2026 AIAA Election Results for AIAA Council of Directors
AIAA has announced the results of its recent 2026 elections. The newly elected AIAA officials will take office in May.
Integration and Outreach Activities Division
Director – International Activities Group
Luisella Giulicchi, European Space Agency
Director-Elect – Young Professional Group
Stephen Clark, The Boeing Company
Regional Engagement Activities Division
Director – Region I
Kyle Zittle, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Director – Region II
Chris Crumbly, Auburn University
Director – Region VII
Björn Nagel, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Technical Activities Division
Director – Aircraft Technology, Integration & Operations Group
Gabriele Enea, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Director – Space and Missiles Group
Stephen Blanchette Jr., The Aerospace Corporation
New Board of Trustees and Council of Directors Positions Filled
In January the Council of Directors elected three new Members–At-Large who will begin their three-year term in May.
Danielle Curcio, RTX
Dimitri Mavris, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sabrina Steele, The Aerospace Corporation
In February, the Board of Trustees elected Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin Space, as Treasurer-Elect.
In December the Regional Engagement Activities Division (READ) elected Jim Guglielmo, The Boeing Company, as READ Chief. In January, the Technical Activities Division (TAD) elected Richard Mange, Ph.D., Lockheed Martin, as TAD Chief. They will begin their three-year term in May.
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