Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee is to advise the Governor on the recruitment and retention of industry jobs and investment; assist the office of aerospace and aviation in meeting the state’s economic development efforts to recruit and retain industry jobs and investment; advise the aerospace and aviation office, Economic Development & Tourism office and the Governor on appropriate funding level for the spaceport trust fund and on recruitment, retention, and expansion of industry activities; and collect and disseminate information on federal, state, local, and private community economic development programs that assist or provide loans, grants or other funding the industry activities.
Members
Shelly deZevallos, Ed.D. of Houston is the President of West Houston Airport and a licensed pilot. She is a member of the National Business Aviation Association Board of Directors and the Experimental Aircraft Association, board member for the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council and volunteer for The Ninety-Nines. She has also served as a federal appointee to the Federal Aviation Administration Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. deZevallos received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The University of Texas Austin, Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a Doctor of Education in Aviation and Space from Oklahoma State University. She currently serves as chair of the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee.
Chris Broom of Dallas is the Vice President of Commercial Training Solutions for Boeing Global Services. He previously worked for American Airlines for 27 years culminating as Managing Director of the Flight and Training Administration. He is a member of the USS Yorktown Association Board of Directors and an executive sponsor for the North Texas chapter of the Boeing Veteran Engagement Team. Additionally, he served as Member, Vice-President and President of the Susan G. Komen – Dallas Board of Directors and served on the St. Mark’s School of Texas Alumni Board of Directors. Broom received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Aimee Burnett of Southlake is Vice President of F-35 Business Development at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. She previously held the role of Vice President, Integrated Fighter Group Business Development, and has worked for the company for over 24 years in various positions in Engineering, Operations and Business Development. She is a member of the Executive Board for the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and a board member of the World Affairs Council Dallas/Fort Worth. Burnett received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from SMU.
Sonja Clark of Amarillo is the Site Leader of Bell Textron’s Military and Commercial Aircraft Assembly and Delivery Center. Previously, she had a career in health care as a registered nurse and administrator. Her shift to the aerospace sector occurred in 2006, since then, she has held multiple leadership roles in Environmental, Health & Safety, Human Resources and Integrated Operations. She is a board member of the Amarillo Area Foundation, West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) Foundation, Texas Association of Community Colleges, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, High Plains Food Bank and the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health. Additionally, she is a former board member and former president of the Panhandle Texas Nurses Association and former board chair of the Northwest Texas Healthcare System. Clark received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from WTAMU.
Kevin Cox of Southlake is CEO of Ferrovial Vertiports. He is a former member of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Advanced Aviation Advisory Commission, State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association Forum on Air and Space Law, Young President’s Organization – Lone Star Chapter, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and The Texas Lyceum. Additionally, he is former president of the Southlake Baseball Association and former member of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Committees on Foreign Relations, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Business Council for the Arts and the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Corporate Counsel. Cox received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Oklahoma State University and a Juris Doctor from SMU Dedman School of Law.
George S. Moussa of Dallas is president and CEO of Ambella Home Collection, a manufacturer of medium high end home furnishings, and president and CEO of Ambassador Jet Center, a full-service fixed-based operator located at Dallas Executive Airport. He is also a board member of Angel Flight South Central. Moussa received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.
Col. Omar A. Perea of El Paso is Chief of Innovation and Prototyping for Operations Locations, El Paso and College Station, Texas, and the Individual Mobilization Augmentee for the Program Executive Officer for Battle Management Command, Control and Communications, Space Systems Command for the U.S. Space Force. Previously, he was the deputy director of the Warfighting Integration Office, Space Systems Command, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Prior to this, he was Commander, 19 Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, where he led a 118-member squadron in operating and modernizing the nation’s Global Position System satellite constellation. He commissioned from Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in 2002. He has served in a variety of operations, planning and training leadership positions within the Air Force, Space Force, and the Reserve. His assignments include Congressional Liaison, Deputy Operations Group Commander, Strategy Plans Deputy Division Chief, Air Operations Center/Joint Space Operations Center Battle Watch Commander, Satellite Operations Instructor, Satellite Vehicle Command and Control Operator, and Satellite Vehicle Engineering Officer.
Summer Webb of Valentine is the Deputy Director of Launch Site One and the Government Relations Director for the State of Texas for Blue Origin. She is the Mayor of Valentine, a representative for rural communities to the Rio Grande Council of Governments and a member of the West of the Pecos Texas Cattlewoman. Webb received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy from The University of Texas at El Paso.