Susan Parson
Presenter
Before joining the FAA in May 2004, Susan Parson was a diplomat in the State Department’s foreign service with overseas assignments in Panama and Bangladesh. She began flight training in 1991 and earned an ATP certificate plus ground and flight instructor certificates with instrument, single-engine and multi-engine land ratings, and is a Master instructor. At the FAA she serves as editor-in-chief of FAA Safety Briefing magazine, FAA team lead for the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) project, and special assistant to the Flight Standards Service executive director. She has authored nearly 100 general aviation safety articles and several online training courses. An active general aviation pilot, Susan instructs for her Leesburg, Virginia-based flying club and the Civil Air Patrol, where she is a member of the National Standards/Evaluation team.
