| Dr. Karen J. McArdle
Dr. Karen McArdle is a Project Director (and enthusiastic
and happy instructor) for the Chicago Youth in Aviation
Program, Inc. (CYAP). CYAP provides aviation and aerospace
education to over 10,000 school age children K-12 and
beyond, daily or weekly in the Chicago Public Schools.
Dr. McArdle teaches aviation and aerospace to over 800
students a week and consults for the NASA center at Fenger
High School.
In addition to serving as General Counsel for Women
in Aviation, International, she also serves on the Board
of Directors for Women in Corporation Aviation, Women
in Aviation International, Windy City Chapter of Women
in Aviation, International.
She was recently elected President of Midway Airport
Tenants Association. She is a charter member of International
Womens Aviation Association and past legal and insurance
advisor for Professional Airshow Performers.
Dr. McArdle holds an ATP received in 1975 with CFIAI
(Gold Seal) and more than 3,000 hours in over 50 different
airplanes. She earned her first degree in education at
Illinois State University in Geography- Geology. During
her last year of college, she was a flight instructor
and aerial traffic reporter.
After graduation she was a full time academic instructor
for the City Colleges of Chicago in their Aviation program;
an air taxi pilot and acting Chief Pilot, and a flight
instructor out of Chicago Midway for over 10 years.
She returned to school and received her law degree
from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in 1987. She was
an aviation defense attorney representing pilots and aircraft
owners before moving to Maryland to work for Avemco as
Claims attorney for aviation losses throughout the United
States. She returned to Chicago as an Appellate Attorney
for cases before the higher courts in Illinois and the
United States. She was also a trial attorney for over
seven years and drafted the CBA Court Procedure book for
the 6th District Courthouse, the world's second busiest
courtroom as well as the 5th District Courthouse.
She has one lovely daughter, Lorah, a graduate of
University of Illinois and now a Tech Writer.
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