Our Board of Directors
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.
Sajedah Rustom
Vice Chair
Sajedah is the Chief Executive Officer of AviaPro Consulting, a global aviation advisory firm supporting airlines, airports, authorities, and industry partners. With more than 25 years of aerospace leadership experience, she specializes in global strategy, business transformation, operations, and customer experience. Her previous executive roles include CEO and Board Director of AJW Technique and senior leadership positions at Bombardier Aerospace.
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.
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
Sabrina is the Head of the Fleet Performance team in Customer Services at Airbus Canada. Her team supports the optimization of the technical and economical performance of the A220 aircraft fleet, formerly known as CSeries. Sabrina also worked at Bombardier Aerospace as a Maintenance Engineering Analyst where she focused on various projects to improve reliability and maintenance costs of the Q400 and CRJ aircraft fleets.
Joyce El Helou
Director at Large
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.
Mike Abbott
Audit Committee
Mike is a Partner at BDO, he is BDOs Defence Sector leader and he leads the Government of Canada account. Mike’s background includes more than 30+ years of experience providing professional services to organizations across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.