Women in Aviation Tampa Bay Chapter

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WAI Tampa Bay Chapter March Event

Air Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Facility Tour!

Saturday, March 18

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

3911 Bessie Coleman Boulevard, Tampa

We will meet here and be greeted as a group at the door.

We hope to see you there!

Let us know if you're attending so we can save you a spot! 

ARFF Facility RSVP

Our group enjoyed the special hospitality from the crew at MacDill Air Force Base on our base tour which featured a static tour of a KC-135, ATC tower tour, and the chance to land/fly a KC-135 simulator! More photos in our photo gallery, waitb.org

WAITB Calendar of Events

Special Announcements!

We are excited to announce that for the third year in a row, Sheltair Tampa will host

Girls in Aviation Day, at Tampa International Airport!

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Women in Aviation Tampa Bay Chapter is happy to announce our

2023 Flight Training Scholarship!

The application window is March 1 - May 31, 2023.

To be eligible to apply for this $1000 scholarship applicants must have current membership in WAI and WAITB.

To update your membership, got to waitb.org/join

Complete scholarship details on the website: waitb.org/scholarships

Outreach Event

President Mariah Blackmon and Co-Founder Angye Fox represented WAITB at the Florida Aviation Business Association's 2023 Conference. If your organization or school would like to have one of our volunteer officers or members speak at an event, you will find more information at waitb.org/outreach.

Sponsorship opportunities are available!

Girls in Aviation Day takes place September 23, 2023.

Sponsorships and volunteers are the foundation for the success of this very popular event.

To sponsor GIAD or to volunteer, please contact Mariah Blackmon, President WAITB and GIAD Project Manager at waitampabay@gmail.com

We also have logo sponsorships available for $150/year. This helps us maintain our website.

We will prominently display your company's logo and a connected url for our visitors to go directly to your site. For more information: waitb.org

We would love to hear from you!

Do you have an idea for a newsletter article?

We'd love to share it with our readers and members!

Is your aviation related organization hosting an upcoming event?

We'd love to let our readers and members know about it!

Send details to Yvonne at yvonne.waitb@gmail.com

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Women in Aviation Tampa Bay Chapter, Inc.
4751 Jim Walter Boulevard

Tampa, FL 33607

waitampabay@gmail.com

President: Mariah Blackmon
Vice President: Yvonne Wibben
Secretary: Anne-Marie DiCenzo Toryk
Treasurer: Katie Gonot
Social Media Chair: Nikki Gallagher
Outreach Chair: Carly Lopez 
Membership Chair: Bart Graham

Immediate Past President: Allison Abellaneda
Webmaster/Newsletter editor: Yvonne Wibben
Co-Founders: Angye Fox & Daniel Funk

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