POPA President
Ty Carter has more than 15 years of leadership experience building middle market companies that focus on consumer services. An accomplished pilot for the past 15 years, Ty has accumulated more than 4,500 hours total time with more than 3,900 hours in the Pilatus PC-12.
Vice President
Economist by profession, Retired Executive VP, Human Resources Boston Scientific Corporation. Ski instructor, fly fisherman, lover of travel and the great outdoors. ATP, CFI and the proud owner of S/N #576. I got my private pilot license in 1963. Started with a Beech Sierra, moving up to a C182 RG and Barons, while dabbling in acrobatic work and a partial ownership in a Citabria.
Executive Director
I grew up in Nebraska in a little town of 300 people. Yes! I had to get out! I moved to California when I was 13. Married my husband Joe in 1981, and then headed to Arizona in 1989 after the birth of my son. We bought land and built a home in the foothills of Tucson.