INTRODUCING MARC GUERRA
From the Copilot’s Seat
By Randy Cameron, AMA Executive Vice President | flyrc@modelaircraft.org
Keith Sessions, AMA’s former chief financial officer (CFO), stepped down from the position at the end of 2023 after 10 years of service. I personally enjoyed having Keith on the board. Thank you, Keith, for your dedication and work as CFO. I hope to continue seeing you around at events in the future.
AMA had four applicants who volunteered to fill Keith’s position as AMA’s CFO and to join the AMA Executive Council (EC) board as a non-voting member.
Thank you to the four applicants who applied for the CFO position. All four of the applicants would have performed well in the CFO position and this decision was difficult. All of the applicants were very well qualified—if not overqualified—for the job.
After our ad hoc committee for the CFO search completed reviewing résumés and conducting Zoom interviews of all of the applicants, the top three candidates were presented to the EC members to vote on. One recommended individual rose to the top.
I am happy to introduce Marc Guerra as AMA’s new CFO. Marc is a 20-plus-year AMA member, an active modeler, and a bicyclist, and is highly qualified for the CFO position. He is a retired certified public accountant, is a certified internal auditor, and has a lot of nonprofit organization experience.
Marc has also held multiple positions at two local clubs, including secretary, treasurer, vice president, and president. He has degrees in accounting, business administration, and information systems management. Marc is retired from the University of California.
I feel AMA is very lucky to have Marc as our new CFO. Marc, welcome to AMA’s EC.
I hope you have blue skies, light winds, and happy landings.
