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Amy joined AELF as an Executive Assistant in November 2023. Amy is responsible for supporting the company’s day-to-day activities and booking travel for colleagues.

Prior to working at AELF, Amy gained over 12 years of experience as an Executive Assistant and other administrative roles with much of that time being spent at Gensler, the world’s largest architecture firm. The exposure to a broad swath of cultures and perspectives helped Amy gain insight into working with colleagues on different continents, and how to navigate the complexities that come along with it.

Amy received her B.S. in Public Service & Leadership from the University of Kentucky and is an active member of her local alumni association’s board of directors.

Ana is an accounting specialist at AELF, bringing over 9 years of expertise the manufacturing sector, particularly in accounts payable, accounts receivable, and audit response.

Since joining AELF in 2022, Ana further expanded her accounting expertise, particularly in the specialized areas of wet leasing and charter airline operations. Her role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities including invoicing, account reconciliation, account management, financial reporting, and payroll and HR support. Additionally, Ana is adept at modeling proposed wet lease and charter contracts, producing budgets, and conducting financial profitability analysis related to flight operations, ground operations, crew training, and crew travel.

Claudia brings more than 10 years of experience in the aviation industry. Claudia has extensive experience performing and overseeing aircraft record audits and record analysis, in the context of acquisitions, sales, lease delivery, and lease redelivery. She is often charged with ensuring the progress and quality of maintenance projects, ensuring they are accomplished to the highest safety standard, while monitoring on-time delivery.

Claudia began her aviation career as a warehouse manager and logistics department specialist for Aviation Watch Group. Before joining AELF, she was promoted to Technical Support Specialist and Business Administrator.

Claudia has an A.S. in Business Administration and Management and a BASc in Supervision Management, both from Miami Dade College. Claudia is a member of the International Aerospace Women’s Association.

David is a seasoned transactional and corporate compliance attorney whose career reflects deep, hands-on experience in aircraft and railcar leasing spanning across more than two decades. Known for his pragmatic, solution‑driven approach, David excels at delivering flexible, customized legal support throughout the aircraft and engine lifecycle— from lease origination and financing to redelivery and compliance.

During his 11 years at Aviation Capital Group, a large commercial aircraft lessor, he served as Assistant Vice President, Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, where he led complex aircraft leasing negotiations, executed a variety of cross-border transactions, advised internal stakeholders on leasing and trading of commercial aircraft and engines, oversaw the organization’s compliance program and managed global aircraft repossessions and redeliveries, among other responsibilities.

In his role as Associate General Counsel at AELF, David is responsible for advising on a variety of commercial aircraft financing, leasing, and restructuring matters, spearheading internal initiatives to ensure compliance and mitigate risk, and providing guidance on a wide range of other legal matters.

David is admitted to practice in Illinois and is a member of the American Bar Association. He holds a J.D. from DePaul University and a B.A. from North Central College.

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Deborah serves as an accounting assistant at AELF. Since 2021, she has handled accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and other financial reporting tasks.

Deborah has previous experience in the banking industry and other accounting areas.

Deborah has a BA in Accounting from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.

Ethan is responsible for pricing and cash flow analysis to support the Capital Markets and Commercial teams. In conjunction with pricing, he spearheads the effort to develop and maintain pricing models while also assisting in streamlining the deal pipeline process.  

Ethan has over 12 years’ experience in the aviation leasing industry. He first got his start at ILFC in a data management role for the technical department. Following the merger with AerCap, he joined the strategic planning team where he was responsible for maintenance forecasting. After a few years as a consultant, he became one of the original members of Vmo Leasing, leading a pricing team and helping to launch a lessor platform from the ground floor.

Ethan received a BA from Kenyon College after which he moved to Los Angeles, briefly working as a comedy writer before his dramatic career shift into aviation leasing. On the weekends he spends his time chasing his indefatigable son and, unfortunately, rooting for the New York Jets.

As AELF’s Warehouse Assistant, Hernán is responsible for the processing, organizing, and storage of AELF’s parts inventory in our facility and packaging and preparing parts for shipment.

Hernán is a Senior Technical Engineer with more than 30 years of experience.

Prior to joining AELF’s Technical Department, Hernán previously held positions at Avior Airlines, as the Head of Engineering and Planning, RUTACA Airlines, as the Engineering and Maintenance Manager, Aserca Airlines, as the Chief of Planning Department, and Avensa Airlines, as a Planning Engineer, Maintenance Planning Manager, and Aircraft System Supervisor.

Hernán has a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada of Venezuela.

Ida is an accounting assistant, supporting AELF’s financial operations through meticulous reconciliation of accounts.

Ida has been a member of AELF’s team since 2016, when she started as an aircraft records coordinator, dedicated to ensuring the compliance and accuracy of aircraft maintenance records generated by AELF’s fleet. Ida also provided invaluable assistance with respect to the administration of AELF’s Puerto Rico office.

Prior to joining AELF, Ida worked in the Puerto Rico transportation industry, serving as a manager of marketing and customer service.

As the Executive Administrator for the Shareholder, Jacky plays a critical, cross-departmental role at AELF. Her breadth of expertise has allowed her to adapt to fluid roles within HR, accounting, special projects, and executive support, working directly for Ms. Ricks.

