Sarasina Tuchen is an investor, board director and philanthropist who founded the Eden8 Foundation which produces high quality education programs for this rapidly advancing technology world. She is a distinguished expert in advanced aviation technologies, automation, autonomy, and interoperability with more than 35 years of experience as a private industry executive and senior federal government official. Her knowledge and experience spans research, development, demonstration, test, evaluation, and operational scale as well as collaborating across industry and government on Public-Private Partnerships. She retired from federal service after serving as a senior scientist in the USDOT’s Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence where she lead the automation strategy in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Interagency Working Group, which was implementing the AAM Coordination and Leadership Act (Public Law 117-203) with 20 other federal agencies including NASA, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defence, Department of Commerce, and the Department of Energy. When she met with thousands of stakeholders (including State/Local/Tribal/Territorial governments, manufacturers, trade associations, and educational institutions) across the country, it was clear there is a great need for new education programs to engage and prepare our youth as the emerging workforce for this exciting new technology/aviation sector. She also brought her rescue dog Astro to many of these conferences and stakeholder meetings.  Her idea of Mighty Tails was created to fill this education gap. She brought together a team of Hollywood talent to create fun and engaging stories and teach a new generation to dream big and become the creators of magic. She lives with her husband Mike and dog Astro in the Monterey Bay region which is the birthplace of the Advanced Air Mobility industry and test flights.

J-M is the founder of IAC, a california based branding, marketing and design agency. A SCAD-trained artist and animator who evolved into a cross-disciplinary creative leader, J-M has guided high-impact work for global brands such as Mattel, Nestlé Wonka, GM, AT&T, Activision, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Fox Movies, NewsCorp and WebMD. His recent focus spans advanced air mobility and supply-chain logistics, where he shapes branding systems, narratives, and communications with precision. J-M has been working with Sarasina on Mighty Tails since its inception, leveraging traditional animation roots and brand building know-how to create modern, character-driven IP. He is known for his deep commitment to craft, his mentorship of emerging designers, and a leadership style defined by clarity, authenticity, and care for the work.