0 Introducing our newest Virginia Aviation Board members

If you didn't have the pleasure of meeting our two new Virginia Aviation Board (VAB) members at the 2011 Virginia Aviation Conference, here's a little bit about them both:

Tom Inman will be taking over Region 4,

which includes these airports:
Chesterfield County
Hanover County Municipal
Lake Anna
Louisa County
New Kent
Richmond International
Tappahannock-Essex

Tom was born in New Orleans and now resides in Gloucester, VA. He is the Owner and President of Virginia Home Medical in Newport News, VA. Tom began flying at the age of 17 and received his pilot's license at PHF in May of 1968. Currently, Tom holds a Commercial License, with Multi-engine and instrument ratings. He also owns a 1967 twin engine Beechcraft TravelAir which is hangered at PHF and regularly flys a 2006 C-90GT KingAir for a friend. His affiliations include: Commonwealth of Virginia Small Business Advisory Board, Colonial Council of Virginia- Boy Scouts of America, Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies, Easter Seal Society of Virginia, National Federation of Independent Business, Commonwealth of Virginia Private Enterprise Commission, Commonwealth of Virginia Health Services Cost Review Council and Commonwealth of Virginia Small Business Commission.

Cheryl McLeskey will be taking over Region 7,

which includes these airports:

Accomack County

Chesapeake Regional

Hampton Roads Executive

Hummel Field
James City County (proposed)
Middle Peninsula Regional
Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Suffolk Municipal

Tangier Island

Williamsburg Jamestown

Cheryl, of McLeskey and Associates, LLC, not only has her Private Pilot Single Engine Land/Instrument License, she also has a State of Virginia Real Estate License. She resides in Virginia Beach, VA and used to recruit flight attendants with Piedmont Airlines where she was also a flight attendant herself for thirteen years. Cheryl plans to visit her airports in a very nice Bonanza A36. Her affiliations include: Board of Trustee Regent University, Foundation Director and Secretary Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Croatan Civic League, Children's Performance Workshops, Virginia Beach SPCA, Old Point National Bank-Southside Advisory Board, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

For a listing of the airports in each region refer to the Virginia Aviation Directory or our website http://www.doav.virginia.gov/ and click on the VAB logo at the bottom of the home page.