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Welcome new Chapters
prOVIsIONAL cHAp Ters
rhythm of the Wings
atlanta, georgia
president: Dr. sonia Francis-rolle
Vice president:
captain Hattie cotton Tukes
secretary: Tomika Jones
treasurer: Gordon rolle
Membership Chair: Velda swartz
outreach Chair: Denise Gunter
Contact info: dr. sonia Francis-rolle,
wiarhythmofthewings@gmail.com
Lone star Aviators
dallas, texas
president: Brittany russell
Vice president: regina cudjo
secretary: Katie Baker
treasurer: Kristen Key
Membership Chair: Quin cummings
outreach Chair: shauna Hardwick
Contact info: Brittany russell,
wailonestarchptr@gmail.com
OFFIcIAL cHApTers
Hong Kong
hong Kong, China
president: Molly Boss
Vice president: Mei chan
secretary: Avegale santos
treasurer: Krista Durtschi
Membership Chair: Joanne Wong
outreach Chair: Wenyu Fu
Contact info: Molly Boss,
mcboss@me.com
North Texas
dallas, texas
president: shelley Hedrick
Vice president: Karen parr
secretary: George Ferito
treasurer: sharon O’connor
Membership Chair: Kathleen son
outreach Chair: renee skiles
Contact info: shelley hedrick,
shedrick@myjetguy.com
cONNec TIcUT cHAp Ter
More than 20 WAI Connecticut Chapter members presented Mairead Barry, WAI
61226, with a $1,000 scholarship to assist in her pursuit of a degree in aerospace en
gineering in January. The money was donated or raised through various fundrais
ers throughout the year. Chapter awards were also presented at the event to Jerry
Ashley, WAI 30633; patty Harmon, WAI 39641; and Kimberley Hagerty, WAI 47459. ✈
Front row (L-R): Jerry
Ashley, WAI 30633;
Patty Harmon, WAI
39641; Mairead Barry,
scholarship recipient;
Kimberley Hagerty,
WAI 47459, with members of the WAI Connecticut Chapter.
ceNTrAL FLOrIDA cHAp Ter
the Central Florida Chapter toured the Flightsafety international orlando learning Center in
november 2014, enjoying the opportunity to do some “recurrent training” on a Cessna Cita-
tion simulator.
in February 2015, the Central Florida Chapter invited a guest from the national oceanic
and atmospheric administration (noaa) to speak about their aviation programs, the Florida
thunderstorm season, and hazardous
cloud types and avoidance.
the chapter hosted an informa-
tional booth at the 38th annual tiCo
airshow in titusville, Florida, from
March 13-15, 2015. Chapter members
enjoyed sharing information about
Wai with airshow attendees, and gar-
nered a brief promotional spot on the local radio station. they also had a helping hand from
senior members of girl scout troop 3014. ✈
