Al Aitken (Chairman)
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Al Aitken is 60 years old and has lived in Virginia since 1986...in Culpeper since 1997. Al came to Virginia from California as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired from the Marines in 1990 after 20 years of active service as a fighter pilot and graduate of the U.S. Navy's Test Pilot School. His Marine Corps career included various leadership positions in Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons including two extended deployments to the Far East, one deployment as Maintenance Officer of his F/A-18 squadron aboard the USS Coral Sea and participation in a combat strike in the Mediterranean Sea area in 1986.

After the Marine Corps Al became a pilot for American Airlines. In May of 2000, after 10 years with American, he was elected by his Washington, D.C. based pilots to be their Chairman of the Washington domicile of the Allied Pilots Association. Immediately after September 11, 2001, he became heavily involved in the effort to arm our nation’s airline pilots to protect our national security and prevent another terrorist hijacking. After 18 months of intensive effort, and despite the enormous opposition from gun control and airline management groups, federal legislation was passed mandating the arming of our nation’s airline pilots. Al Aitken was one of the two principle leaders who pushed the issue to success.

Retired again from American Airlines, Al is founder of and now serves as Chairman on the Board of Directors of VOTORS. He lives with his wife, Nancy, in Culpeper, Virginia, and enjoys time with his grandson, helping his wife at home and building and flying homebuilt airplanes.

Tom Russell (Vice Chairman)
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Thomas Russell is a business management consultant in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He served for 30 years in the United States Navy including several tours flying fighter jets based on aircraft carriers. As a Navy test pilot, he served on the development team for the original F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. Other assignments included tours as a Navy acquisition professional in Washington, DC and San Diego.

Mr. Russell is a native of San Diego, California, and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the US Naval Academy and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Regent University.

A father of four accomplished children, Mr. Russell now lives in Chesapeake, Virginia with his wife, Susan.

Thomas Russell serves on the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman of VOTORS.

Mal Malonowski (Secretary-Treasurer)
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Mal Malinowski is a native of Woodstown, NJ. He graduated from Morehead State University in Morehead, KY, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry.

Mal went on to earn a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a PhD in business from California Coast University in Santa Anna, California.

Mal started his career with the Dupont Company as a chemical engineer and later entered the company’s Explosive Marketing program. He eventually started his own company in Joplin, MO where he operated in six Midwestern states supplying explosives to quarry, mining, and construction operations.

He sold his company and eventually came to work for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in their Culpeper, VA Office where he became Operations Officer.

Mal retired in 1996 and now serves as Secretary-Treasurer on the Board of Directors of VOTORS. In his spare time he plays golf, likes to travel, and is an accomplished photographer. He is on the Board of Directors of the United Methodist Housing Development Corporation. He is a member of the Culpeper Midday Lions Club. He is also an active member of the United Methodist Church and serves as member of their Finance Committee.

Director of Membership: To be determined.

Director of Government Affairs: To be determined.

Director of Public Relations: To be determined

Director of Finance: To be determined

Tracy Price (Advisor)
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