experience matters
Meet the Training Department
GAG's Training Department consists of 5 captains and 3 CFI’s, including both wing & rotorcraft experts with over 100 years of industry experience. Our Chief Flight Training Director is a certified flight instructor and former FAA examiner & safety inspector with over 55 years of experience and over 45,000 hours flown.
advanced air mobility committee
GAG's AAM Committee is comprised of community leaders and individuals with a vested interest in bringing AAM services to our communities. The Committee is led by Chair Louis A. Elisa, II.
An Elector to the Massachusetts Electoral College, Louis A. Elisa served as the Executive Secretary of the Seaport Advisory Council, Director of Port Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, from 2007-2015. Before being tapped by Governor Patrick, Louis served as a Special Assistant and advisor to Boston City Councilor, Charles C. Yancey. Prior to the City Council, Louis served as a Presidential Appointee, Senior Executive Service (SES) of the federal government, as Region 1 Director for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He oversaw the federal efforts in response to emergency disaster preparedness. In recognition of his achievements as Director, he was appointed the United States Permanent Representative to the Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee (SCEPC), North Atlantic Council and Advisor for Civil Emergency Planning (CEP) to the U.S. Ambassador at NATO, Brussels Belgium. As U.S. Representative he served as the expert to the Civil Protection Committee (CPC). In addition he was Liaisons and coordinator for Civil Emergency programs and policies for the United States in the eighteen member and the forty-five partner nations making up the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC). Elisa traveled and spoke at Universities and forums throughout Europe and Africa; providing logistical support and training for disasters and emergencies in Turkey, Macedonia, Hungary, Albania and other areas throughout Eastern and Western Europe.
A resident of Boston for more than 48 years, he worked in the private and public sector in various administrative and
management capacities. Mr. Elisa has been active in local, state and national politics more than 40 years. He served in critical leadership position in eight Democratic National Conventions and managed critical field operations in five National Presidential campaigns, three gubernatorial campaigns, four major Senate races and six mayoral races. He served 17 years in the Executive Office of Environmental Affair; Administrator in the Coastal
Zone Management (CZM) program and Special Assistant to the Secretary for Policy; Minority Business Development and
Environmental Justice. An active participant and supporter of public education and community empowerment, Mr. Elisa
served on numerous boards and committee's, the Metropolitan Health Planning Council of Greater Boston, Boston
Zoological Society, former Chairman Roxbury Defenders Committee Board, President Garrison-Trotter Neighborhood
Association and the Greater Roxbury Development Corporation. A founding member, Franklin Park Coalition he helped spear head the restoration of Franklin Park. As a Trustee of Boston State Hospital, he organized support to preserve it for community use and revitalization. He was a founding member of the Environmental Diversity Forum.
During his tenure as President of the Boston Branch NAACP Louis shepherd a number of positive projects aimed at
improving the quality of life and education in the City of Boston including the selection of School Superintendent Dr. Lois
Harrison-Jones, Louis fought for equity in the hiring and promotion of police and firemen as well as an end to the second
mortgage housing scam and fairness in public housing. Promoted the development of a successful ACTSO program within the Branch and energized the veteran’s, senior’s and court clinic programs He worked with the business and private sectors
of the city to bring about opportunities for equity access and meaningful change in areas where there was conflict and
established multicultural coalitions to assure effective civil rights enforcement of voter participation and protection.
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