Wayne Boggs, Air Boss
Wayne Boggs brings more than 40 years of aviation and operational leadership experience across the FAA, U.S. Marine Corps, and the national airshow industry. An internationally recognized Air Boss and ICAS Hall of Fame inductee, Wayne has led flight operations and safety coordination for some of the nation’s premier aviation events, including EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and the Centennial of Flight at Kitty Hawk. With expertise in FAA compliance, airspace coordination, aviation safety, and large-scale event operations, Wayne has supported more than 20 airshows annually throughout his career. His leadership combines operational precision, safety-focused execution, and decades of experience coordinating complex military and civilian aviation environments.
Todd Abrahamson, Operations Chief
Todd Abrahamson brings more than 28 years of aviation leadership and operational management experience across military, commercial, and public event environments. A former United States Navy Strike/Fighter Pilot, Blue Angel, and Navy Installation Commander, Todd combines elite military aviation expertise with executive leadership, business development, and large-scale operational coordination experience. As a commercial pilot and senior operations leader, he has extensive experience managing complex logistics, flight operations, stakeholder coordination, and high-visibility public events. Todd’s leadership style emphasizes professionalism, safety, collaboration, and disciplined execution, helping deliver seamless operations in highly regulated and mission-critical environments.
Kevin Mannix, Air Show Director
Kevin Mannix brings decades of aviation leadership and operational management experience across military, commercial, and public aviation environments. A former U.S. Navy Blue Angels Commander, Air Wing Commander, Top Gun graduate, and Navy Weapons School Instructor, Kevin combines elite military aviation expertise with extensive experience in aviation safety, flight operations, and large-scale airshow coordination. As an ATP-certified aviator and senior aviation leader, he has managed complex operational environments involving performer coordination, stakeholder engagement, and public-facing aviation events. Kevin’s leadership style emphasizes professionalism, safety, precision, and disciplined execution, helping deliver world-class aviation operations in highly regulated and mission-critical environments.
Tim Mahoney, Incident Management & Preparedness Lead
Tim Mahoney brings more than 25 years of emergency management and operational leadership experience supporting complex, high-profile events across federal, state, local, and private-sector environments. As a senior emergency management professional and active fire service command officer, Tim combines expertise in incident command coordination, emergency response planning, and operational contingency management with real-world leadership experience. His background includes crowd safety planning, severe weather operations, multi-jurisdictional communications, and unified command support for mission-critical environments. Tim’s leadership style emphasizes preparedness, situational awareness, and disciplined execution to help ensure safe, efficient, and resilient large-scale operations.
John Schofield, Vendor Public Affairs Officer
John Schofield brings extensive strategic communications and public affairs experience supporting high-visibility organizations, government initiatives, and large-scale public events. As a communications and stakeholder engagement professional, John specializes in media coordination, executive communications, community outreach, and mission-focused public engagement strategies. His background includes supporting complex operational environments requiring message discipline, cross-functional coordination, and public-facing communications leadership. John’s leadership style emphasizes professionalism, responsiveness, and stakeholder alignment, helping deliver clear, coordinated, and mission-driven communications for large-scale public and government events.
