Chairman of the Board
John Erickson, Retired LAX Capt.
143 Bacon Court
Lafayette, CA 94549
925-944-7070 john@ddpsa.com
Capt. John Erickson enjoyed a 32 year flying career with Delta
and Western Airlines. He was Council 62 Sec./Tres., 78 -
80, MEC Vice Chairman, 80, MEC Negotiating Committee
Chairman, 80 - 82, ALPA Executive Administrator, 83 - 84,
Council 16 Chairman, 94 - 98, and Chairman of ALPA Merger
Committee, 97 - 98. He retired from Delta Feb. 1, 2002 and
founded the Delta Disabled Pilots Association 6/06 and
currently serves as chairman.
Capt. Ev Gost: B.A. Brown University (Math/Economics) 1963;
Navy Pilot; hired by Western in 1969. He served on the MEC R&I
Committee 1996-2001, and as a DP3 Trustee 2003-05. His
activities outside of the airline included: Senior VP of
commercial real estate firm; seminar instructor; part time
faculty member in MBA program at Golden Gate University;
Author of Quick Reference Book for the HP-12C Financial
Calculator; and US Naval Reserve (retired Commander).
Secretary
Johanna Erickson
143 Bacon Court
Lafayette, CA 94549
925-944-7070
johanna@ddpsa.com Johanna Erickson, DDPA Secretary 06 - present;
BS, Public Administration, CSEB;
Past President, Acalanes Parents Club; Past President Acalanes
Sports Boosters Club; Past Circulation Commissioner,
Lafayette, CA; Managing Broker, Coldwell Banker 91 - 93; R.E.
Broker/Salesperson 85 - present.
Treasurer
Art Fowler, Ret. LAX Capt.
1926 Parkmont Dr.
Alamo, CA 94507
925-314-1875 art@ddpsa.com
Capt. Art Fowler: B.A., Brown University in 1969. US Navy,
active and Reserve 1969 to 1992. 27 years at Western/ Delta
commencing in 1976 and finishing as a 767 Captain in Los
Angeles. He has two sons, is married to the former Betsy
Sargent Foulds, a Western/Delta flight attendant. He enjoys
sailing on San Francisco Bay, managing his small backyard
vineyard and doing volunteer work for the Parkinson's
Institute in Sunnyvale, California.
Jo Ann has more than twenty-eight
years of community service experience. She has a business
background from Massey College and Kennesaw State University.
Currently, Ms Durham serves on the boards of Kennesaw State
University and the Wesley Foundation where she has held
various offices and co-chaired several main events. Jo Ann
has also previously served on the boards and chaired main
events for the American SIDS Institute, Cobb County YMCA, and
the Wellstar Foundation.
Wife of deceased
Delta Capt. Duff S. Greene, ATL; mother of three daughters and
one son; Joan holds a B.S. from Univ. of N. Carolina, Chapel
Hill; Teacher; Real Estate Agent; Secretary of Pilot 1114
Committee during bankruptcy; Vice Pres. of Boxes of Thanks, a
501.c.3 organization supporting the troops in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Eastern Region
Chairman
Sigfrid
Hauck, Ret. NYC Capt.
67 Ironworks Hill Rd.
Brookfield, CT 06804
203-470-5996 sig@ddpsa.com
Captain for
National Airlines, Pan Am, BA Labor Studies Antioch, Business
& Accounting Bucknell University, Navy 8 years. Served in
World's first nuclear submarine, (USS Nautilus), and flew F-8
Crusaders, 30 years of ALPA service - Member ALPA Board of
Directors -Treas., Sec., Chairman ALPA New York Councils of
Pan Am and Delta Airlines, Negotiations - Contract Studies -
Grievance - Scheduling Committees, Pan Am Emergency Select
Committee.
Southern
Region Chairman
Jim Haigh, Ret. DFW Capt.
5009 Country Place Drive
Plano, TX 75023-5108
214-596-4391
jim@ddpsa.com
Capt. Jim Haigh was hired by Delta in 1972 and was based in
DFW before flying out of JFK
for final last six years. He served three terms as a Council
47 LEC officer, as a contract negotiator in 1985 and on the
System Board of Adjustment for six years. Jim was an original
DP3 Board Member and was chosen by the bankruptcy court to
represent retired pilots on the 1114 committee. In 2002, he
received a masters degree from SMU in dispute resolution and
is currently a NASD arbitrator.
West Regional
Chairman
Robert Farrell, Ret. LAX Capt.
2328 Glen Ellen Circle
Sacramento, CA 95822
916-393-3375 robert@ddpsa.com
Capt. Bob Farrell:, BA, CA
State Sacramento 63; graduate studies, UC Berkeley 63 -
65; Pilot, WAL/DAL 66 -92, served as member WAL Negotiating
Committee for three contracts - 70s; member WAL System
Board of Adjustment - eight years; LTD 92.
