Fri, Jul 14, 2006
Say Hello To Annette Kurman And Mark Sletten!
With the final days before the official start to EAA AirVenture
2006 counting down all too rapidly... and, not quickly enough...
ANN's senior staff is all-too-aware of the Herculean task ahead of
us in reporting EVERYTHING that's news at The World's Greatest
Aviation Celebration.
Fortunately, this year we'll have some help... and some really
GREAT help at that. As we've already told you, Aero-News is
bringing its largest staff EVER to AirVenture this year... and over
the next several days, we thought we'd take the time to introduce
you to the staff members -- both full-time, as well as our
"stringers" -- who will be bringing our readers and listeners all
the news that's fit to pixilate from Oshkosh this year.
And now, without further adieu...
Annette Kurman
Recognized by the New Hampshire Press Association for excellence
in journalism, Annette is spending her "summer break" from her
full-time job as Public Relations Director for Daniel Webster
College to work for Aero-News in Oshkosh.
Annette is a graduate of Temple University with a Bachelor's
degree in journalism, as well as the winner of the William Randolph
Hearst "Spot News" contest. She has worked in the aviation industry
for three years.
Mark Sletten
Mark Sletten is a 20-year USAF veteran. He retired as a Senior
Master Sergeant (E-8) after a flying backwards for 5000 hours -- as
a KC-135 In-flight Refueling Specialist (Boom Operator)! He had the
opportunity to refuel every air refueling (AR)-capable receiver in
the USAF inventory including the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117
Nighthawk and the B-2 Spirit. He successfully completed over 50
combat AR missions in and around Iraq and Bosnia during Operations
Desert Storm and Allied Force. His military decorations include the
Meritorious Service Medal and three Air Medals.
Since retirement from the USAF Mark has worked for FlightSafety
Services Corporation at Scott AFB, IL developing and maintaining
classroom and simulator courseware in support of KC-135E pilot
training for the Air National Guard. He has a Bachelor's Degree
from Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale, and is a 1000-hour
pilot. Along with his wife, Lisa, Mark owns an AA-5 Traveler -- and
he spends the majority of his free time cleaning epoxy off his
hands and scratching his head trying to interpret the well-written
construction manual for a Lancair Legacy FG kitplane.
Stay tuned as we introduce more of our stringers and staffers in
days to come!
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