Jon Ash, President, InterVISTAS-ga2 As President, InterVISTAS-ga2, Mr. Ash advises airlines, airports, governments, and other clients on strategic economic and international trade issues. He also serves as an expert for clients in legal and quasi-judicial proceedings. Prior to entering consulting, he was with TWA for 18 years serving in various positions including Staff V.P. for Financial Planning & Analysis, and Corporate V.P., Government & International Affairs. Mr. Ash has BA and MBA degrees from Michigan State University. Gerry Bruno, President & CEO InterVISTAS Consulting Inc., Chairman, InterVISTAS-ga2 Consulting, Inc. One of North America’s most respected transportation and tourism executives,  Mr. Bruno has pioneered new approaches to strategic market development. He was at the forefront of the vision to develop the Vancouver International Airport into a major Asia-Pacific Gateway and played a key role in advancing new policy, facilitation and security initiatives such as Canada-U.S. Open Skies, In-Transit Pre-clearance and Transit Without Visa. Mr. Bruno is executive director of the Coordinated Clearance Coalition, and Chairman of InterVISTAS-ga2 Consulting, Inc. Steve Martin, Senior Vice President, Government Relations & Policy Analysis Mr. Martin has over 20 years experience with the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office.  He served as GAO Assistant Director for Airline Competition and Financial Health where he led evaluations of the effects of mergers and alliances, liberalizing transatlantic air service, reservation systems, air carrier bankruptcy and pension problems, and changes in air service to smaller communities.  He also worked on major investigations in telecommunications, infrastructure and public-private partnerships. Mike Tretheway, Executive Vice President Dr. Tretheway is widely considered as a leading transportation economist and has served as an expert witness and advisor to governments, airlines, airports, ports and railways in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and before the European Commission. He earned a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin and served for 14 years as Associate Professor of Transportation & Logistics at the University of British Columbia.  Paul Ouimet, Executive Vice President  Mr. Ouimet has 25 years experience in marketing, policy and economic development in transportation and tourism. He has worked with many port, airport and tourism clients in North America and the Caribbean to develop strategic plans and marketing programs. He has also worked on business plans for new ventures in several industries. He was previously Vice President of WESTAC, a highly respected association of business, government and labor leaders.  Solomon Wong, Senior Vice President, Borders, Security & Planning Mr. Wong has served as a consultant to government agencies and facility operators on transportation planning, security and border facilitation issues. For clients, he specializes in the integration of new processes and technologies to passenger and goods processing. Mr. Wong is also active in the community on several Boards and advisory groups related to transportation planning and immigration/settlement issues. He holds a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Toronto. Joseph O’Gorman, Executive Consultant Mr. O’Gorman has 35 years experience with the U.S. Customs Service/ Customs and Border Protection, including as Director, Preclearance, responsible for Canadian and overseas locations for customs and immigration inspections of flights destined for the U.S. He also served as National Program Manager for Land Border Passenger Processing. From 2003 to 2005 he was responsible for the merger of key functions to accommodate new ways of processing international passengers when the Customs and Immigration and Naturalization Services were merged into Customs and Border Protection. Henry Ristic, Regional Vice President, Passenger and Cargo Facilitation, Chicago Mr. Ristic has over 30 years experience with the U.S. Customs Service, including a position as Regional Director where he was responsible for managing and directing the Pre-clearance Program for over seven million passengers annually at six gateway airports. He also possesses extensive experience with other government agencies in the U.S. and has played key roles in advancing a number of passenger facilitation processes involving both airport and cruise operations.  Nigel Brownlow, Vice President, Commercial Intelligence Mr. Brownlow has over 20 years airline and aviation experience in financial control, fleet and network planning, market and schedule development, revenue management, distribution systems development, and traffic forecasting. He has designed advance airline and airport business models and has developed a revenue management system appropriate for contemporary airline fare structures. Mr. Brownlow leads the development of the InterVISTAS revenue management product and is active in the fleet and network planning services. He formerly held positions as manager product development with Air Canada, senior revenue management consultant with Aeronomics Incorporated, and President, Sherpa Decision Systems Incorporated. Mark Haneke, Vice President, Network and Strategic Planning Mr. Haneke has over 15 years experience in airline industry planning, marketing and financial analysis. Prior to joining InterVISTAS, he held management positions with American Airlines, Lufthansa, Swissair and Swiss International Air Lines in the areas of alliances, strategic planning, market and network analysis and revenue management. Mr. Haneke holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas, Arlington and an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Rob Beynon, Vice President, Development Economics Mr. Beynon has a Masters Degree specializing in Japan-North America trade relationships. In addition to work assignments in Japan and Australia, he has worked for the International Commerce Centre and established Canada’s first Foreign Trade Zone. With 15 years experience working with companies in the aviation, rail and marine industries, he has specialized expertise in intermodal cargo, community economic development, regional airport development, FTZ marketing and economic impact assessment. Michael Morstein, Director, Route Planning & Analysis  With over 30 years experience in the aviation industry, Mr. Morstein oversees the development of strategic plans and air service development programs for a number of clients. Before joining InterVISTAS, he worked with British Aerospace plc as Marketing Projects Manager and Manager of Business Analysis, as well as with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Civil Aeronautics Board. Mr. Morstein holds a BS degree in Business with a major in transportation from the University of Maryland. Howard Mann, Director, Policy and Market Analysis Mr. Mann is a specialist in passenger/border/security facilitation, government policy, and air service development. Mr. Mann has served as a key liaison for clients on government policies including U.S. passport/visa, CBP & DOT proposed regulations, and US-VISIT.  Prior to joining InterVISTAS, he served with ACI-NA, where he worked extensively on bilateral air service policy, passenger facilitation, and domestic air service. He has a joint degree in Business Administration and History.  Frank Knott, Executive Consultant Mr. Knott is an Executive Consultant to InterVISTAS and President of ViTAL Economy, which partners with communities to design and implement strategies that transform regional economies and expand markets. He supports InterVISTAS initiatives in both the U.S. and Canada. ViTAL Economy has been engaged in 43 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and two Australian states, and several of its initiatives have been recognized as best practice models for sustainable transformation of regional economies.  Debbie Homonai, Manager, Administrative Services Ms. Homonai has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management. She managed bookkeeping and office functions for over 50 clients with a concentration of accounts in the hospitality, construction, legal and medical industries. Her primary accounting focus has been on corporate tax and payroll functions for multi-state entities. Additionally she specialized in providing customized training and consultation to small businesses. Ms. Homonai is a member of the AICPA.  Janice Bruno, Corporate Services Manager Ms. Bruno has extensive experience in corporate services. She has been responsible for administering employee share purchase plans, coordinating legal support from external legal council in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom, and administering payroll and benefits programs for U.S., Canadian and international operations. She has also been actively involved in integrating payroll and benefits administration programs across companies, developing policy and procedures manuals and coordinating corporate filings and compliance in a variety of jurisdictions.