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Team Members
Curt Castagna, C.M.
President and CEO
Project Principal
Curt G. Castagna, C.M. has a diverse background and more than 35 years of proven expertise in all aspects of aviation and airport consulting and management services.
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Evelyne Angeles
Industry Expert
Evelyne Angeles is an experienced professional with expertise in business matters and commercial activities.
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Chris Kunze
Industry Expert
Chris Kunze brings vast experience to assist clients with environmental, noise, land use and other related strategic issues. He has managed airports for over 30 years, including the acquisition and re-opening of an ex-military airport for public use general aviation purposes.
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Justin Castagna, C.M., P.M.P.
Operations and Project Manager
Justin Castagna, Operations and Project Manager for Aeroplex Group Partners, LLC, brings high-level experience managing operations and projects at both commercial and general aviation airports.
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Richard Crider, A.A.E.
Industry Expert
Richard Crider, A.A.E., is Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Port San Antonio, situated on 1,900 acres of the former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. This logistics-based industrial platform is home to more than 70 private and public organizations that employ approximately 12,000 workers and generate over $4 billion in annual economic impact.
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John S. Kinney, C.M.
Industry Expert
John S. Kinney, C.M. is Director of Aviation at Aspen Airport, a premier corporate-resort destination airport, where he oversees daily operations, public safety, security and emergency management. He is also responsible for the largest public works development project in the history of Colorado’s Western Slope—during which 90 percent of the existing facility will be replaced or expanded while the airport remains operational.
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Joshua L. Wussick
Industry Expert
Joshua Wussick brings two decades of diverse aviation experience working on complex projects at both commercial and general aviation airports. He has served as a project manager, senior airport planner and environmental specialist at leading architectural and engineering firms across the nation.
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Shawn Schroeder, A.A.E
Industry Expert
Shawn Schroeder is the Assistant Airport Director at Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, where he oversees the day-day operations including airfield safety, maintenance, facilities, security, and capital projects. Schroeder also oversees the capital improvement development program, and all construction activities to ensure compliance with federal, state and local procedures. In addition, he assists in lease negotiations, air service development, and business development.
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Ferdinand F. (Fred) Peña
Industry Expert
Fred Peña has over 40 years of combined airport, airline and aviation leadership experience. He has held various leadership positions with two major air carriers at airports in Hawaii and California. As a station manager he represented his company’s interests and managed their operations; administered multi-disciplined staff, contractors and vendors; and ensured compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.
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Ryan Leick, Ph.D., C.M.
Industry Expert
Dr. Ryan Leick enjoys executing real-world solutions to the challenging aviation environment grounded in a unique and diverse career in industry and higher education. He brings strategic insight from three airlines and front-line operational knowledge acquired training airport professionals during his lifetime in aviation higher education.
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