Cultivating Women Leaders
Women Builds Planes Team presented two workshops at the Women in Leadership Conference, co-hosted by the Vermont Superintendents Association and the Vermont Principals’ Association in Killington, VT
Women Build Planes team members Taylor Bushey, Disa Tatro, Rayan El Kotob, Zoë Brosky, Emma Davis, and Beth White lead two workshops on “Cultivating Women Leaders in Aerospace Through Interest-Driven Real World Learning.” They shared the ways in which Habitat for Aviation supports emerging leaders to explore their identities and interests in the real world alongside skilled mentors.
Our team members shared their experiences and insights on how relationships, trust, support, and hands-on practice have been critical to their development as leaders with workshop participants. In interactive breakout groups led by team member pairs, attendees had the chance to unpack the stories they heard and brainstorm ways to inspire young leaders through their own passions and connections. By the end of our time together, participants walked away with practical tools to help identify and nurture leadership skills in their own contexts.
We were honored and thrilled to share the experience with so many badass women leaders and to hear from Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, Caitlin Canty, Ferene Paris, Mari McClure, and Dr. Smita Ruzicka.
