Leadership
PMOPA Board of Directors
John Walters, President
Tom Arnold, Vice President
Don Kukla, Secretary/Treasurer
S. John Granmayeh, Past President
Manny Casiano, ex-officio; Chair of PMOPA SEF
Kim Coryat, At-large
Steve Nunn, At-large
Ryan Oltman, At-large
Victor Rivas, At-large
Mike Nichols, CAM, CAE, ex-officio; PMOPA CEO
PMOPA Executive Staff
Mike Nichols, CAM, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Nichols is the Chief Executive Officer of the Piper M-Class Owners & Pilots Association (PMOPA) representing the interests of owners and pilots worldwide who fly Piper PA-46 derivative (Malibu, Mirage, Matrix, Meridian, M-Class, and JetPROP) aircraft. He also serves on the board of directors of Volato, a fractional aircraft program, charter operator, and aircraft management company, and on the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Governing Board, chairing its marketing committee.
Nichols is the founder and principle of an aviation and business strategy consultancy, Flieger Strategies, LLC, and was a senior executive at NBAA where he worked for 18 years. During his tenure at NBAA, Nichols advocated for the business aviation industry on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule making committees, effectively preventing the implementation of onerous regulations while facilitating those that enhance safety and operations; directed federal and state aviation tax policy and education initiatives; successfully lobbied state revenue agencies, IRS, Department of Treasury and the U.S. Congress for fair taxation treatment of ownership/operation of business aircraft; generated significant growth in NBAA’s conferences and seminars and regional forums lines of business; and led the team that produced ABACE - the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition - an annual business aviation trade show in Shanghai, China. Along with other forward-thinking initiatives, he created and was the principal author of the NBAA Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation Program which was designed to lead business aviation operations towards environmental sustainability objectives.
A life-long learner, Nichols earned the Certified Aviation Manager (CAM), Certified Association Executive (CAE) and Institute for Organizational Management (IOM) credentials. He is an active instrument-rated private pilot and owns a Grumman Tiger aircraft.
Contact Information:
[email protected]
+1-703-525-5348
PMOPA Committees
Audit & Finance Committee
Don Kukla, Chair
Mike Nichols, Staff Liaison
Tom Arnold
Michael Bentham
Kevin Jennings
Nicholas Theyer
John Walters, ex-officio
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Editorial Committee
Rob Finfrock, Staff Liaison, Editor, PMOPA Magazine
Deanna Casey
Monty Chicola
Steve Nunn
Valerie Steen
John Walters, ex-officio
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Events Committee
Tom Arnold, Chair
Mike Nichols, Staff Liaison
Heather Cannon, Auction
Ron Johnson, Airport Logistics
Bob Luhrs, Regional Events Program and Agenda
Jacob Meyer, Airport Logistics + Pilot Briefing
Steve Nunn, Maxcraft Canada, Exhibitor Experience
Chuck Olsen, Program and Agenda
Paul Rekieta, Data
Chris Savage, Meeting Planner
Doug Steen, First Timer Mentorship Program
Barbara Walters, Companion Activities
John Walters, ex-officio
Kathy Yeater, Golf Tournament
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Safety Committee
Kim Coryat, Chair
Mike Nichols, Staff Liaison
Bill Archer, Training Lead
Ferenc Csatlós,
Gary Harland, SMS Lead
David McVinnie
Ryan Oltman, FDM Lead
Victor Rivas
Mark Spitzer, QRH Lead
Edwin Trautman
John Walters, ex-officio
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Web & IT Committee
Jason Gilbert, Chair
Mike Nichols, Staff Liaison
Ryan Oltman
Paul Rekieta
Mark Snead
Dan Stevens
John Walters, ex-officio
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