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Jet Midwest is very proud of our 23-year history of diversity and inclusion,
and particularly of the gender balance within our organization. Since our
inception, we have been a company for everyone. At Jet Midwest our
commitment to fair pay and hiring practices shows in the numbers. We
currently have $0.00 pay gap between men and women. Given how much we
value diversity, it should come as no surprise that our Executive Leadership
team is split 50/50 women to men, while the national average in similar roles
is about 25%. We are also ahead of national averages for placement of
women in business/finance, parts sales, and shipping/receiving roles.
In September 2019, @IATA announced that 59 global airlines have
committed to the #25by2025 campaign, which seeks to address gender
balance in civil aviation by increasing the number of women in senior
positions and the number of women in underrepresented jobs to 25% by the
year 2025 (ex. Pilots and operations, etc.). At Jet Midwest, we are industry
leaders in gender balance. We are already there!
On the last Wednesday of each month in 2020, we are going to highlight
some of the amazing and inspirational Women of Jet Midwest with our
campaign #womenwhosoar.
Our first profiles of 2020 highlight our Parts Sales Team. Ashley Santee,
Director of Sales (@ashleysantee) and Briana Hall, Sales Representative
(@brianahall), continue to make a strong one-two punch in our component
sales and solutions department. We asked both Ashley and Briana a few
questions about their aviation careers and working for Jet Midwest.
Ashley has been with Jet Midwest for 8 years. When asked about the path
that led to her current aviation career, Ashley says, “As a young 20-
something, I discovered the aviation world. My passion for airplanes and love
of technical research clicked almost immediately and I knew I would be a
lifer. Fifteen years later, I’ve been blessed with great industry relationships
and an amazing career.” Her best advice to the next generation of women in
aviation is to take it one day at a time and that listening to your clients is the
single most important learning tool. “You’ll learn faster by listening than by
being right.” When speaking about the thing that Ashley loves the most
about her job, she says, “My job allows me the opportunity to mentor fresh
faces and guide them into the aviation industry. Teaching them about
aviation through my tribal knowledge and watching them grow their aviation
careers is quite rewarding for me.”
In fact, Ashley has done just that in her leadership and mentorship of Briana
Hall, who is now in her 4th year as a sales representative at Jet Midwest.
Briana came to Jet Midwest fresh just starting her professional career. Having
always been an innate people person, starting in customer service was a
natural fit for her. Coming into this business with no aviation background was
challenging at first. With mentorship and in-depth hands-on experience,
Brianna has developed outstanding customer service skills and has learned
the aircraft component side as well. Briana’s advice to the next generation of
women coming into aviation is, “Stick with it! It’s tough in the beginning,
especially with no prior aviation experience. And I learn something new
every day! Even if you’ve been in the industry your entire life, there is never
a dull moment in aviation.” She couldn’t be righter. She wanted a career she
could look forward to coming to every day and she said, “Boy…did I find it!”
When asked what she loves the most about her job, Briana says,
“I love being able to research deeper into the parts and continue to learn more about how they function, where they are located on the aircraft and then how much they are worth. At the end of the day, this all helps me to continue to learn and develop my aviation knowledge, which helps me better serve
my customers.”
We are very proud to have both Ashley and Briana as examples of amazing Women Who Soar!
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