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 * 25,000 CFII, MEI 1990
Marc Nathanson * 17,500 CFII, MEI, ATP, DPE 2013
Steve Perko * 16,000 CFII, MEI, ATP 2019
Jim Henry * 10,600 CFII, MEI 2001
Angelo Lopes * 7,000 CFII, ATP 1998
Namgyal Galden 6,750 CFI 2013
Rob Valleau * 6,750 CFII, MEI, ATP 2001
Tim Nelson * 5,500 CFII 2008
Nate Weinsaft * 4,100 CFII, MEI 1992
Marc Nicholson 4,000 CFI 2018
Jeff Cohen 2,000 CFII 2018
Artem Grush 1,600 CFI 2016
Lee Perrin 1,600 CFII 2004
Rob Gilberti 1,600 CFII, MEI 2019
Michael Broderick 1,300 CFI 2023
Lei Chen 1,300 CFI 2023
Evan Friedman 1,300 CFI 2018
Jim Rottman 1,150 CFI 2019
Elliot Davidson 1,000 CFI 2016
Michael Pandolfo 900 CFII 2021
Marta Souza 900 CFI 2023
Paul Roberts 800 CFI 2022
Dan Barella 700 CFI, CFII 2020
Leonardo Silva-Oliveira 700 CFI 2019
Joe Genco 650 CFI 2023
Evan Rist 650 CFI 2017
Janiene Gresla 550 CFI 2024
Adam Broun CFI 2024
Jose Giammarino CFI 2024

Nashua, NH Instructor Staff

Instructor Total Time ** Ratings With ECAC Since …
Steve Parsons * 9,000 CFII, MEI 2005
Bob Dimeo * 7,200 CFII, MEI 2006
Brian Brandt 3,500 CFII
Glenn Bergeron 2,400 CFII 2018
Christopher Kelly 1,050 CFII 2023
Patrick Lambour 350 CFI 2024
Jonathan Forbes 350 CFI 2024

Norwood, MA Instructor Staff

Instructor Total Time ** Ratings With ECAC Since …
Cliff Lanyi * 13,500 CFII, MEI, ATP, AGI 2010
Ken Tucker * 9,200 CFII, MEI, ATP, AGI 2015
Chuck Atchison 8,000 CFI, CFII, ATP 2018
Mark Jacobs * 6,000 CFII, MEI, ATP 2018
Christopher Poreda 3,500 CFII, MEI 2017
James Quinn 3,100 CFI 2017
Ben Diamond 1,500 CFI 2023
Chris Ander 1,450 CFII, MEI 2019
Ron Leung 1,250 CFI 2023
Michael Levinson 1,000 CFII, MEI 2011
Conor McCarthy 800 CFII 2024
Kevin Simpson 700 CFII 2024
Nicholas Mayo 500 CFII 2024

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