May 12 2023 101 mins 1
ACCESS and INCLUSION in AVIATION
our "Educating Empathy" --PODCAST!
Mamie Lanford Singleton-began an aviation enrichment program for youth in St. Paul Minnesota, when she was serving as a Police Officer that expanded to far beyond Minnesota. She serves as the Executive Director of YIMA (Youth Initiative Mentoring Academies)! She offered young people an enrichment activity beyond sports. She beams when she shares about her aviation students finding their confidence and going on to become Harvard graduates, pilots, air traffic controllers and so on!
Colonel George London- was the first Black Pilot of C-17 plane. He served in Vietnam and ultimately served as a commander leading 900 people. He trained countless Pilots in the Air Force! He did consultant work after retiring from the Air Force for many years but took a huge pay cut to teach Physics at a High School level to empower young people-to discover their true value! Next, he launched Columbia Training Centers (CTC) to train young people to become pilots!
Host: Dr. Wendy Muhlhauser-Tingblad
Edit by Anthony Hotakainen
Music: "Already Done" by De'Arris Judkins (DRS)
