WNCPA Educational Foundation
WNCPA Educational Foundation
Nancy Marstal
Nancy is a native of Atlanta, GA and has lived in Asheville since 1992. Prior to Asheville, she resided in Boston for 12 years, working for an international executive suite organization, Headquarters Companies, and was instrumental in the opening of their six locations in the Boston area and Providence, RI.
During that time, she trained for and received her Private Pilot certificate. She was an active member of the Eastern New England Chapter of the Ninety-Nines (International Organization of Women Pilots) and was deeply involved in their volunteer projects that funded their annual aviation scholarship programs. In Asheville, she continues to be an active pilot and aircraft owner.
Nancy has been on the WNCPA Educational Foundation board since 2016 serving on various committees including the Selection Committee of its annual Aviation Grant Program.
Her community volunteer involvements also include WNC Pilots Association, WNC Air Museum and local Chapter 1016 of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Nancy also enjoys gardening, hiking, and most any outdoor activity.
Nancy Marstal
Nancy is a native of Atlanta, GA and has lived in Asheville since 1992. Prior to Asheville, she resided in Boston for 12 years, working for an international executive suite organization, Headquarters Companies, and was instrumental in the opening of their six locations in the Boston area and Providence, RI.
During that time, she trained for and received her Private Pilot certificate. She was an active member of the Eastern New England Chapter of the Ninety-Nines (International Organization of Women Pilots) and was deeply involved in their volunteer projects that funded their annual aviation scholarship programs. In Asheville, she continues to be an active pilot and aircraft owner.
Nancy has been on the WNCPA Educational Foundation board since 2016 serving on various committees including the Selection Committee of its annual Aviation Grant Program.
Her community volunteer involvements also include WNC Pilots Association, WNC Air Museum and local Chapter 1016 of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Nancy also enjoys gardening, hiking, and most any outdoor activity.
Arnie Andresen
Arnie "Speedway" Andresen has been on the Educational Foundation Board since 2012 and is a past President. He was an Adjunct Professor of Aviation at AB Tech Community College and holds an ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI and AGI and got his Private Pilot License in 1969. He has over 7,000 hours of flight time of which 2,000 hours are in Civil Air Patrol aircraft. He has almost 1,500 hours as a flight instructor. He has been active in the Western North Carolina general aviation community since moving here in 2007.
Andresen has a BA from Muhlenberg College, is an US Army Veteran and attended the Western Michigan University Aviation Technology Program. He flew as an FO for a small commuter serving cities in Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. While employed by Piper Aircraft Corporation (the old version) he held a number of positions including managing Corporate Flight Operations, Sales Administration and liaison to a NASCAR 'Cup' racing team. To earn the nickname 'Speedway' he landed a Piper Aerostar on the back stretch of the Daytona 500 and delivered it to the NASCAR Champion. His last gig was as a contractor assigned to the 52nd Flying Training Squadron USAF, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq as Chief Academic Instructor where he trained pilots in support of a Foreign Military Sales program.