National Grange President Betsy Huber recently joined the Alliance for Aviation Across America board of directors. Announced Monday, Huber will serve on the board, connecting agriculture and general aviation.

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"We are thrilled that Betsy Huber has joined the Alliance Board of Directors,” said Ed Bolen, President and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association and the President of the Alliance’s Board of Directors. “Betsy brings a wealth of invaluable experience and perspectives on behalf of rural communities and our agricultural sector, which rely extensively on general aviation, local airports, and our aviation infrastructure."

Huber also serves on the board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program Safety in Agriculture for Youth and as Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association.  In 2017, she was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee.

Huber says, “General aviation is critical for agriculture, access to services like medical care and disaster relief, our nation’s food supply, and the economy as a whole.”

Huber has been President of the National Grange since 2015.

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