Leadership
Joe LaRue, President
Prairie Air
Elbow Lake, Minn
Bio coming soon!
Mark Schwichtenberg, Vice President
St. Cloud Aviation
St. Cloud, Minn
Bio coming soon!
Nancy Grazzini-Olson, Treasurer
Thunderbird Aviation
Eden Prairie/Crystal, Minn
Bio coming soon!
Kreg Anderson, Secretary
Alexandria Aviation
Alexandria, Minn
Kreg Anderson is the Airport Manager for the City of Alexandria, as well as the Chief Flight Instructor for Alexandria Aviation and long time airport bum. Kreg is a native of Alexandria, graduating high school in 2013. He attended the University of North Dakota where he majored in Aviation Management, graduating in 2016. Kreg has been working at Alexandria Aviation since he was 16. Outside of work, he often flies for fun in his Bellanca Cruisemaster or Aeronca Champ and is an avid EAA Oshkosh attendee.
Mark Nelson
Hawk Aviation
Rush City, Minn
Bio coming soon!
Dave Weiman
Midwest Flyer Magazine
Oregon, Wisc
Dave Weiman has served on the MATA Board of Directors for many years in a variety of capacities. He and his wife, Peggy, founded Wisconsin Flyer magazine in 1978, renamed the publication Midwest Flyer Magazine in 1980, and expanded the area served from one to 12 Midwestern states. Dave holds degrees from Metropolitan State College-Minneapolis (ALA), the University of Minnesota (BA), and the University of Wisconsin (MS). Dave was on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin in extension education prior to starting Midwest Flyer Magazine. He learned to fly in 1971 at Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, and holds a Private Pilot Certificate (Land & Sea), an Instrument Rating, and high altitude, complex gear and tailwheel endorsements. Dave owns a Cessna 182 Skylane.
Joe Birkemeyer
NorthPoint Aviation
Bio coming soon!
Tracie Walter
Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc.
Bemidji, Minn
Bio coming soon!
Tyler Brimmer
Klick Brimmer PLLC
Excelsior, Minn
Bio coming soon!
Gene DePalma
Executive Director
Bio coming soon!