NBAA’s board of directors elected Jim Schwertner as the organization’s newest director. Schwertner, the president and CEO of Texas-based Capitol Land & Livestock, is an ATP with rotorcraft and seaplane ratings, as well as a CitationJet type rating. His initial term on the NBAA board is for one year, and in October he is expected to stand for election for a three-year term. He will serve NBAA without compensation.