Who We Are

Mr. Fly has 40+ years of experience as a Researcher, Consulting Engineer, Contractor, and Manufacturer in the HVAC Industry. He was the Executive Director of Research and Development at AAON, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma prior to his retirement after almost 18 years of engineering leadership at AAON. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from Missouri State University and is a Licensed Professional Engineer.

In ASHRAE, Mr. Fly holds the grade of Fellow and is a Life Member having been honored with both the Distinguished Service and Exceptional Service Awards. He has been and is currently active on numerous Technical Committees, Standing Committees and Councils, and is currently serving as a Trustee on the ASHRAE Foundation Board and as a Member-at-Large on Technology Council. He served as a Director at Large on the ASHRAE Board of Directors from 2014-2017. 

Mr. Fly has also been active in the HVAC Industry Trade Association, AHRI, where he served on their Board of Directors from 2012-2016 and as Section Chair for Unitary Large Equipment, and Air-to-Air Energy Recovery. He has also participated on the Technical on Sound, Unitary Sector Leadership Council and is currently serving on the Systems Steering Committee and Applied Sector Leadership Council.

 Dr. Pamela Fly has worked as an educator for more than 40 years and prior to her retirement served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs where she works with accreditation, state/ federal reporting requirements, curriculum processes, general education, developmental education, and policy. During 2015-16, she served as Interim Dean of the NSU Broken Arrow campus, and in 2013-14, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs in addition to her other responsibilities. Prior to joining Academic Affairs, Dr. Fly served as associate dean of NSUs College of Education and held the same position at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Her policy work includes a position as Director of Accreditation for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation (now Office of Educational Quality and Accountability) where she worked in areas of accreditation, performance standards, and teacher preparation reform. For more than 15 years, Dr. Fly chaired accreditation teams for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE now CAEP), and currently serves as a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).