Mrs. Baker is the owner of Baker School of Aeronautics. She was named the FAA Safety Counselor of the Year in 1999, serves on the National FAA AMT Awards Committee and was enshrined into the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2009. The Baker School enrolls more than 1,100 AMT students annually from 125 countries worldwide. Mrs. Baker is a fervent advocate for the Aviation Maintenance Technician.  Jennifer was enshrined in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2009.

Deborah Baugh, a staunch aviation and Warbirds enthusiast, holds Commercial, Instrument, and Multi-engine Pilot Ratings and is also Formation Qualified. She and husband John own a matching pair of Beechcraft T-34 Mentors that they have frequently flown in aircraft formations together for veteran memorials, airshows, and many other events. Deborah and John have been volunteers for Experimental Aircraft Association both nationally and locally for many years. Deborah has served in numerous roles at EAA’s AirVenture from 1988 to 1995. In 1992, she was appointed the State of Tennessee Representative of the EAA Young Eagles program. Mrs. Baugh has personally flown over 900 Young Eagles and has received the Young Eagles Award from National Warbirds and EAA Chapter 863. She received the coveted Spirit Award in 1996 from EAA Founders Paul and Audrey Poberezny for her work with the Young Eagles program and the prestigious National EAA Major Achievement Award in 2000. Deborah has volunteered at the Women in Aviation, International conferences for many years and is the first Life Time Member of Women In Aviation International. She is also a lifetime member of EAA, EAA Warbirds and a member of The 99’s International Organization of Women Pilots, the T34 Association, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, a Lifetime Member of the American Legion Auxiliary, EAA Chapter 863, and the EAA Tennessee “First Squadron” Warbirds Chapter. Deborah is a past Treasurer and Board Member of Women in Aviation International (WAI) and is a foudning member, Past President and Treasurer of the Music City Chapter of WAI.  She is also a past Board member of EAA Chapter 863 and is a former officer and newsletter editor for both EAA Chapter 863 and the Tennessee First Squadron. Deborah Baugh is a current  member of the Lebanon Airport Commission and was enshrined in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2019. 

Mark retired as Senior Director of Aviation Services for Coca Cola Consolidated, Inc. in Charlotte, NC in April of 2022. He has over 46 years of experience in the aviation industry with 43 years in business aviation.  He is a Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) and holds FAA Airframe & Powerplant certificates, Private Pilot and Aircraft Dispatcher certificates. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga summa cum laude with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting and is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He resides in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Mr. Derryberry is the retired manager of Ellington Airport in Lewisburg and the 1990 Tennessee Airport Manager of the Year. He is an ATP certificated pilot, A&P Maintenance Technician with Inspection Authorization; a Certified Flight Instructor in airplanes and helicopters; a graduate of David Lipscomb College and Church of Christ Minister. Mr. Derryberry is a retired Lt. Colonel and Chaplain in the Civil Air Patrol.     He was enshrined in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2023.

Scott is a resident of Summertown and is serving as a fourth term as an elected Lawrence County Commissioner. He majored in Business and Accounting at Columbia State Community College and MTSU. He is retired from  a 37+ year career as a Senior Progam/Territory Manager with the Federal Government.   Scott and Patty have 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren. They are both active volunteers with several local charities, local school activities, community organizations & projects.  Scott is a Private Pilot,  with land and sea ratings, a licensed UAV pilot/operator, and has co-owned a Cessna 172 for the past 19 years.

Allen Howell is a founding shareholder and Board Member of Azure Flight Support and served as the CEO of Corporate Flight Management from 1997 through April 2015. The early years included cleaning & fueling aircraft, dispatch, sales, marketing, accounting and administrative positions. Allen was involved with the startup of a Commuter Part-121 Airline in the mid 90’s, as well as several other aviation and transportation businesses over the last 20 years. Allen is a graduate of Auburn University with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration with majors in both Marketing and Economics, and he holds a Commercial Multi-Engine Instrument Pilot License with Private Single Land and Sea ratings. He has been a featured contributor on several aviation blog sites such as Forbes Online Aviation column, “Wheels Up”, and serves on the Board of Directors for Murfreesboro’s Discovery Center (http://explorethedc.org).

Mr. Marrison graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in December 1969. He was employed by the Nashville Metropolitan Airport Authority in January 1970; became Manager of the Jackson Madison County Airport Authority in 1974; joined the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority in 1982 and became its President in 2001. Among his many honors and community activities, Marrison was named Tennessee’s Airport Manager of the Year in 1991; received the AAAE Distinguished Service Award in 2011 and The Tennessee Aeronautics Commission’s Career Contributions to Aviation Award in 2015.   He was enshrined in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2023.

Mr. Minter graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute in 1961; has been a corporate pilot; served in top management at the worlds largest civilian flight training operation; served as Director of (Airports) Development & Operations at TDOT’s Bureau of Aeronautics, and for over 30 years represented AOPA in the Southeast managing state & local Governmental Affairs. He was honored by The Tennessee Aeronautics Commission for his “Career Contributions To Aviation” in Tennessee in 2002.  Mr. Minter founded the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 1997 and was enshrined in 2012.

Jonathan Wickes is the Director of Baker's School of Aeronautics. He began his aviation career in the US Army as Ch-47 Mechanic and Flight Engineer. After the Army he continued to serve in the US Air Force and was a member of the 118th AW in Nashville where he retired with 27 years. He is an A&P Maintenance Technician, Graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and holds a B.S Aerospace-Aviation Management.

Bob Wilson is a Principle of The Kemmons Wilson Companies, founders of Holiday Inns and President of Wilson Air Centers, fixed base operators in Memphis, Houston, TX, Chattanooga and Charlotte, NC. He is a recipient of the Memphis Legends of Aviation Award and was inducted into the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006.

With decades of aviation experience, beginning with his service as a helicopter pilot in the British Army,

Derek Rowe has spent his life advocating for excellence in aviation training.

As the founder of a non-profit dedicated to expanding opportunities for high school students in aviation,

Derek has a proven track record of success in program development and partnership building. He’s

recognized as an Education Innovator in Tennessee, a national award-winner in the Harbor Freight

Competition for Teaching Excellence.

Derek currently teaches Aviation science classes at Tullahoma High School and previously taught at

Nashville McGavock High School. Derek was enshrined in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2023.

Ken Franks is a native Middle Tennessean. He was an Eagle Scout, earned the Order of The Arrow and attended MTSC (now MTSU). He joined the US Navy in 1963 where he flew Top Secret intelligence missions.  Following his service he was employed by the FAA ATC Memphis (1968-1974). He transferred to BNA ATC as a Controller, then a programmer on the ATC Computer System. He was among the 11,000 controllers terminated by Presidental Order. Franks was later employed by the IRS in Nashville and the National Office as a Computer Programmer, where he met and married Gail in 1988. The Franks bought a Cessna 172 and bought 39 acres in Northwest Bedford County where they built T-Top Air Field and expanded it to 148 acres. T-Top is unselfishly shared with various groups and students to promote grass roots aviation. Ken began working the Tennessee Legislature in 2002 for a law limiting the liability of private airfield owners that passed in 2010. He was among 39 others who formed the Air Field Owners Association.    Ken is a licensed Commercial pilot and Gail is a Private Pilot.   They have owned several aircraft over the years and currently own and fly a Cessna 172.  Ken and Gail were enshrined in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame in 2017.