Dear WAI members:
This month is a particu-
larly exciting one as a ma-
jority of WAI chapters are
hosting another Girls in
Aviation Day in their local
community. These annual
days of outreach are an im-
portant way to help inspire
young girls to dream big—
whether it is about aviation
as a career, or as a reward-
ing hobby. By meeting WAI
members in their local area
who are pilots, mechan-
ics, controllers, and more,
they will consider their own
goals more attainable.
If you would like to partici-
pate and are not already a
member of a local WAI chapter, visit www.WAI.org/GIAD
for details of events in your area.
We recently completed a survey of our members specifi-
cally focused on membership benefits. One of the more inter-
esting comments we saw was, "I had no idea WAI offered all
of these benefits!" Obviously, many of you are familiar with
our bimonthly magazine Aviation for Women, and many of
you are chapter members taking advantage of this member
benefit as well.
We also offer a monthly e-newsletter to keep you updat-
ed on organization news and announcements, and our new
website and social media channels are also important ways
we communicate. If you have not visited our new website
yet, be sure to see all of the enhancements, improved func-
tionality, and content. And one of our best-known benefits
relates to the annual conference and various regional and
local events WAI hosts. As a member of WAI you receive
discounts for all of these
events. Looking for a way
to help fund that next rat-
ing or certificate, or per-
haps a career enhancement
opportunity? Then the WAI
scholarship program is of
benefit to you.
But don't forget to look
beyond those things and
take advantage of the ca-
reer information and re-
sources we provide, and
the various discount ser-
vices available to you as
a WAI member. And the
website is a great place to
find all of these benefits
and more.
Hopefully this helps
you better understand
what the WAI staff is doing
to assist you, our members.
We've made a commitment to better promote the many ben-
efits of WAI membership in the coming months so you never
have to question the perks available to you as a member of
this organization.
Sincerely,
Dr. Peggy Chabrian
President
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Membership, WAI Merchandise
Sue Coon
Member Services Manager
scoon@wai.org
Stephanie Gordon
Member Specialist
sgordon@wai.org
Chapters, Volunteers, Girls in Aviation Day
Molly Martin
Outreach Director
mmartin@wai.org • 850-508-8769
Education, Industry Relations
Cassandra Bosco
Education and Industry
Relations Director
cbosco@wai.org • 202-415-2798
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D R . P E G G Y
C H A B R I A N
P R E S I D E N T ' S
M E S S A G E
As part of the many Women-
Venture events held on the
EAA AirVenture grounds the
last week in July, I had the
pleasure of participating in a
panel presentation Monday,
July 25, highlighting women's
aviation organizations.
BONNIE
KRATZ
Scholarships
Donna Wallace, Scholarship
Coordinator/Conference Registration
dwallace@wai.org
Aviation for Women Magazine
Kelly Murphy
Director of Communications
kmurphy@wai.org • 703-716-0503
Advertising
Lisa DeFrees Lovett
Advertising Director
ldefrees@wai.org • 315-272-3821
Photography
Nancy Bink, Art Director
nbink@wai.org
Conference
Kerisa Citro
Director of Conferences and Events
kcitro@wai.org
Brooke Hartwig
Conference and Events Assistant
bhartwig@wai.org
Everything Else
Connie Lawrence
Operations Manager/Executive Assistant
clawrence@wai.org
Dr. Peggy Chabrian
President and Founder
pchabrian@wai.org