Houston Daily

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Summer Webb and reappointed Aimee Burnett and Sonja Clark to the Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee. Their terms will run until September 1, 2029. The committee works to support Texas’s economic development by helping recruit and retain aerospace and aviation jobs and investments in the state.

Summer Webb, from Valentine, is the deputy director of Launch Site One and serves as Government Relations Director for Blue Origin in Texas. She is also Mayor of Valentine, represents rural communities on the Rio Grande Council of Governments, and is a member of West of the Pecos Texas Cattlewoman. Webb holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy from The University of Texas at El Paso.

Aimee Burnett, based in Southlake, is vice president of F-35 Business Development at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. She has worked at Lockheed Martin for more than 24 years in roles spanning Engineering, Operations, and Business Development. Burnett serves on the Executive Board for the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and on the board of the World Affairs Council Dallas/Fort Worth. She earned both her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and her Master’s in Systems Engineering from SMU.

Sonja Clark from Amarillo leads Bell Textron’s Military and Commercial Aircraft Assembly and Delivery Center. Before entering aerospace in 2006, she was a registered nurse and administrator. Clark has held leadership positions in Environmental, Health & Safety, Human Resources, and Integrated Operations since moving into aerospace. Her board service includes roles with the Amarillo Area Foundation, WTAMU Foundation, Texas Association of Community Colleges, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, High Plains Food Bank, Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health, Panhandle Texas Nurses Association (as former president), and Northwest Texas Healthcare System (as former board chair). Clark holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from West Texas A&M University.

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