Exécutif

MICHAEL ANDERSON

Président

KEMPTVILLE (ON)

Mike vit dans un canton rural au sud d'Ottawa, dans la zone G, dans la vallée de l'Outaouais. Il siège au conseil d'administration du MAAC depuis 2020 et est actuellement président du MAAC. Auparavant, en plus d'être directeur de zone, il a été le président fondateur du groupe consultatif sur les finances en 2021 et a été trésorier du MAAC pendant deux ans. Il a présidé les comités RC Electric et Large Model, a dirigé son club local, le Phelan RC Flying Club (2018 à 2022) et a été assistant ZD (2017 à 2019) et directeur de zone adjoint (2019 à 2020) et a été membre leader. depuis 2011.

Mike a pris sa retraite de GE Nuclear Steam Power, où il était Quality Leader Americas, responsable de la gestion de la qualité pour le parc de centrales nucléaires où GE effectuait des travaux d'entretien. Technologue en ingénierie, il possède une vaste expérience de la conception de systèmes et de la gestion de projets - ce qui lui a été très utile dans son travail au MAAC, en particulier au cours de la dernière année. Mike est passionné par le passe-temps et se consacre à la sécurité et à l'éducation des pilotes d'avions modèles réduits.

Mike préfère piloter de gros modèles et des jets à turbine et rate rarement une occasion de pratiquer des routines de voltige. Il a participé localement à des courses de pylônes et à des lancements de disques, des compétitions de planeurs F5J, F5B et ALES. Il est dans ce passe-temps depuis les années 70 et a commencé à piloter des modèles de lignes de contrôle Cox .049. Comme beaucoup de gens, le mariage et la carrière ont pris le pas sur le mannequinat jusqu'en 2000, lorsque sa femme, Gwen, lui a dit qu'il avait besoin d'un passe-temps, ce qui l'a ramené au MAAC et aux divers rôles de leadership qu'il a occupés.

RANDY HEPNER

Vice président

STONEWALL (MB)

I first joined MAAC in 1984 as a teen obsessed with anything aviation. Back then I was mostly a prolific Guillows free flight builder, saving my paper route money bit by bit to afford an actual RC airplane. I recall vividly the monthly bus trip to the Hobby Store to stare at the boxes of airplane kits and pick up the latest edition of RC Modeler. Then life happened - jobs, careers, marriage family and so on. In 2004 when my kids started to leave the nest, I decided to resume modelling, and especially RC airplanes. Fast forward to today and I have a nice assortment of pretty much anything that can fly.

Being in Clubs led to leading Clubs and then being asked to step up as Assistant and then Deputy Zone director. I have also been donating my professional training, skills and time to MAAC on the Safety Advisory Group since 2012 and the Transport Canada Advisory Group since 2017. I was one of the people who helped MAAC obtain the Exemption in 2019 - which was quite the achievement.

As I renew my membership for 2023 MAAC faces some substantial challenges. My passion for this hobby, and the people who enjoy it remains as strong as it was in 1984 and is demonstrated by my unselfish actions and deeds for MAAC. MAAC members need to be far more discerning in who they allow to lead - at every level - there are serious consequences to individual acts of selfish behavior for all of us.

JOHN DEADMAN

Membre du comité exécutif

DELTA (BC)

PHILIPPE DESSUREAULT

Membre du comité exécutif

AIRDRIE (AB)

Name is Philippe Dessureault, or Phil.
I was born in a small town in the northwest part of Quebec in the early 70’s.
According to my mum and dad, the first word that came out of my mouth was “plane!” … so, I guess I got the bug at very young age! All I could think about was aviation, reading and learning about all aspect.
I was 14 when I got my first RC plane, it was a Futaba Professor that lasted about 2 minutes…
So, I saved the guts of the Professor, ordered a balsa assortment box from Tower Hobbies and designed my own model, that flew amazingly well! I was hooked, building and designing was so much fun, and so satisfying to see your work take flight for the first time.
I learned to fly full size at the same time with a friend that owned a Aeronca Champ, I was flying RC along side on his private field.
I became a MAAC members many years later, being the only one flying rc in a small town, I had no idea about the organization until I went to College and join the local RC Club.
I went on to become an AME, on the helicopter side. Which brought me to Alberta in 2005. I did all the position, AME in the field, Quality Manager for many years, Quality Control (tech record), Director of Maintenance and currently Production Manager in Red Deer, Alberta. Lots of interaction with Transport Canada in all those years.
Many years later, a wonderful wife, 2 kids (twins) and I’m still very passionate about aviation.
Very happy to be part of this organization.

GRANT ROBINSON

Membre du comité exécutif

CHURCHBRIDGE (SK)