Dr. Charlie Curreri is a recently retired A-320 captain and founder/senior manager of Project Wingman, an industry-leading pilot peer assistance program for over 14,000 pilots at American Airlines. He is President Emeritus of the International Peer Aviation Assist Coalition, a highly recognized international consortium of aviation peer programs and regulators established in March 2018, and the Center for Aviation Mental Health Director. He is a retired Air Force F16 combat veteran of Desert Storm with over 3000 hours of fighter/instructor time. He has accumulated over 11000 hours flying F16s, T38s, MD 80s, Fokker 100, and the A-320. He is also a licensed professional counselor in Texas and holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Grand Canyon University in Arizona. He specializes in pilot mental health and FAA requirements for staying fit for duty. Charlie has been married for over 40 years and has six children and 12 grandchildren!