ALPA’s Executive Vice Presidents
ALPA’s 11 executive vice presidents, along with its four national officers and the ALPA Canada president, make up the Association’s Executive Council, which acts in consultation and cooperation with ALPA’s president in furthering objectives and policies set by the union’s Board of Directors and Executive Board. Learn more about the officers who represent each ALPA pilot election group/sub-group.
The EVP groups and airlines they serve are:
Group A: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Federal Express, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
Group B1: Air Transportation International, Amerijet International, Endeavor Air, Frontier Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, and Ravn Alaska
Group B2: Air Wisconsin, Breeze Airways, Envoy Air, Hawaiian Airlines, and Mesa Air Group
Group B3: CommuteAir, Kalitta Air, PSA Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, and Western Global Airlines
Group C: Air Inuit, Air Transat, Calm Air, Canadian North, CargoJet, Flair Airlines, Jazz Aviation, Keewatin Air, Kelowna Flightcraft, Morningstar Air Express, PAL Aerospace, PAL Airlines, Pascan Aviation, Perimeter Aviation, Pivot Airlines, Wasaya Airways, WestJet Airlines, and WestJet Encore
As of January 1, 2025:
Group A
Capt. Stu Jones, Air Canada
Air Canada Capt. Stu Jones was reelected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Capt. Jones is a Boeing B-737 pilot based in Toronto, Ont., where he also holds the office of local council vice chair and captain status rep. In addition, he serves as his pilot group’s External Affairs Committee chair.
Prior to flying for Air Canada, Capt. Jones was a pilot for Sky Regional Airlines where he also acted as a lead organizer for the union. Before flying for Sky Regional, he flew for Jazz Aviation.
Capt. Jones attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology and earned a certificate in negotiation skills from the Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre. He currently resides in Bobcaygeon, Ont., with his wife and two sons.
Capt. Jeffrey R. Schroeder, Alaska
Alaska Capt. Jeff Schroeder was elected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Capt. Schroeder is a Boeing B-737 pilot based in Anchorage, AK, and previously served as a member of the Association’s Special Representation Structure Review Committee. Within the Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC), he acted as Critical Incident Response Program chair and a member of the MEC’s Negotiating and Grievance Committees. He also worked as Local Executive Council #64 chair. Prior to his tenure with Alaska, Capt. Schroeder flew for Mesa Airlines.
Capt. Schroeder earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Arizona State University. He resides in Anchorage with his wife.
Capt. Reed C. Donoghue, Delta
Delta Capt. Reed Donoghue was elected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Capt. Donoghue is an Airbus A220 pilot based in Salt Lake City, UT, and serves as a member of ALPA’s Strategic Preparedness and Strike Committee and Steering Committees. Within the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC), he acted as executive administrator, chair and vice chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, as well as a member of the Communications Committee and the MEC’s Furlough Focus Group.
Prior to flying for Delta, Capt. Donoghue was a pilot for Air Wisconsin, where he served as the Local Executive Council #50 representative/vice chair and was a member of the Negotiating Committee.
Capt. Donoghue earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation management from the Florida Institute of Technology, and lives in Park City, UT, with his wife and two children.
Capt. William “Bill” Secord, FedEx Express
FedEx Express Capt. Bill Secord was reelected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His most recent two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Based in Memphis, Tenn., Capt. Secord flies the Boeing MD-11. Throughout his career, he has served on numerous committees, including the President’s Committee for Reduced Crew Operations, the National Cargo Committee, the ALPA National Appeal Board, and the ALPA-PAC Steering Committee. For his pilot group, Capt. Secord chairs the Legislative Affairs Committee and helps oversee the FedEx Pilots’ Charitable Fund.
As an ALPA representative, Capt. Secord has worked with the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations as a member of its Reduced Crew Operations Working Group and its Professional and Government Affairs Committee. He was also the lead ALPA pilot in 2018 on the Alliance to Keep Pilots in the Cockpit.
Prior to flying for FedEx Express, Capt. Secord was a pilot for Trans World Airlines. He also served as chief pilot for Carry-On Trailer and, at the time, was the youngest FAA-designated pilot examiner in the country.
Capt. Secord graduated with a BS in business and commercial aviation from Bob Jones University. He currently resides in Greenville, S.C., with his wife and children.
Capt. Jason R. Graves, JetBlue
JetBlue Capt. Jason Graves was elected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Capt. Graves is an Airbus A320/A321 pilot based in Newark, N.J., and previously served as the ALPA Air Safety Organization’s Professional Standards vice chair and subject matter expert. He also acted as JetBlue Master Executive Council (MEC) executive administrator and the pilot group’s MEC Professional Standards Committee chair. Prior to his tenure with JetBlue, Capt. Graves flew for Colgan Air and Endeavor Air, where he served as MEC Professional Standards chair for both ALPA pilot groups.
