Contact

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Address/Phone Numbers

Air Zoo
6151 Portage Road
Portage, MI 49002
269.382.6555
866.524.7966 (toll-free)

Leadership Team

Troy Thrash, President & CEO
    Leads and oversees all operations of the Air Zoo.

Michael Martin , Director of Experience & Education
    Leads the Air Zoo's Guest Experience, Events, Fly Buy, and Education teams. 

Nikki Statler, Director of Marketing & Development
    Leads the Air Zoo's Development, Marketing, and Membership teams. 

David Ullrey, Director of Finance
    Leads all aspects of the Air Zoo's Finance functions including reporting, budgeting, and business planning.

Matt Langlois,  Director of Operations & Collections
    Leads the Air Zoo's Operations, Collections, Exhibits and IT teams. 

Amy Mulhall, Director of Human Resources
    Leads the Human Resources team and all things related to staff and volunteers.

Group & Events Department

Responsible for school, group and special event bookings.
General Inquiries
Holly Lee, Group & Events Manager
    Oversees the Group & Events Team and supports events and education programming at the Air Zoo.

Development Department

Rayline Manni, Major Gifts Officer
    Oversees Major and Planned Giving opportunities, and stewards the Air Zoo's P-40 Giving Society.  
Joe Winters, Donor Relations and Grants Manager 
    Oversees Grant-Writing, Donor Relations and the Air Zoo’s Science Inspiration Scholarship Fund.

Education Department

Amy Walker, Education Manager
    Manages the Air Zoo's outstanding Education Department and offerings!
Natalie Shaefer, Education Assistant Manager
    Assists the Education Manager and team and supports program scheduling.
Bridgette Elston, CTE Instructor
    Leads the Aviation Technology course for KRESA's Career & Technical Education (CTE) program.

Air Zoo Experience Specialists

Selena Sanchez-Ramos, HR Generalist/Volunteer Specialist

Michael Lunney, Guest Experience Manager

Jennifer Woodman, Guest Experience Assistant Manager

Paige Smallwood, Membership Manager

April Bryan, Exhibits and Interpretation Manager
Responsible for overseeing exhibit and collections programs.

Ben Page, Manager of Collections
Responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Air Zoo's collections.

Shawn Newton, Flight Innovation Center Operations Manager
Responsible for operations and maintenance of the Flight Innovation Center.

Jason Spotts, Flight Discovery Center Operations Manager and Collections/Exhibits Advising

Jenna Teachout, Fly Buy Retail Manager
Oversees the team and super-cool merchandise in the Fly Buy Museum Store.

Euan Simpson, Digital Content Creator
Responsible for the Air Zoo's social media and digital content.

Greg Ward, Restoration Manager
Responsible for care of the aircraft and restoration facilities.

Seth Welton, Marketing & Communications Manager
Contact for marketing and public relations needs.