President – Jennifer Garcia Vice President – Peter Cuneo* Treasurer – Dick Rice Education – Peg Billson Flying Events – Doug Gantt Ways & Means – Chani Kaibetoney* Crew Development – Sue Palmer *1 year terms* Thank you to all who stepped up and volunteered to run for a seat. We received 263 ballots, 5 of which were not valid due to…
President Nominee Bios Jennifer Garcia I am, Jennifer Garcia, born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. I attended Sandia High School and have a degree in Interior Architecture and Design. I am the current Associate Event Director for Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, whom I have worked for the last 8+ years. I didn’t start with pilots,…
Balloon Fiesta Safety Seminar The AAAA Education Committee organizes and presents a 4 hour safety seminar each year at Balloon Fiesta. With speakers from all over the world and topics that are extremely timely to the ballooning community, this seminar, held on the Tuesday afternoon of Balloon Fiesta week, is always well attended. Make plans…
We have 3 landowners with some serious complaints about low flying balloons. They have reached out to Rainbow Ryders, City Council members, the FAA, and AIBF. We are recommending you give these three areas 1,000+ feet clearance. A KMZ file with the locations can be downloaded at this url, https://hotairballooning.org/download/aaaa-2019-pzs/?wpdmdl=4404&masterkey=5d674e87c76df Neighborhood just north of Mariposa…
Voting Results for AAAA Board Positions Vice President – Jennifer Garcia Secretary – Sue Oldenburg Special Events Chair – Katie Heffron Community Relations Chair – Jason Burns Ways & Means Chair – Madison Rumbaugh Voting Results for Membership Questions How would you prefer to receive your membership roster? Paper — 82 Digital — 106 Both — 69 If offered,…
