{"id":17681,"date":"2023-03-10T10:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T16:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=17681"},"modified":"2023-03-10T10:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T16:34:43","slug":"the-34th-annual-women-in-aviation-international-conference-recap-part-three-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2023\/03\/10\/the-34th-annual-women-in-aviation-international-conference-recap-part-three-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 34th Annual Women in Aviation International Conference Recap \u2013 Part Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month,\u00a0Envoy team members attended the\u00a0Women in Aviation International<\/strong>\u00a0(WAI) convention<\/a>\u00a0in Long Beach, California, where Envoy proudly participated as a top-tier Presenting Level Conference Sponsor. The WAI Conference brought in thousands of attendees from different backgrounds, all at different stages of their careers.<\/p>\n

During the conference, our team had the opportunity to speak to some of the extraordinary participants, including Roxana Linares, <\/strong>Envoy\u2019s WAI Conference Aviation Scholarship Winner.<\/p>\n

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Born in El Salvador, Roxana was just seven years old when she and her family moved to the United States. Since then, she continues to recognize the value of hard work and determination. She is a Junior at Kansas State University (KSU) boldly pursuing her dream to fly internationally for an airline one day.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents fought hard to get here, and my background has shaped who I am today. I\u2019ve worked hard to get where I am and take my education seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roxana\u2019s aviation journey started in high school while picking her grandparents up at the airport. \u201cWhen the door opened, the pilots caught my eye, and I asked myself, \u2018What if I\u2019m a pilot?\u2019 But I wasn\u2019t sure how to pursue an unknown field.\u201d However, shortly after, opportunities started to emerge.<\/p>\n

When dreams take flight<\/h3>\n

After learning more about a pilot career the next week in her gifted class, Roxana won a scholarship at a local flight school in Augusta, Kansas, that enabled her to begin flight training. With only one other female at her school, she recognized that males primarily dominate the field, but this didn\u2019t stop her.<\/p>\n

Research, perseverance, and support from her family led Roxana to study Aeronautical Technology at KSU where she completed her private pilot\u2019s license during her freshman year. She is currently working towards her commercial rating and serves as the Secretary of her Women\u2019s Air Race Classic Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout flight training, I\u2019ve gained more confidence, and it\u2019s my goal to encourage other females at my school to courageously pursue their dreams as well. I\u2019ve been fortunate to meet many supportive people, and I\u2019ve learned having a strong community is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what WAI is all about – bringing together female industry professionals of all stages to foster community and inspiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo anyone who is interested in aviation, definitely try it out! Go on a discovery flight and see if it\u2019s for you. Once you fall in love with flying, it\u2019s hard to let go.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Last month,\u00a0Envoy team members attended the\u00a0Women in Aviation International\u00a0(WAI) convention\u00a0in Long Beach, California, where Envoy proudly participated as a top-tier Presenting Level Conference Sponsor. The WAI Conference brought in thousands of attendees from different backgrounds, all at different stages of their careers. During the conference, our team had the opportunity to speak to some of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}