Mark Sterns, President, has served as chief executive for three different FAA-approved simulator training centers, including the original Boeing 737 type rating company in the US. In addition to his management of training companies, he has actively marketed Flight Training Devices (FTD) and simulators, placing cockpit systems simulators with United Airlines and a major university aviation department. He was the incorporator and director of a US FAR 135 airline and has served as chief executive officer at several US companies ranging to sixteen million in revenues. He holds a magna cum laude bachelors and masters degree in business, while serving as student association president of an active student body of 5,000 and has served as business manager of an ABA-approved law school and law firm.

Joe Poore, Chairman, with more than forty years in aviation has served for twenty-six years in the aerospace manufacturing industry, specializing in operations management. He has served as program manager for programs ranging to $500 million in size. Mr. Poore has extensive experience in the disciplines of scheduling, budgeting, strategic planning, and logistics support. Moreover, he has acted as the primary contact for a major aerospace company with the US Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and FMS programs. Mr. Poore has “hands-on” experience with managing the lease and resale of a fleet of more than 200 aircraft, contract management, parts production and procurement, inventory analysis, and customer support.

Carolyn Armstrong, Office Manager, has served at Higher Power Aviation in this role since 1997. Previously, she worked for twenty-one years as the Office Manager for a Part 141 Flight School providing private training through Airline Transport Pilot training to both international and domestic students. She participated in long range strategic planning, including three-year budget/forecast development, and also served as the primary liaison with the FAA, including administration and oversight of FAA Written Examinations. Carolyn has extensive experience in FAA licensing, Veterans Administration (VA) programs, accounting, marketing and administrative functions, and has been recognized by the FAA and the VA for numerous unblemished audits of departments under her supervision.

Gail Wulff-Hart, Manager of Scheduling and Marketing, has worked extensively in aviation training for over twenty-five years. Her first venture in aviation involved founding a FAA Part 141 training facility. She has served as the Operations Manager at multiple training schools, and further co-founded a computer software training school. Gail also previously served as Director of Student Services, providing flexible scheduling and operational solutions to students with varied needs. She joined Higher Power Aviation in 1999 and is widely known in the aviation training community for her creativity, service and problem-solving capabilities. Gail manages relationships with instructors, students, regulators, customers, vendors, scheduling and marketing staff. Her team pioneered Workforce Investment Act funding for pilot training.