Vice President, Operations & Regulatory Affairs, YCD
Don holds an MBA from Vancouver Island University, an honours degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, and is an accredited airport executive with IAAE Canada. Prior to joining the senior management team at the Nanaimo Airport, he was an Airport Manager in the Kootenay’s, Production Manager at an approved maintenance organization in Muskoka, and earned his commercial pilot licence in London. Don is pursuing his passion for innovation and sustainability in the aviation industry and leads the development and implementation of policies and programs that support environmental management, decarbonization, and advanced air mobility. He currently serves on several local, provincial, national, and international airport operations and environment committee.