Bonnie Poberezny

Bonnie Poberezny is Assistant to the President and Chairman/ Events Manager of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the EAA Aviation Foundation. Poberezny’s experience with the EAA is wide and varied, and has been part of her life for more than three decades. She has more than 14 years of experience as a member of the EAA staff and has spend an additional 29 years as a volunteer at EAA functions, including the annual Fly-In Convention at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Poberezny returned to the EAA staff in 1993, after previously working with EAA from 1972-82. As Assistant to the President and Events Manager, her responsibilities include Convention coordination, meeting planning, volunteer programs and recognition, as well as promotion of EAA’s facilities for group tours and special events.

As an early member of the EAA staff, Poberezny has served a variety of roles, including Executive Secretary of EAA Divisions, EAA Advertising Manager and Office Manager. She also served as finance and merchandise Co-Chairperson of a number of EAA events, including the World Aerobatic Championships held in Oshkosh in 1980. As an EAA volunteer, Poberezny was the first secretary of EAA’s International Aerobatic Club (IAC) when it was founded in 1970. She co-chaired IAC’s National Aerobatic Championships in 1982. Currently, Poberezny also serves of Chairman of Guest Relations at the EAA Fly-In Convention in Oshkosh. She also assisted on a number of homebuilt aircraft projects and soloed a Citabria on her 16th birthday. For 10 years, Bonnie lived in Texas where she taught computer literacy as a volunteer and served in a wide variety of education and civic groups.