Prior to her time with AELF, her roles included serving as administrative personnel on an Army contract with L-3 Vertex Aerospace in California and serving first as an Accountant and then as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Wright Foundation, a non-profit and graduate university promoting SEI training & development in Chicago.

Jacky studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology and then transferred to the University of Houston, receiving a B.S. in Accounting in 2009.

Jennifer brings over 20 years of financial accounting experience across multiple industries. Jennifer is active in establishing best practices for implementing group-wide policies, task procedures, and internal controls. She is a trusted advisor for internal staff on the financial treatment of transactions, in addition to providing advice on U.S. tax compliance issues.

Jennifer manages AELF’s financial statements, reviews all general ledger activity, and works in tandem with AELF accounting personnel and AELF’s outside auditors, Kevane Grant Thornton, Grant Thornton Ireland, and RSM US, on its audited financial statements.

Jennifer received a M.P.A. and B.S. from Illinois State University and successfully completed the CPA exam in 2009.

Jerry has more than 15 years of aviation experience and is currently responsible for fleet lifecycle management across AELF’s portfolio of assets.

Jerry oversees lease portfolio management, including maintenance reserve management and communication with AELF’s lessees. Other key responsibilities include transaction-level analysis to support acquisitions and lease activity, cross-company coordination of aircraft entry-into-service, evaluation of fleet performance, maintenance fly forward reports, asset redelivery management, ad-hoc financial analysis, and end-of-life strategy development. Jerry received a B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois University.

Joe is responsible for leading and directing all parts purchasing activities for AELF. Joe and his team support the Technical and Commercial teams in pre-purchase maintenance, heavy maintenance, and delivery maintenance, in addition to supporting AELF’s lessees with parts requirements, on an as-needed basis.

Joe began his career in after-market sales at AAR, moving to after-market product line management at AeroDirect, before joining AELF 6 years ago.

Joe has a B.S. from Marquette University.

With 8 years of aviation experience, Lauren develops and oversees the company's operations, the company's adherence to its policies and procedures, in order to maintain the company's ISO 9001 certification.

Following successful completion of Purdue University’s program in 2023, Lauren earned a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Lauren is a member of the International Aerospace Women’s Association.

Lauren has a B.S. in Health Services Administration from Western Illinois University, with a minor in Business.

Mariely, a Certified Public Accountant, has 15 years of accounting experience and nearly 8 years in aviation finance. Since joining AELF in 2017, Mariely has overseen the day-to-day operations and ongoing development of AELF’s accounting department.

Mariely has successfully assisted businesses and individuals in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and optimizing financial strategies for growth and stability.

Mariely has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon and a JD from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Bonilla is licensed to practice law in Puerto Rico, where she also serves as a notary. She is a member of the International Aerospace Women’s Association.

With over 15 years of aviation procurement experience, Nathalia is responsible for driving new parts sales and leads for AELF.

Prior to joining AELF in 2022, Nathalia garnered significant experience in parts procurement and sales at Summit Aerospace, Aero Accessories & Repair, Standard Aero and NAS Aerospace, among others.

Nathalia has an A.S. in Business Application Development from Florida Career College and is pursuing a B.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

Orlando is an Aeronautical Engineer with over 11 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, with special focus on engineering and planning. Orlando has a wealth of experience in maintenance planning, workscope development, technical records audits, aircraft delivery, pre-lease and lease returns. He has acted as AELF’s technical representative during major maintenance checks, providing technical, materials and logistics support and FAA repair station supervision.

Orlando is an ISO 9001 Quality Auditor (ID 22054), a member of the College of Engineers of Venezuela (ID 257795), and holds an Aeronautical Maintenance Technician – Fixed Wing Rating from the National Institute of Civil Aviation of Venezuela.

Orlando has a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada of Venezuela.

With 15 years of experience, AELF’s Warehouse Manager, Ramon is responsible for supervising daily activities at AELF’s warehouse, including quality assurance, inventory control, and space management.

Prior to joining AELF, Ramon worked as a shipping and receiving inspector at Sky Mart, and an inbound inspector at DASI.

Stephen is responsible for the origination, analysis, and acquisition/ lease of commercial aircraft and engines. Based in London, Stephen is actively involved in the commercial aircraft leasing industry and has built numerous relationships with leading aircraft lessors and airlines to assist in AELFs aircraft and engine trading activities.  

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business & Economics from Trinity College Dublin, and a Masters of Science (MSc) in Aviation Finance from Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin. Stephen received a scholarship by the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) to undertake studies in aircraft finance, leasing and trading through the ISTAT University program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and received a Certificate in Aviation Finance and Leasing from the Law Society of Ireland.

As a senior member of the technical team, Yoana brings nearly 10 years of hands-on experience in the aviation industry to her role as Manager, Technical Support. Her responsibilities include overseeing the progress and quality of maintenance projects, with a focus on delivery maintenance, heavy maintenance, and redelivery maintenance. She also brings extensive experience performing and managing aircraft record audits and record analysis, including but not limited to back-to-birth traceability, Airworthiness Directives, hard-time components, Supplemental Type Certificates, and repairs.

Prior to her current role at AELF, Yoana provided aircraft technical support for Aviation Watch Group.

Yoana has an A.S. in Science Aeronautics and Aviation Maintenance, both from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She also has a certificate in Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 645 from the same institution. Her academic achievements, coupled with her extensive industry experience, make her a formidable professional. Yoana is a member of the International Aerospace Women’s Association.