Keynote SpeakersSherry Carbary - VP of Flight Services, The Boeing Company
Carbary joined Boeing in 1989 as a senior financial analyst in the Corporate Credit Office and, within Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Carbary also has served as director of Revenue Management, regional director of Marketing for Airline Financial Analysis, and as financial planner for the 777 program. Carbary holds a master's degree in business administration from Seattle University, as well as bachelor's degrees in finance and economics from Eastern Washington University. She sits on the board of RTCA, a not-for-profit corporation formerly known as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics that serves as the collective voice of the aviation community on communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management system issues. Z. Nagin Cox - Mission Operations Flight Team, Mars Science Laboratory
She then moved to inner solar system exploration as the Deputy Team Chief of the Spacecraft/Rover Engineering Flight Team on the JPL Mars Exploration Rover Missions from their inception in 2000 until July 2004. Next, Cox spent two years in extra-solar exploration as the Deputy Project System Engineer on the Kepler telescope mission to search for earth-like planets around other stars and then became the Supervisor for the Surface Systems Systems Engineering Group at JPL. She is currently a member of the Mission Operations Flight Team, Mars Science Laboratory-the next NASA rover to Mars. Isabella (Bella) Goren - CFO, American Airlines
Before joining American, Goren was a chemical engineer, conducting nuclear waste disposal research for DuPont from 1983 to 1985. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, with highest honors, from the University of Texas and an MBA from Southern Methodist University (SMU), where she graduated frst in her class. She serves on the Board of Directors of Gap Inc., one of the largest global specialty retailers. She is also on the Executive Board of the SMU School of Engineering and is a member of the International Women's Forum. Previously, she served on the boards of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas and the North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts. In 2008, Goren was recognized by ForbesLife Executive Woman as one of the 25 most infuential women in travel. Rod Hightower – President of Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Along with his business expertise, however, Hightower is a passionate aviation enthusiast. He has been an EAA member for more than 20 years, an active pilot for 32 years, and restored his own Stearman biplane that he fies out of Creve Coeur Airport near St. Louis, Missouri. Michael Huerta - Acting FAA Administrator
Before joining the FAA, Huerta held senior positions at Affiliated Computer Services from 2002-2009 rising to the position of President of the Transportation Solutions Group; ACS is now a Xerox company specializing in business processes and information technology. Huerta was commissioner of New York City's Department of Ports, International Trade and Commerce from 1986-1989. He then served as the Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco from 1989-1993. From 1993-1998, he held senior positions in the U.S. Transportation Department in Washington, D.C., serving under Secretary Federico Peña and Secretary Rodney E. Slater. Colleen Walker - CEO, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Walker founded and served as Executive Director for Engineers of Dreams, a non-profit organization that encouraged more than 60,000 high school students in Texas, Colorado and Louisiana to pursue careers in technical fields. An expert on female leadership, Walker speaks to the evolution occurring today in how our youth view leadership and the importance of developing female leadership for the 21st century. Women in Helicopter Aviation PanelModerator:Matt Zuccaro - President, Helicopter Association International
Panelists:Dr. Catherine Ferrie - Director, Xworx & Test and Evaluation at Bell Helicopter
Dr. Ferrie and her team develop technologies for integration into Bell Helicopter’s next generation products. The team at Xworx develops and tracks emerging technologies from a broad range of sources that can benefit the rotorcraft industry. Dr. Ferrie is responsible for efforts that range from basic research through concept development, rapid prototyping and testing. She also oversees the successful execution of all technology and manufacturing development programs at Bell Helicopter including all aircraft test and evaluation programs. The American Helicopter Society (AHS) awarded Dr. Ferrie the prestigious Francois Xavier Bagnoud Award in 2002. This award is presented to an AHS member, under 30 years old, who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of the rotorcraft industry. Additionally, Dr. Ferrie earned the Harry T. Jensen award from AHS for her work supporting Rotorcraft Damage Tolerance efforts. Dr. Ferrie supports the Expanding Your Horizons program, which is designed to encourage young women in 6th-8th grades to pursue careers in science and engineering, by developing and presenting a workshop entitled "Born to Fly." Dr. Ferrie received her Master of Science and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech, and her Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University. She is an active member of the American Helicopter Society where she served as the Deputy Director of Vehicle Integrity on the Technical Council and currently serves as the Southwest Director at Large on the Board of Directors. Dr. Ferrie lives in North Richland Hills and her outside interests include reading, baking and exercising. Kate Garrison - Base Line Pilot, Air Evac Lifeteam
Colonel Sally Murphy - US Army Ret., First Commissioned Female Army Aviator, TH-55 and UH-1 Pilot
Major Murphy served in the Headquarters, Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Force Development office for intelligence systems, including her responsibility for the Army’s unmanned aerial vehicle program. She wrote, staffed, and received approval for the first Joint requirements document plan for unmanned aerial vehicles, its master plan. After subsequent promotion to Colonel and assignments to the Joint and Army staffs, Colonel Sally Murphy retired from the Army with nearly 27 years of active service on July 1, 1999. Samantha Willenbacher - Director of Bristow Academy
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