{"id":22933,"date":"2022-07-26T00:03:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T00:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22933"},"modified":"2022-07-26T00:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T00:04:49","slug":"wai-announces-new-additions-to-full-time-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/wai-announces-new-additions-to-full-time-team\/%20","title":{"rendered":"WAI Announces New Additions to Full-Time Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a thorough search, Women in Aviation International\n(WAI) has announced four new appointments to the full-time staff during the\nmonth of July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jabili-Kandula-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22934\" width=\"129\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jabili-Kandula-edit.jpg 572w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jabili-Kandula-edit-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><figcaption><em>Jabili Kandula<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A new associate editor, Jabili Kandula, WAI 88779, will\nassist with the production of Aviation for Women and Aviation for Girls\nmagazines, in addition to website content and social media. Jabili is a recent\ngraduate of Rutgers University-New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Arts in\njournalism and media studies. Jabili is a private pilot and the first female\npresident of the Aviation Club at her university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annie-Stikeleather.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22935\" width=\"139\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annie-Stikeleather.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annie-Stikeleather-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annie-Stikeleather-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Annie-Stikeleather-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><figcaption><em>Annie Stikeleather<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Annie Stikeleather, WAI 107402, has joined WAI as manager of\nyouth programs and will be responsible for implementing a new educational and\nexperience-based version of the Aviation for Girls App, as well as\nage-appropriate resources for Girls in Aviation Day. Annie brings nearly 10\nyears of teaching experience specializing in youth art education with a Master\nof Arts in Teaching from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a\nprivate pilot and has her UAS Remote Pilot Part 107 license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Jabili and Annie will report to Kelly Murphy, WAI\ndirector of communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Trish-Steineke-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22936\" width=\"135\" height=\"186\"\/><figcaption><em>Trish Steineke<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Trish Steineke, WAI 27692, a long-time WAI volunteer\ncoordinator, has been hired as conference and events coordinator to assist\nKerisa Citro, director of conferences and events, with the management and\ndevelopment of WAI\u2019s annual conference and Connect events. Trish previously\nworked at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) managing the\nInternational Aerobatic Club \u2013 a division of the EAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jessie-Rowdon-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22937\" width=\"136\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jessie-Rowdon-edit.jpg 440w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jessie-Rowdon-edit-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><figcaption><em>Jessi Rowden<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessi Rowden, WAI 73069, a leader in the WAI Land of\nEnchantment Chapter, is WAI\u2019s new manager of chapter relations, working with\nMolly Martin, director of membership engagement, to expand the resources and\nsupport to the WAI chapter network that has grown to more than 155 chapters\naround the world. Jessi is the co-vice chair of NBAA\u2019s Schedulers &amp;\nDispatchers Committee and was, most recently, the general manager of Cutter\nAviation\u2019s Albuquerque, New Mexico, location. Jessi brings a unique level of\nenthusiasm and energy to the WAI mission and will be an inspirational resource\nfor the WAI chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese recent appointments to our WAI team reflect our\ndedication to respond to our members\u2019 desire to see the continued impact of our\nyouth programs, chapter network, and overall WAI mission. Collectively, our WAI\nteam is uniquely positioned to bring value to the WAI members, grow existing\nprograms, and implement new initiatives to inspire the next generation of\naviation and aerospace professionals across all areas of the industry,\u201d says\nWAI CEO Allison McKay. \u201cEach new staff member brings her personal passion for\nour nearly 15,000 members around the world, and we look forward to expanding\nour reach through their individual talents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a thorough search, Women in Aviation International (WAI) has announced four new appointments to the full-time staff during the month of July. A new associate editor, Jabili Kandula, WAI 88779, will assist with the production of Aviation for Women and Aviation for Girls magazines, in addition to website content and social media. 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