne Jr., LaMontagne & Amador LLP
Paul A. Lange, Law Offices of Paul A. Lange, LLC
Jon Morse, The Morse Law Group
J. Arthur Mozley, Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins
David R. Rigg, Parrish-O'Neill & Associates, Inc.
James Roe, Arlington/Roe & Company, Inc.
Kenneth Schmidt, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
Dan Schrager, Schrager Hampson Aviation Ins Agency LLC
Marcos Shuster, Aon Risk Services
Paul Sullivan, Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc.
Joe Trotti, AIG Europe Ltd
Christian Walther, R+V Versicherung AG – Reinsurance
2016
Vickie Adams, Global Aerospace
Franklin Bass, XL Catlin
Peter Eden, Lockton Companies LLP
Dave Garvey, Aviation Training Management LLC
Chris Morin, Murray, Morin & Herman, P.A.
Lisa Ouellette, JCL Aviation Services, LLC
Michael Pechloff, Global Aerospace
Nick Redgrove, CGNMB
Denny Shupe, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Nic Stratta, Aviation LS
Kim Weisel, Wings, LLC
2015
Mary Bade, Lockton
Patrick Bailey, Bailey & Partners
Eric Barfield, Hope Aviation Insurance, Inc.
Bill Bertles, QBE North America Aviation
Steve Blakey, Starr Aviation
Mark Breitenbach, Catlin Underwriting Agencies, Ltd.
Michael Brookman
Bill Brown, Locke Lord LLP
Gary Churchill, Old Republic Aerospace
Anthony Cowen, Caledonian Insurance Group, Inc.
John D'Angelone, Global Aerospace
Eric Donofrio, XL Insurance
Lawrence Galizi, Aviation Risk Management Associates, Inc.
Perry Gray, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Marion Hope, Hope Aviation Insurance, Inc.
Stuart C. Hope, Jr., Hope Aviation Insurance, Inc.
Leo H. Howe, PW Aviation, LLC
Peter Jarrett, Berkley Aviation
Daniel Junker, Partner Reinsurance Europe SE
Robert Kern, Kern Wooley, P.C.
Richard Kimmel, Upshaw, Williams, Biggers & Beckham LLP
David Kraus, XL Insurance
Larry Maloney, Caledonian Insurance Group, Inc.
David McDonald, McDonald & McDonald
Bill McGloin, QBE the Americas
David McKay, USAIG
W. Timothy McSwain, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Russell Mirabile, XL Insurance
Chuck Morin, ESI
Jason Niemela, Berkley Aviation, LLC
Kim Stufflet, Preferred Aviation Underwriters
Mike Sweeney
Charles Tooley, The James A. Gardner Company, Inc.
David Tyler, Colemont Insurance Brokers
Benjamin Weber, Partner Reinsurance Europe SE
Doug Winegardner, Sands Anderson P.C.
Robert Winn, Engineering Systems Inc.
M. Eugene Wooley, Kern Wooley, P.C.
2014
Graham Barden, Lockton
Alan Beacock, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd
Joe Benero, Retired
David Binks, Cooper Gay & Co., Ltd.
Tim Bonnell, Jr., Professional Insurance Management, Inc.
Tim Bonnell, Sr., Professional Insurance Management, Inc.
Tom Bradshaw, Menger Underwriting Services, LLC
Bill Brown
Marty Brown, PW Aviation, LLC
W. Scott Brown, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
Bob Cannon
Doug Carr, EBCO Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
Bruce Chadbourne, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Gayle Charlesworth, London Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
Michael Charlesworth, London Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
Beverly Cobb, Alliance-Compliance, Inc.
Jim Cooling, Cooling & Herbers, P.C.
Pat Costello, Costello Insurance Associates, Inc.
Mary D’Alauro, Aviation Insurance Agency, Inc.
Ron Davis, National Hangar Insurance Program, Inc.
Bill Eason, Retired
Beverly Fant, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
Ken Forsyth, Airclaims, Inc.
Phil Freeman, Retired
Tom Fry, Howard Fry & Son, Inc.
Chris Gasson
Sean Gates, Gates Aviation LLP
William Gossell, Retired
Nancy Gratzer, Marsh USA Inc.
James Harris, J & H Insurance Services, LLC
John Hoff, Hoff & Herran
John Howard, Silver Eagle Agency, Inc.
Hal Hunt, National Hangar Insurance Program, Inc.
David Hunter, Lane Powell P.C.
Darrell Hyde, Retired
Doug Johnson, JSL Aviation, a Division of J Smith Lanier & Co.
Linda S. Joy, Nason Associates, Inc.
Dorothy S. Kimmel, Kimmel Aviation Insurance Agency, Inc.
Frank Kimmel, Kimmel Aviation Insurance Agency, Inc.
Butch Kinnebrew, QBE North America
Paul Leonard, Charles Taylor Aviation
Trevor Light, Aviation Light Services Corporation
Will Lovett, Willis Global Specialties
David McCredie, McCredie Insurance Agency, Inc.
Todd McCredie, McCredie Insurance Agency, Inc.
Sue McKeon, Global Aviation, Inc.
John Murray, Murray, Morin & Herman, P.A.
Courtney Nason, Nason Associates, Inc.
Peter O'Grady, Retired
Ray Olsen, Ray Olsen, LLC
Albert Orgain IV, Sands Anderson P.C.
Cindy Peck, Nason Associates, Inc.
Roger Ridings, QBE North America
Stephen Riley, Global Aerospace
Scott Ross, Global Aerospace
Lisa Savitt, Crowell & Moring, LLP
Lorri Shuey, Nason Associates, Inc.
C. Alan Smith, USI Insurance Services
Tom Thornton, Thornton, Davis & Fein, P.A.
Alexander Wells, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Vince Zimmerer, W. Brown & Associates Insurance Services
