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6 Aviation forWomen J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 6 Girls in Aviation Day Is Just Part of the Fun L ast year, WAI chapters took on our frst international Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD). The WAI team didn't really know what to expect, and it was exciting to see about half of all WAI chapters around the world hold their frst GIAD event. This year the number of chapters holding a GIAD in 2016 is on the rise and excite- ment is building! Only WAI chapters and corporate members may hold an offcial Girls in Avia- tion Day event. An unexpected beneft of this structure is that we saw chap- ter member- ship rise in ma ny plac- es because WAI members were drawn to participate in Girls in Aviation Day and the mission to introduce future generations to aviation. It's a reward- ing way to get more people involved. With an expanded educational and activity kit, and the lessons we all learned from last year's event, GIAD 2016 promises to be another success. In addition to Girls in Aviation Day, WAI chapters are reaching out into their communities to make a differ- ence every day of the year. The not- so-quiet secret is that the chapter members are having a great time to- gether with hands-on activities, tours, fund raisers, speakers, training ses- sions, scholarship awards, and social activities year-round. Each chapter is unique and is molded by the member- ship and the local aviation community. Is it time for you to get in- volved in your local chap- ter? Search the chapter list- i ng on t he new WA I.org and jump in! ✈ W A I N E W S C H A P T E R S by Molly Martin PURDUE UNIVERSIT Y CHAPTER LAST FRONTIER CHAPTER N E W P R O V I S I O N A L C H A P T E R S Tampa Bay Chapter Tampa, Florida President: Angye Fox Vice President: Judith Tilton Secretary: Sierra Gaenicke Treasurer: Caitlin Lynch Membership Chair: Daniel Funk Outreach Chair: Taryn Fleet Chapter Contact Information: Angye Fox, 813-928-8300, angyefox@aol.com Cascade PNW Aviatrices Chapter Burlington, Washington President: Danielle Cocherl Vice President: Alisoun McCloughen Secretary: Sharon Burnham Treasurer: Marc Worthley Membership Chair: Diane Percefull Outreach Chair: Kathereen Kay Larsen Chapter Contact Information: Danielle Cocherl, 253-414-4444, drcocherl@gmail.com N E W O F F I C I A L C H A P T E R S Last Frontier Chapter Anchorage, Alaska President: Jennifer Paniati Vice President: Carol Zerbe Secretary: Allison Burand Treasurer: Janis Skliar Membership Chair: Kathryn Jaronitzky Outreach Director: Carol Zerbe Contact: Jennifer Paniati, 203-805-1380, wai.anchorage@gmail.com First in Flight Chapter Greensboro, North Carolina President: Marie Kogiso Vice President: Valerie Barrett Secretary: Jenn Nash Treasurer: Adrienne Stapleton Membership Chair: Imani Nasir-Phillips Outreach Director: Tiffany Lamperski Contact: Valerie Barrett, 404-210-0420, valeriebarrett70@yahoo.com PURDUE UNIVERSITY CHAPTER The Pu rdue Un iversit y Chapter has been busy! Not only have they elected a whole new board, and formed their Girls in Aviation Day Planning com- mittee, but they also went on a terrifc tour of PSA's headquarters where they got a chance to see their flight sims, and hosted two speakers from Textron who spoke about their careers in main- tenance and engineering. The chapter also participated in Purdue's second an- nual Aviation Day where they facilitated aviation-related crafts, face painting, a lesson for kids about the fundamentals of fight, and a kids plane pull with Pur- due's brand new custom-branded Cess- na 172 provided through Textron's Top Hawk program. ✈ LAST FRONTIER CHAP TER A nchorage Last Front ier Chapter has just gained of- fcial chapter status and at the last meeting chapter members all wore their new sweatshirts to celebrate. ✈