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The 7 member State Aviation Board advises the Oregon Department of Aviation on policy issues, develops recommendations on key aviation issues and provides guidance to ODAV.

The State Aviation Board has seven members who are appointed by the Governor. Each member of the board represents aviation and community interests from the public and private sectors statewide. The board also provides recommendations for programs such as Connect Oregon.


State Aviation Board Members

Chair
Cathryn Stephens

Cathryn Stephens, A.A.E. is the Airport Director for the Eugene Airport in Oregon. An Accredited Airport Executive, Cathryn serves on the American Association of Airport Executives Board of Directors and as chair of the AAAE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

For the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Cathryn has participated on several Airport Cooperative Research Program panels, and currently serves as a member of the ACRP Oversight Committee.

She is past president of the Northwest Chapter of AAAE and of the Oregon Airport Management Association. She has also served on the Oregon Department of Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

Cathryn holds a courtesy faculty appointment at Oregon State University, co-teaching Airport Planning and Design, a graduate level course for the Civil Engineering Department. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Technical Journalism from OSU and a Master of Science in Applied Information Management from the University of Oregon.

Cathryn is a member of the Travel Lane County Board of Directors and the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Commission. She serves on the planning committees for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials and the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022​

Vice Chair
Stephen Nagy



Cathryn Stephens

Board Chair
Term: 2023 - 2027

Steve Nagy

Board Vice Chair
Term: 2022 - 2026

Bill Graupp

Board Member
Term: 2024 - 2028

Sarah Lucas

Board Member
Term: 2022 - 2026

Jim Knight

Board Member
Term: 2023 - 2026

Brian Prange

Board Member
Term: 2024 - 2028

Jeffrey Pricher

Board Member
Term: 2023 - 2027