WAI Appoints Patt Poinsett as Director, Operations and Finance

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Patt Poinsett has joined the Women in Aviation International (WAI) staff as director, operations and finance. In this new leadership role, she will play a key role in handling  the day-to-day management of all operations. 
 
“Patt’s more than 10 years of experience managing all aspects of finance and administration for a nonprofit organization will be a welcome addition to our WAI team as we prepare for new initiatives and a new phase of evolution,” Allison McKay, WAI CEO says. 
 
Previously, Patt spent a decade at Wolf Haven International in Washington state overseeing the organization’s finances, facilities, and administration. Relocating to Northern Virginia, she will report directly to WAI CEO Allison McKay.
 
“I am thrilled to join WAI and follow my aviation interests. I grew up in an aviation family having been introduced to the world of remote control aircraft by my father when I was 12 years old and flying with my husband in pylon racing,” Patt says, adding, “I look forward to meeting and working with WAI members all around the world.” 




SOURCEAero Crew News, February 2022
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Women in Aviation International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests. Our diverse membership includes astronauts, corporate pilots, maintenance technicians, air traffic controllers, business owners, educators, journalists, flight attendants, high school and university students, air show performers, airport managers and many others. We provide year-round resources to assist women in aviation and to encourage young women to consider aviation as a career. WAI also offers educational outreach programs to educators, aviation industry members, and young people nationally and internationally. Our most recent initiative is our Girls in Aviation Day program for girls ages 8 to 17. In addition, WAI promotes public understanding of the accomplishments and contributions of women in aviation. This includes historic notables such as Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman, Eileen Collins, Jeana Yeager, Nicole Malachowski and many others. We recognize these women through our WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame program.

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