PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
WRAPPING UP A GREAT MONTH CELEBRATING NATCA WOMEN IN CONTROL
We have led our last two issues of the NATCA Insider honoring the hard-working women of
NATCA for Women's History Month. Our interviews with more than a dozen leading NATCA
activists, including Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert, yielded insightful and inspiring
messages. It was highly educational and has given us the ability to present these women's
voices to our membership to honor the past, inform the present, and inspire the future.
Here is one notable quote, from Lisa Schaefer, FacRep at Camarillo ATCT (CMA):
"In the past, woman needed to be able to adapt to male behavior. I remember very clearly when
I was pregnant with my first son that I worked up until my due date. I essentially gave birth on
my 'weekend.' When I called the facility to tell them that I wouldn't be returning for a while they
panicked and couldn't believe that I wouldn't be back for eight weeks – as if I hadn't been
walking around work pregnant for nine months! I was the first woman at my facility to go out on
maternity leave and they had no idea how to handle it. I feel there have been some
improvements made, like establishing nursing areas, but overall there is still room to grow."
In case you missed it in the Insider, please click here to read the full feature.
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NOTABLE UPCOMING DEADLINES
• April 8 – NATCA in Washington (May 19-22) registration closes. Click here to
register. Click here for more information about registration. For more about the
event, please go to niw.natca.net.
• April 30 – Nomination deadline for both the 15
th
Annual Archie League Medal of
Safety Awards, and the Region X Commitment to Safety Award, to be presented
on Sept. 18 at Communicating For Safety (CFS) in Las Vegas. Archie League
Awards: Click here for more information. Click here to nominate a fellow NATCA
member. Click here for our complete video library from the 2018 awards banquet.
Region X Award: Click here to nominate a member.
• June 17 – Nomination deadline for the annual NATCA National Professionalism
Award. Do you know someone who is deserving of the Professionalism Award,
especially during the most recent government shutdown? Then help us recognize
