PHOTO COURTESY STACY SHEARD


I was starting out, it didn’t really register to me that just meeting people and making an impression would serve me down the road,” she says. “What you want is to improve the atmosphere of your workplace. “Women are only 5% of our


industry. Unfortunately, the attitude toward women is different from men. Tere is more emphasis on us having to show we’re an enhance- ment to the workplace, not a disruption. I try to partner with that 95% to strengthen the accep- tance of capable female pilots and mechanics. I hope to come across as a good hire, someone who strengthens the team,” Stacy says.


Becoming an HAI Leader By the time Stacy was elected to the HAI Board of Directors in 2016, she had already developed


of the board’s Executive Committee since 2018. Her fellow board mem- bers selected her as the association’s next chair in January 2020 in Anaheim. “Te single most


Stacy in 2010 with Wan “Peggy” Qiuwen (left) and Song Yin, China’s first two female search-and-rescue pilots.


considerable connections that would help her guide and support the organization. She built on this knowledge and experience throughout the next four years. She was elected to another three-year term in 2019 and has been a member


valuable thing I feel I’ve experienced since join- ing the board is Jan Becker’s leadership,” Stacy says. “I have been so fortunate to have been on the Executive Committee with her, learning from her guid- ance and being involved


in the incredibly important HAI president search. I am so proud I was involved in bringing Jim Viola onboard. He’s a great hire, and I’m truly excited about what he’s going to accomplish.”


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