2021-22 Events
The following are the meetings and events of 2021 and 2022.
Our 2021 - 2022 Calendar
| July 2021 | Central Ohio Aviation Golf Outing Cancelled Due to COVID Pandemic |
| November 17th 2021 | 2021 COPAMA Board Meeting |
| March 15, 2022 | 2022 Maintenance Symposium Held at Eastland Career Center |
| November 30th 2022 | 2022 COPAMA Board Meeting |
2021 Events
COPAMA Board meeting Nov 17, 2021
The Board of Directors met for the annual meeting to discuss the business of the chapter and elect officers for 2022. Topics included Scholarship Fund and Awardees, Potential 2022 Maintenance Symposium, changes of personnel at CSCC AMT Bolton and future of our COPAMA organization. Please click on the link above to view the minutes of the meeting.
Our officers for 2022 will be..
President - Charles Jenkins
Vice President - Jeff Gruber
Secretary - Gene Sprang
Treasurer - Earl Redmond
The other returning board members are Steve Brown, Lowell Dowler and Joe Lippert.
2022 Events
2022 Board of Directors Meeting and 2023 Officers
On Wednsday November 30th, the Board met at the home of Treasurer Earl Redmond to establish plans for 2023 and install new members to the Board. We also discussed future plans for the Association and elect new officers.
Four members of the Board, Jeff Gruber, Gene Sprang, Earl Redmond and Lowell Dowler, were up for re-election. Gene and Lowell will remain on the board for a two year period.
Jeff Gruber had previously left the board for a position with the FAA in Cincinnati and Christopher Deem of CSCC Aviation Maintenance Technology became a full member after filling in as interim for Jeff.
Earl Redmond leaves the board due to health reasons and we thank him for his long service as board member since 2010 and Treasurer since 2012. We wish him and his wife Carol good luck in the future as he continues his recovery.
Bill Otte, Regional Manager for Duncan Aviation has joined the board and Lowell Dowler will take over the Treasurers postion vacated by Earl's leaving. Thank you Bill for your willingness to volunteer and your future input on decisions we make.
2022 Board Meeting Minutes submitted by Secretary Gene Sprang.
The 2023 Officers and Board of Directors will be...
| President | Charles Jenkins |
| Vice President | Christopher Deem |
| Secretary | Gene Sprang |
| Treasurer | Lowell Dowler |
| Board Members | Steve Brown, Joe Lippert and Bill Otte |
Jeff Gruber accepts FAA position at Cincinnati FSDO
Congratulations and good luck to Jeff as he leaves his teaching position at Columbus State AMT facility at Bolton Field and joins FSDO GL05 as an Aviation Safety Inspector. He resigned his position as Vice President and Board Member of COPAMA effective April 5th 2022.
In his letter to the board he stated "It has been a good journey with you all and I am proud to have been associated with this group. I will continue to support the organization within the capacity I can." He and his family will remain in the Columbus area for the present time.
We wish him and his family well as they start this new chapter in his aviation career. He has been a member of COPAMA, Board Member, Vice President and Golf and Holiday Dinner Chairman over the 20 years of the organizations existance.
Upon notice of his leaving, the Board moved to enact Article IV - OFFICERS, Section 2 - Vacancies of the COPAMA By-Laws that allows the Board to fill his postion for the rest of his term which ends November of this year.
Christopher Deem, CSCC Aviation Instructor, has agreed to coordinate distribution of scholarship funds to CSCC student recipients in place of Jeff. He has been chosen and accepted the Boards request to complete Jeff's term on the board. This wiil maintain a CSCC Instructor on the Board after Jeffs departure and Gene Sprangs retirement.
The Board welcomes Mr. Deem aboard and looks forward to his input and participation in COPAMA's future decisions! The Board will soon decide who will fill the vacated VP position.
2022 Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium
March 15th was a beautiful day for the return of this years Maintenace Symposium. Hundreds were in attendance and we're collecting final figures to update the website. We also will announce the donation figures to the two scholarship funds. Please click on the link above for the final details!
FAA Awards $5 Million Grant Money!
The FAA awarded $5 million in grants to develop a diverse talent pool of aviation maintenance technicians. The Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grants were awarded to organizations that will teach technical skills and prepare participants to pursue aviation maintenance careers. “A career as an aviation maintenance technician opens a wide world of opportunity. These grants will allow us to reach and support individuals who may not have had the chance to pursue this exciting career before,” said FAA Deputy Administrator A. Bradley Mims.
Grantees can use the funds to establish new educational programs; provide scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry; conduct outreach about careers in the aviation maintenance industry to primary, secondary, and post-secondary school students; and support educational opportunities related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged areas.
Visit the FAA website for additional details about the grant recipients.
This page was last updated on 12/03/24.
