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Nova Hall is the Founder, President, and Board Chair of Flying Over Time, a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit bridging aeronautical heritage with youth STEM and workforce development. The grandson of Donald A. Hall Sr., chief engineer and designer of the Spirit of St. Louis, Nova has dedicated his career to ensuring his grandfather’s engineering achievements stand alongside Charles Lindbergh.

A published author Spirit and Creator with forthcoming work for the Missouri Historical Society, Nova earned his degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences from Arizona State University as the protégé of artist Leandro Soto, graduating as the Student Convocation Speaker. Backed by seven years of Toastmasters International leadership, keynotes at major aviation institutions (Pima Air & Space, New England Air Museum), an Arizona DPS Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card, and FAA Part 107 preparation, Nova directs Flying Over Time’s strategic pipeline toward the 2027 transatlantic flight centennial. Read our comprehensive organizational overview, recently presented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. (opens in a new tab) Link AIAA Abstract (opens in a new tab)

Lyle Dillie has been involved with Flying Over Time since 2012 and is a Savannah-based photographer, Iraq War veteran, husband, and father. He specializes in portrait, nature, and commercial photography, creating relaxed settings for authentic, lasting images. Additionally, Lyle has helped finish over 10 feature films. He earned a degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance at Arizona State University and has known Flying Over Time co-founder Nova Hall since their ASU studies. Lyle brings extensive nonprofit board experience to his role as a board member and is our Parliamentarian. Professionalism and a commitment to meaningful work is his motto. Lyle is also a drone hobbyist.

Pace Ellsworth serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Spirit100 Centennial Committee at Flying Over Time. A technology entrepreneur with a degree in computational linguistics from Brigham Young University, Pace exercises financial and strategic oversight over the organization's corporate accounts and 2027 milestone initiatives. As founder of Pre (Preserving Records Everywhere), he leverages 15 years of technical leadership to protect institutional records and ensure rigorous corporate accountability across the organization’s national expansion.

Board Secretary Dawn Nave directs archival standards, collections stewardship, and corporate record-keeping for Flying Over Time. Trained at Florida A&M University’s Black Archives, Dawn developed exhibits and curricula across the Smithsonian Institution—including the National Museum of American History and National Portrait Gallery—alongside research at the National Archives. Holding a graduate degree in Public History from Arizona State University, Dawn joined Flying Over Time in 2017. She has facilitated archival collaboration with the Pratt Institute and spearheaded the comprehensive digitization of the Donald A. Hall Estate with Bluetail.aero, preserving original 1927 blueprints and film negatives for national education.

Dr. Debra Hall serves on Flying Over Time’s board. Her deeply rooted Jewish identity and her conversations with Don Hall Jr. deepened her recognition of Donald A. Hall Sr.'s contributions. A mother and grandmother, she has pursued the mystical arts since age 16; her work includes teaching sacred spirituality, shamanic practice, and spiritual travel. She holds an MA in Marriage and Family Counseling and a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology; her doctoral research focused on shamanic transformational healing. Her book, Sacred Spaces: A Global Travel Guide and Memoir reflects her travels since 1979.

Nina Anderson is the Immediate Past Vice President of the Board of Directors for Flying Over Time, and has been part of its development since 2013. A trailblazer in aviation, she soloed in 1968 and became New Jersey’s first female corporate jet pilot, flying Gulfstreams, Hawkers, and Citations for Philip Morris. Nina holds a BA from Monmouth College and is actively involved with the 99s female pilot organization. A respected aviation voice, she has lectured extensively for the New England Air Museum, Oshkosh Air Venture, and FAA Wings programs. Now retired from professional flying, she remains an active light-aircraft pilot and an accomplished author of 18 books spanning aviation and natural health. She has extensive non-profit experience and lives in Massachusetts.

As President and Executive Director, Nova Hall serves as the creative engine, lead storyteller, and public face of Flying Over Time. Leading daily operations, he produces original art, authors books, and headlines keynote presentations nationwide to inspire youth toward aerospace innovation. Nova drives organizational expansion by forging partnerships across industry, education, and civic communities, translating heritage into hands-on flight activations and career pipelines. Vetted with an Arizona DPS Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card, he works alongside operational leadership to scale youth programs and workforce initiatives.

Co-Founder and Compliance Director at Flying Over Time, Tiffany Kell oversees corporate compliance, bookkeeping integrity, and regulatory governance. Bringing 15 years of non-profit administration and youth-development experience—including institutional service with Brophy College Preparatory, Arizona School for the Arts, Madison Rose Lane, and professional leadership with Girl Scouts—she directs the reconstruction of the organization's financial and policy systems. Graduating Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in Communication Studies, Tiffany pairs nine years of Toastmasters International leadership with 25 years of production management, ensuring rigorous operational accountability across Flying Over Time's educational pipelines.

Chief Technology Officer Pace Ellsworth leads Flying Over Time’s software infrastructure, multi-city event overlay systems, and community data platforms. Bringing 15 years of software development experience across artificial intelligence, education, and renewable energy, Pace designs the technical architecture connecting mobile drone flight labs and student tracking hubs with university and trade school pipelines, while directly supervising operational compliance and technology administration.

Born in 1934, Don Hall was an aerospace engineer, patent-holding inventor, nature photographer, entrepreneur, healer, and son of chief engineer Donald A. Hall Sr. A polymath with deep reverence for the natural world, Don Jr. was an educator, conservationist, and herbalist whose technical precision was matched by a profound creative intellect. Working alongside his father, he executed the definitive technical ink schematics featured in the engineering section of Charles Lindbergh’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Spirit of St. Louis. Beyond his engineering career, Don Jr. was the steadfast protector of his family's legacy, safeguarding the original 1927 blueprints, technical notebooks, and film negatives through decades of obscurity. In his final months, he traveled from hospice care to attend the public unveiling of the collection at Arizona State University, affirming that passion must always precede technical mastery—a conviction that remains the foundational philosophy of Flying Over Time.

Mr. Hall received the Lindbergh Medal from Don Wiegand / The Lindbergh Foundation during the 75th Anniversary.