Amanda Scheffler
Misty Blues Skydiving Team
Amanda’s aviation interest began at 18 after talking to her mom about how boring her life was. Working 2 jobs and going to college, she needed to do something to spice up her life, like skydive! Her mother responded with “What?! Don’t you dare!” That’s when she walked over to the phone and booked her first skydive that weekend. She has been skydiving ever since. Amanda got her Skydiving Coach rating in 2001, became a senior parachute rigger with chest, back and seat ratings in 2005, and got her PRO rating in 2009. During her time skydiving she met Cindy Irish, who owned the Misty Blues All Woman Skydiving Team, and Amanda expressed her interest in performing skydiving demonstrations. After some training Cindy invited her to perform at the 2008 Vectron Dayton Air Show. In 2013 Amanda took over ownership of the Misty Blues. In Amanda’s personal life she has worked as a welder since the age of 16. She is a Journeyman Plumber/Pipefitter, a Certified Welding Inspector and currently teaches welding and fabrication at a community college. She has completed 4 college degrees and has 3 other degrees in progress.

Bill Wagner
Niagara Military Affairs Council

Bill is a lifelong resident of New York's Buffalo-Niagara Falls area. He graduated from college with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, while playing ice hockey. His hockey career reached a peak of semi-professional, and continued as a youth coach for 12 years achieving several State and a National Championship title. Bill is currently President of Wagner Management LLC  and offers his expertise to other local community Boards. Bill's life-long interest in aviation and 20th century military history has influenced his extracurricular interests, including graduating from the Niagara Military Affairs Council Commanders Program, serving as Vice Chairman of NIMAC, and serving as Civilian Chairman of Thunder of Niagara Air Show. Bill is the proud son of a former USAF Reservist from the 914th Tactical Dispensary and father of a current USAF Reservist 914th Security Forces.

Al Clark
Line Crew Chief at Waterloo Warbirds

Al’s fascination with airplanes started, like many, at a very young age and has continued through to today with his efforts to attend multiple airshows in Canada and the United States, NECAS conferences, ICAS conferences and ultimately to lead the ground crew of an active jet team within the airshow industry. His efforts have been well-recognized by colleagues and industry members alike, earning Al a strong reputation for his professionalism, consideration, and approach to safety in all aspects of aviation.

 The weekends may be filled with airplanes; but in the reality of the work week Al holds a leadership role as Chief Storesman in a London, Ontario-based corporation.  This role reflects Al’s inherent ability to lead people, strategize and plan actions required to achieve established goals, organize and prioritize tasks, provide clear communication of expectations, manage cost centres; and inspire team success. His 32-year tenure with the same company is a testament to key attributes of Al’s character. A character that his peers and colleagues have come to trust and depend upon. Consistently going above and beyond to help others; he is straightforward, decisive, reliable, effective, trustworthy and honest.

Al began volunteering with a jet Museum in 2007, also based in London, Ontario, which in-turn lead to an invitation to build a volunteer maintenance and ground crew from the starting blocks, for Waterloo Warbirds. In the last 6 years, he has led numerous achievements with the team; developed a highly skilled, professional crew of 6 and ceaselessly role-modelled the highest standard of safety in all aspects of the work involved. Al’s time within the airshow industry enabled him to build a strong network across North America and hone his insight into the forward movement of the industry as it works to continue redefining itself in an ever-changing marketplace. He welcomes an opportunity to expand his leadership skills and brings a proven record of rising above, and surpassing, challenges placed in front of him.

Although enjoying the sound of a jet engine tearing by is still the greatest thrill for Al, his passenger experience in the cockpit, maintaining aircraft, commanding the ramp, chasing propellers and tail pipes across numerous events, establishing a gold standard of safety for his own organization, and his experience on both sides of the industry, show production and show performer, combines to provide skills and experience that aligns with the needs of the NECAS board of directors.

Mike Tryggvason
Canadian Competition Aerobatic and Airshow Pilot

Mike Tryggvason has been a member of NECAS since 2010 and a member of the board since 2019. Mike is a Canadian pilot and began his airshow flying career in 2011- first in a Pitts Special, then transitioning to high performance monoplanes. He specializes in high energy, maximum performance aerobatic displays and is an active competitor in the North American aerobatic competition community. A professional pilot by trade, Mike also holds a BESC in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario. His past experience includes work in aerospace engineering research and development, flight operations at a regional airline as a Training Captain, and most recently, major airline flight operations as a line pilot, Level D simulator instructor & Human Factors/ CRM instructor. After his start in aerobatics in 2006 with a Pitts Special S2A, Mike worked with coaching legend Sergei Boriak and began flying formal competition aerobatics in 2009, going on to compete at the US National Aerobatic Championships in 2014 and 2017. He began flying the Giles 202 in 2012, and has been flying airshows and competitions in it from Abbotsford to Oshkosh to Bagotville in the years since. His passion is showcasing precision, high energy aerobatics to the aviation community across the continent and sharing his experience with fellow aviators to help them achieve their goals. Mike now considers it a privilege to have the opportunity to give back to the NECAS family by sharing his time and expertise to support the group and its members."

Todd Cameron
Air Boss/Oncore Aviation, LLC

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