A little grass runway nestled in between the fields of corn and the shadow of the rolling hills of South-Central Indiana sparked my lifelong love of aviation. Although my education path was a detour from aviation, somehow the call from the sky never went unanswered.As a seven year veteran of the industry, my experience has opened many doors of opportunity. I started this journey as a flight attendant at GoJet Airlines. It was my privilege to fly the line and eventually move into Inflight Training, providing initial and recurrent ground instruction to flight attendants. In 2019, I had the incredible experience of working alongside United Express to certify the CRJ-550 for passenger-carrying operations. Eventually, a transfer to the Safety Department afforded me the opportunity to learn the management and nuances of the required and voluntary safety programs as the Manager of Safety Programs. In 2022, I joined Republic Airways as the Manager of Emergency Response. In my short time at Brickyard, I have helped oversee the development and implementation of rResponse, a grassroots emergency management application, designed to provide real-time task tracking and situational awareness to ensure that the response to a legislated aircraft accident is compassionate and efficient. The grass runway I mentioned earlier? The same little runway is where my dear spouse and I like to spend our free time. Flying our Great Lakes biplane from the same place that sparked my lifelong love of aviation is a serendipitous full-circle moment.