Capt. Graves earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from East Carolina University, and lives in Baltimore, Md. with his wife and daughter.
Capt. Andy Nelson, Spirit
Spirit Capt. Andy Nelson was reelected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Capt. Nelson is an Airbus A320 pilot based in Las Vegas, Nev., and has previously served as a member of the ALPA Leadership Committee and the Board of Directors Steering Committee. In addition, he has held the offices of Spirit Master Executive Council vice chair and Local Executive Council 18 first officer status rep. He also acted as chair of his pilot group’s Negotiating Committee and served as a Negotiating Committee member and a Professional Standards Committee member.
Prior to flying for Spirit, Capt. Nelson was a pilot for Grant Aviation; Larry’s Flying Service of Fairbanks, Alaska; and the Frontier Flying Service.
Capt. Nelson graduated from the University of Alaska where he studied aviation management and the Big Bend Community College where he studied commercial flight training. He currently resides in Denver, Colo., with his wife and two daughters.
Capt. Christopher Jones, United
United Airlines Capt. Christopher Jones was reelected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Based in Washington, D.C., Capt. Jones flies the Boeing B-767. In addition to his responsibilities as EVP, he also serves on various committees for his pilot group’s Local Executive Council (LEC) #11. Prior to flying for United, Capt. Jones was a pilot for PSA Airlines where he held important ALPA leadership posts including Master Executive Council (MEC) vice chair and LEC #61 first officer representative. He was also a member of the PSA MEC’s Hotel, Membership, and Scheduling Committees.
Capt. Jones attended the University of Central Missouri where he earned a BS in aviation technology. He currently resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife and son.
Group B1
Capt. Jade P. Schiewe, Endeavor
Endeavor Air Capt. Jade Schiewe was reelected executive vice president, Group B1, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His most recent two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Based in Detroit, Mich., Capt. Schiewe is a Bombardier CRJ900 pilot and serves as ALPA’s national resource coordinator and a member of the Association’s Strategic Planning Committee and the Structure, Services, and Finance Review Committee.
In addition, Capt. Schiewe acts as his pilot group’s Master Executive Council (MEC) chair and previously served as its MEC secretary-treasurer and a member of its Professional Standards and Accident Investigation committees. He was also a volunteer for the Critical Incident Response Program.
Prior to flying for Endeavor Air, Capt. Schiewe was a pilot for Pinnacle Airlines as well as a small air-cargo operation, where he also served as a dispatcher.
Capt. Schiewe holds advanced degrees in business and aviation business management, and lives with his wife and children in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Group B2
Capt. Douglas “Doug” Grant, Hawaiian
Hawaiian Airlines Capt. Doug Grant was reelected executive vice president (EVP), Group B2, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His most recent two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Capt. Grant flies the Airbus A330. In addition to his duties as EVP, he serves as a member of the ALPA National Collective Bargaining Committee and supports his pilot group as chair of its Negotiating Committee and a member of the Retirement & Insurance Committee. He’s also an ALPA representative to the Hawaiian Airlines Retirement and Post Medicare Health Plan Boards.
Capt. Grant previously acted as a Hawaiian Local Executive Council 102 interim first officer representative, Master Executive Council (MEC) Grievance Committee chair and member, MEC Scheduling Committee member, and MEC Negotiating Committee member.
A graduate of the University of Hawaii, Capt. Grant earned a degree in political science. He is a second-generation Hawaiian Airlines pilot and currently lives with his wife and children in Lincolnville, Maine.
Group B3
Capt. Ray B. Burton, PSA
PSA Capt. Ray Burton was elected executive vice president, Group B3, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Capt. Burton is a Bombardier CRJ700/900 pilot based in Arlington, Va., and is the current vice chair of the PSA Master Executive Council (MEC) Grievance Review Committee, and also acts as captain representative and chair for PSA Local Executive Council #70 through Feb. 28, 2025. He previously served as chair of the MEC Contract Enforcement Committee. Prior to flying for PSA, Capt. Burton was a realtor and broker/owner of a small property management company.
Capt. Burton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and lives in Greensboro, N.C.
Group C
Capt. James Harding, Wasaya
Wasaya Capt. James Harding was elected executive vice president, Group C, of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, on Oct. 30, 2024, at ALPA’s biennial Board of Directors meeting. His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2025.
Based in Thunder Bay, ON, Capt. Harding is a De Havilland Canada DHC-8 “Dash 8” pilot, and serves as a member of the union’s Strategic Planning Committee. He previously acted as chair and member of his pilot group’s Negotiating Committee. He also played an essential role as a member of the organizing committee that helped secure ALPA representation for Wasaya pilots.
Prior to flying for Wasaya, Capt. Harding worked as an electrician while attending training at flight schools in Calgary, AB.
Capt. Harding lives in Thunder Bay, with his wife and daughter.