Our Instructors

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:

Bedford, MA Instructor Staff

Instructor Total Time ** Ratings With ECAC Since …
Harry Bradlee * 25,500 CFII, MEI 1990
Marc Nathanson * 17,900 CFII, MEI, ATP 2013
Steve Perko * 16,300 CFII, MEI, ATP 2019
Jim Henry * 11,300 CFII, MEI 2001
Angelo Lopes * 7,100 CFII, ATP 1998
Namgyal Galden 6,900 CFI 2013
Rob Valleau * 6,900 CFII, MEI, ATP 2001
Marc Nicholson 5,000 CFI 2018
Nate Weinsaft * 4,500 CFII, MEI 1992
Jeff Cohen * 3,000 CFII 2018
Adam Broun 2,800 CFI 2024
Lei Chen 2,300 CFII 2023
Lee Perrin 1,980 CFII 2004
Jose Giammarino 1,700 CFII 2024
Artem Grush 1,650 CFI 2016
Jim Rottman 1,625 CFI 2019
Rob Gilberti 1,600 CFII, MEI 2019
Ben Paleologos 1,500 CFII 2023
Janiene Gresla 1,450 CFII 2024
Alex Paquet 1,450 CFII 2023
Paul Roberts 1,400 CFI 2022
Dan Barella 1,150 CFII 2020
Michael McGee 1,150 CFII 2023
Tim Jones 625 CFII 2016
Jordan Yu 625 CFII 2026
Chris Baldwin 550 CFII 2026

Nashua, NH Instructor Staff

Instructor Total Time ** Ratings With ECAC Since …
Steve Parsons * 10,025 CFII, MEI 2005
Bob Dimeo * 7,200 CFII, MEI 2006
Bill Witzig * 6,000 CFI, MEI 2024
Bob Smith * 4,400 CFII, MEI, ATP 2025
Glenn Bergeron 2,500 CFII 2018
Christopher Kelly 2,100 CFII, MEI 2023
Jonathan Forbes 1,350 CFII 2024
Patrick Lambour 1,350 CFI 2024
Matt McElligott 650 CFI 2025

Norwood, MA Instructor Staff

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
Tim Nelson * 5,600 CFII 2008
Chris Ander 1,500 CFII, MEI 2019
Ron Leung 1,450 CFI 2023
Thomas Lee 1,050 CFII 2025
Ryan Flynn 1,000 CFI 2024
Michael Levinson 1,000 CFII, MEI 2011
Brendan Saluk 950 CFII 2026
Tyler Black 925 CFII 2025
Steven Chenard 500 CFII 2026
Ben Smith 450 CFII 2026

** Total Time is the approximate number of total flight hours flown by the instructor.