Ernest Huffman was born and raised in Syracuse New York and received his Bachelors in Aeronautical Science from Dowling College and his Master’s in Aviation from Florida Institute of Technology. With over 23 years in the industry Mr. Huffman has worked all over the country as an Aviation Consultant. Included in that is his work as an Airline Technical Representative and managed the building of the Chicago O’Hare Airport. His current role is the Aviation Planning and Education Program Manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. There he has different duties that include managing the Aviation Education Initiative, Regional Aviation System Plan and the North Texas UAS Safety and Integration Initiative. Ernest is also leading the regions efforts at integrating Advanced Air Mobility.

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