Our Board of Directors
Silvia Bianchi
Chair
Silvia Bianchi is the Director of Aircraft Architecture at Deutsche Aircraft, based in Munich, Germany. Silvia’s passion for Aerospace has led to a truly global career, gaining professional experience in Canada, the USA, Italy, South Africa, and Japan. With a strong focus on leading multinational aerospace product development teams,
Silvia worked for companies such as Ferrari, Mitsubishi and Bombardier. Notable products include the Ferrari Enzo, the award-winning Diamond DA42, Bombardier Global 7500.
Sajedah Rustom
Vice Chair
Sajedah is an accomplished executive with global strategy, business transformation and operations leadership across Aerospace, Technology, HR, and Marketing domains, including product design, sales, delivery, and customer experience.
With twenty years’ proficiency across commercial and business aviation, Sajedah was responsible for the design and management of the Q400, CRJ and CSeries cost-by-hour programs, as well as component reliability, asset management and supply chain across Bombardier commercial aviation.
Nancy Barber
President, Governance & Strategy
Nancy Barber is a senior aerospace executive with over 25 years of leadership in operations, supply chain, and program management. She has played a pivotal role in large-scale, clean-sheet commercial and business aircraft programs, driving innovation and execution at the highest levels. As the founder of Barber Complete Consultancy Inc., Nancy provides strategic guidance in leadership development, mergers & acquisitions, commercial and product strategy, and business development.
Jenn Gebel
Secretary & Treasurer
She has several educational accomplishments including an Excellence in Organizational Leadership Certificate from University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management along with several other Leadership Certificates through accredited Universities and a Diploma in Business from Seneca College
Sabrina Gomez Vila
Marketing & Social Media
Anesha Mohammed
Fundraising
As a results-focused leader and advocate for the people, Anesha motivates and inspires the teams, even under demanding deadlines. Her strategic management skills drive performance improvements and align with business objectives.
Stella Filippatos
Director at Large
Stella Filippatos is currently Director, Program Management, Electrical Aircraft where she leads the development of the CAE electric aircraft program, developing an STC for a Piper Archer conversion to electric propulsion.
In this role, Stella is responsible for leading CAE’s cross-functional internal teams as well as managing the external electric aircraft partnerships and suppliers.
A veteran in aerospace program development, Stella holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, as well as an MBA from Concordia University.
Lindsey Chapman
Director at Large
Lindsey is a Sales Executive at NVIDIA where she supports strategic growth across manufacturing, robotics, retail, aviation, and aerospace sectors. With over 20+ years experience in technology Sales, she collaborates with Canadian organizations to harness the power of AI and accelerated computing, helping drive innovation and transformation across industries.
Joyce El Helou
Director at Large
Rachel Jenkins
Director at Large