NC AirTAP Steering Committee 2025-2026

Nick Short, P.E.(Committee Chair)
Director, NCDOT Division of Aviation
Raleigh, NC

Daniel Findley, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Director, ITRE at NC State University
Raleigh, NC

Jason B. Schronce, P.E.
Deputy Director of Programs and Planning, NCDOT Division of Aviation
Raleigh, NC

Thad Howell
Aviation Services Manager, NCDOT Division of Aviation
Raleigh, NC

Gage King, A.A.E., MBA (Ex Officio)
President, NC Airports Association
Airport Director, North Carolina Global Transpark
Kinston, NC

William Nelson, (Ex Officio)
Region One Representative, NC Airports Association
Airport Director, Currituck County Regional Airport
Maple, NC

Deontae Watson, MBA, A.A.E, ACE, (Ex Officio)
Region Two Representative, NC Airports Association
Deputy Director, Fayetteville Regional International Airport
Fayetteville, NC

Shoaib Quader, (Ex Officio)
Region Three Representative, NC Airports Association
Operations Manager, Smith Renolds Airport
Winston-Salem, NC

Emily Winberg, (Ex Officio)
Business Manager, NC Airports Association
Mooresville, NC

Bob Heuts, (Ex Officio)
Airport Director, Raleigh Executive Jetport
Sanford, NC

Michael Player, P.E., (Ex Officio)
Talbert, Bright & Ellington
Charlotte, NC

James Moose P.E., (Ex Officio)
Vice President, AVCON, INC
Charlotte, NC

Graham Colfett, MBA, P.E., (Ex Officio)
Aviation Discipline Leader, Neel-Schafer, Inc.
Madison, MS