Ernest C. Huffman Jr. is Program Manager for the Aviation Planning and Education Program at the North Central Texas Council of Governments, where he leads regional initiatives related to aviation planning, workforce development, unmanned aircraft systems, and Advanced Air Mobility.

Ernest’s work focuses on preparing North Texas for the future of aviation through regional planning, infrastructure coordination, education, and public policy. He also serves as Chair of the Infrastructure Working Group for the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies and as Vice President of Education and Outreach for the North Texas Chapter of COMTO.

He holds a Master of Science from Florida Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics from Dowling College.