Board Members

The Club shall elect the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Operations Officer, Safety Officer and three (3) untitled members at its annual meeting by a plurality vote. Offices are held for one (1) year or until replacements are elected. The Board shall also include past Presidents. The Board shall meet at such times and places as the President may designate for the purpose of transacting business that does not require the vote of a quorum.

The roles and duties of the board members are outlined in the club bylaws.

President	Jim Krzyzewski	Jim began flying at Dupage airport in West Chicago in 1993. He moved to Northbrook in 1998 and called Palwaukee airport (Chicago Executive) home base before moving to Naperville in 2003. He immediately joined the BFC, but left in 2004 to purchase a quarter share of a Piper Arrow. He returned to the BFC in 2009 as the club provided a more affordable and friendly experience - he also loved the small airport feel of LL10. Jim has served as club Vice-President, President and Plane Captain. Jim obtained his private pilot license in 1994, his instrument rating in 1995 and his commercial certificate in 1996. He primarily uses club aircraft for training and fun flights. In his daytime role he is an Information Technology Director for application development and back office systems. His first ‘official’ date with his wife was a flying adventure way back in 1995. He flew a Piper Arrow from Dupage airport to the now defunct Meigs Field in Chicago to pick her up. The plan was to stow their bikes in the way-back, and fly to Washington Island in Door County for a fun day of cycling. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate, requiring them to divert to the friendly fields of Oshkosh. After visiting the wonderful EAA museum and having a tasty lunch at Friar Tucks, the weather still had not improved enough to fly home. They now had to try to find lodging in Oshkosh – unfortunately this just happened to be the weekend of annual tractor, truck, and fishing events, so not a single room was available! They wound up flying a quick hop to Fond du Lac just before dusk where they booked what they understood to be the last room in the entire city. The next morning they had a beautiful flight home with wonderful blue skies and puffy clouds. Jim's wife was a great sport and they are happily married for 21 years! Jim says "Love the BFC and Naper Aero – a rare gem in the aviation world today. Great camaraderie with great club members, great aircraft, and just a great vibe to the whole experience!"
Vice President	Michael Zagurski	Coming Soon.
Secretary	Jeff Krischel	Coming Soon.
Treasurer	Ray Kvietkus	Ray has been a member of BFC since 1992. At the time, the club owned a Cessna 150 which he learned to fly in. He became president of the club in 2004 and remained in that position for 10 years. Ray has also held the positions of Treasurer and Safety Officer. In 2020 he took on the role of Operations Officer. He is also a CFII and enjoys showing prospective members the aircraft. Ray will wholeheartedly tell you we have the best maintained modern airplanes at the most economical cost in the Chicago area. Now retired from an Information Technology career Ray enjoys spending time with grandkids and going on bicycle tours of foreign lands.
Operations Officer	John Wrycza	John became a private pilot and joined BFC in 2008. He picked BFC for it's proximity to home and modern 1990s aircraft. After flying, washing and changing oil on the BFC aircraft, he became a plane captain. In 2012 he became Operations (Maintenance) Officer overseeing the plane captains. John says "BFC is a great club with fun members and great airplanes" John is instrument & seaplane rated and is working on his commercial certificate. He enjoys flying the BFC planes to bicycle races, vacations, and aerial photography. Apart from the club John owns a Lake Buccaneer Amphibian for those trips that call for off-airport water landings. International destinations include Turks & Caicos and Canada. John supports aviation through AOPA, EAA, the Seaplane Pilot's Association. He holds BS & MS computer science degrees and has worked at Bell Labs / Alcatel-Lucent for 30+ Years as a telecommunications engineer.
Safety Officer	Nick Davis	Nick has been with the BFC flying club since 1977 and received his private pilot certificate that same year. He chose BFC because it was the best deal he could find, the social aspects of the club and his first rate instructor, Bert Toppel. Nick went on to make flying a career and is a retired airline pilot. He is still an active CFII and works part time as a Pilot Representative Station Operations Control for United Airlines. In addition to earning his ATP certificate he has a Commercial Glider and Dispatcher certificate. In his time with the club Nick has been Maintenance Officer, Secretary, Vice President and is now filling the Safety Officer role. Nick uses the club aircraft for pleasure and the occasional trip such as to see the solar eclipse in 2018. He is also one of the club instructors providing primary and instrument training as well as aircraft check-out. Nick says "This club has been the center of my accidental airline pilot career and my primary hobby. I continue to enjoy the friends I have made and kept."
Plane Captain N983SP	Pandey Pashupati (PNP)	Coming Soon.
Plane Captain N884BC	Don Patterson	Don obtained his private pilot certificate and joined BFC in 1988. He liked BFC for the lower cost and better maintained equipment than he could find renting. Don was previously the secretary of the club from 1994 to 1997. Then he became plane captain for our previous plane, N388ES and now N884BC in 2011. Don is instrument rated and enjoys using the club airplanes for personal local flights with the occasional trip. He is a retired electrical engineer which gives him more time to fly.
Plane Captain N1489L	Kevin Kanarski	Kevin obtained his private pilot certificate in 2001. After going through numerous instructors, scheduling hassles with rental planes and putting flying on hold for a year with a growing family, he joined BFC in 2007. He was introduced to the club by a member and wished he had known about it when he was a student pilot. Modern airplanes, the ease of scheduling time in the airplanes, knowing exactly what maintenance is being done to the airplanes and everyone having a personal stake were the main reasons for joining BFC. The club being located on a quiet, private airport was also a plus. Kevin has served as the club secretary, vice president, president and plane captain. He is planning on using his professional skills as an Information Technology Architect to maintain the club's website. He enjoys using the planes for personal sight-seeing trips, family trips, and looking for interesting things to take pictures of. He also enjoys sharing the joy of flight with friends and coworkers.