At East Coast Aero Club, we staff only highly-qualified FAA certified instructors. Our instructors have diverse backgrounds with excellent flight experience.
Our team of instructors is large enough to allow you flexibility in choosing the right flight instructor to fit your preferred location, learning style and objectives. We will work with you to pair you with an instructor who will become a mentor both in the cockpit and on the ground.
Please view our teams of instructors at each location below – the * indicates Senior Instructor:
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Bedford, MA Instructor Staff |
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| Instructor | Total Time ** | Ratings | With ECAC Since … |
| Harry Bradlee * | 25,000 | CFII, MEI | 1990 |
| Marc Nathanson * | 17,700 | CFII, MEI, ATP, DPE | 2013 |
| Steve Perko * | 16,000 | CFII, MEI, ATP | 2019 |
| Jim Henry * | 10,900 | CFII, MEI | 2001 |
| Angelo Lopes * | 7,000 | CFII, ATP | 1998 |
| Namgyal Galden | 6,800 | CFI | 2013 |
| Rob Valleau * | 6,800 | CFII, MEI, ATP | 2001 |
| Nate Weinsaft * | 4,300 | CFII, MEI | 1992 |
| Marc Nicholson | 4,100 | CFI | 2018 |
| Jeff Cohen | 2,500 | CFII | 2018 |
| Adam Broun | 2,450 | CFII | 2024 |
| Lei Chen | 1,900 | CFI | 2023 |
| Lee Perrin | 1,750 | CFII | 2004 |
| Elliot Davidson | 1,700 | CFI | 2016 |
| Marta Souza | 1,600 | CFI | 2023 |
| Joe Genco | 1,600 | CFI | 2023 |
| Rob Gilberti | 1,600 | CFII, MEI | 2019 |
| Artem Grush | 1,600 | CFI | 2016 |
| Leonardo Silva-Oliveira | 1,550 | CFI | 2019 |
| Jim Rottman | 1,350 | CFI | 2019 |
| Jose Giammarino | 1,300 | CFI | 2024 |
| Paul Roberts | 1,000 | CFI | 2022 |
| Janiene Gresla | 950 | CFI | 2024 |
| Dan Barella | 900 | CFII | 2020 |
| Ben Paleologos | 650 | CFII | 2023 |
| Alex Paquet | 650 | CFII | 2023 |
| Michael McGee | 500 | CFII | 2023 |
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Nashua, NH Instructor Staff |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Total Time ** | Ratings | With ECAC Since … |
| Steve Parsons * | 9,120 | CFII, MEI | 2005 |
| Bob Dimeo * | 7,200 | CFII, MEI | 2006 |
| Bill Witzig * | CFII, MEI | 2024 | |
| Bob Smith * | 4,400 | CFII, MEI, ATP | 2025 |
| Glenn Bergeron | 2,400 | CFII | 2018 |
| Christopher Kelly | 1,600 | CFII, MEI | 2023 |
| Patrick Lambour | 800 | CFI | 2024 |
| Jonathan Forbes | 750 | CFI | 2024 |
| Matt McGilligot | CFI | 2025 | |
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Norwood, MA Instructor Staff |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Total Time ** | Ratings | With ECAC Since … |
| Cliff Lanyi * | 13,500 | CFII, MEI, ATP, AGI | 2010 |
| Ken Tucker * | 9,600 | CFII, MEI, ATP, AGI | 2015 |
| Mark Jacobs * | 6,100 | CFII, MEI, ATP | 2018 |
| Tim Nelson * | 5,600 | CFII | 2008 |
| Kevin Simpson | 1,600 | CFII | 2024 |
| Chris Ander | 1,500 | CFII, MEI | 2019 |
| Ron Leung | 1,425 | CFI | 2023 |
| Charles Prenaveau | 1,400 | CFII | 2025 |
| Michael Levinson | 1,000 | CFII, MEI | 2011 |
| Ryan Flynn | 700 | CFI | 2025 |
| Thomas Lee | 500 | CFI | 2025 |
| Tyler Black | 450 | CFII | 2025 |
** Total Time is the approximate number of total flight hours flown by the instructor.
