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Editorial Leadership Team

Anthony Velocci, Jr.
Editorial Director AVIATION WEEK, Editor-in-Chief Aviation Week & Space Technology

Tony is the editorial leader of AVIATION WEEK products and services as well as the Editor-In-Chief of the flagship, Aviation Week & Space Technology. Prior to his appointment to the magazine's top editorial post, he was Northeast Bureau Chief and Senior Business Editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Tony joined The McGraw-Hill Companies in 1989 as Editor-in-Chief of Defense World magazine. He has received numerous journalism awards, including The McGraw-Hill Companies' Corporate Achievement Award for Editorial Excellence and the Royal Aeronautical Society's 2002 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award (business/financial category) and 2006 award (air show category). Tony worked for a variety of business, financial and defense related publications before joining AVIATION WEEK. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and a member of the board of advisors of the University of Tennessee's Aerospace M.B.A. program.

Jennifer Michels
Commercial Aviation Team Leader

Jennifer is Deputy Managing Editor for AVIATION WEEK. She began her career covering airline marketing and labor, Congress, regulatory agencies and other issues pertaining to commercial aviation. She was Washington Bureau Chief of Travel Agent Magazine focusing on technology and distribution. She covered aviation and travel to the Caribbean for Performance Media Group and helped to manage its Web site, ModernAgent.com. Jennifer has written on a freelance basis for airport and business travel trade publications. Jennifer has a BS in journalism from West Virginia University. She has been recognized twice by the National Press Club, winning awards for her dedication to the profession.

William Garvey
Business Aviation Team Leader

Bill is Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation. Previously, he served as Managing Editor of Aviation Week Television. Before joining the McGraw-Hill Companies, he was the top editor for both Flying and Professional Pilot magazines, as well as a member of the senior editorial staff at Reader's Digest. He managed communications for FlightSafety International. Bill has authored or co-authored three aviation books, was an essayist for National Public Radio, wrote aviation documentaries for The Discovery Channel, and served as host of "Aviator's World," a cable television series. During his stewardship at Business & Commercial Aviation, the monthly magazine has received dozens of awards for editorial excellence. Bill is an active pilot with a Commercial license; he also holds multiengine, instrument, seaplane and glider ratings.

Michael Bruno
Defense Team Leader

Michael is the Deputy Managing Editor for Defense and also covers national security policymaking, budgets and congressional affairs. Prior to coming to AVIATION WEEK in 2005, Michael was a reporter for Washington Post and BNA publications covering technology, business and federal acquisition. He received a master's in print journalism from Syracuse University in 1998, and a bachelor's in philosophy, psychology and communications studies from Vanderbilt University in 1997.

Frank Jackman
MRO Team Leader

Frank Jackman is Editorial Director of Overhaul & Maintenance (O&M) magazine and the World Aerospace Database. He joined AVIATION WEEK in 1987, and is recognized by industry for his expertise in the MRO community. In 1995, Frank won the Eugene Dubois Award for journalism excellence from the North American Airline Public Relations Association and twice has been part of teams that have won Corporate Achievement Awards from McGraw-Hill. Prior to joining the McGraw-Hill Companies, he was a reporter for the Tampa Tribune. Frank received a BA in journalism from Washington & Lee University.

Frank Morring, Jr.
Space Team Leader

Frank has been a journalist for 35 years, specializing in aerospace for the over 20 years. Frank joined AVIATION WEEK in 1989 as a defense/space reporter and senior space technology editor. In 2007 he was named deputy managing editor/space, responsible for coordinating space coverage across all bureaus and publications. Frank began his career working for his hometown daily in Huntsville, Alabama, and moved to Washington in 1979 as correspondent for the Birmingham Post-Herald. He later covered the Cold War Pentagon for Scripps-Howard News Service. Frank received a degree in comparative literature from Dartmouth College.