Gene Conrad: President/CEO of Aerospace Center for Excellence and SUN 'n FUN

Gene Conrad has been the President/CEO of Aerospace Center for Excellence and SUN 'n FUN since April 11, 2022.  Conrad, who was born in Oshkosh, WI and resides in Lakeland, FL, has been the Airport Director of Lakeland Linder International Airport since 2010. A graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in Aviation Management, his previous positions include Deputy Director, Marketing Air Service Development, Branson Airport, Hollister, MO and Air Service Coordinator & Marketing Manager, Dayton International Airport, Dayton OH. During his tenure at Lakeland Linder International Airport, Conrad managed a $200M capital improvement program, negotiated a 50-year lease with Amazon Air Cargo and led the successful relocation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aircraft Operations Center to the airport.  

A new video for the 8th Air Force display in EAA's Eagle Hangar, highlighting its 250th bombing mission during World War II has been produced.