NBAA Announces Recipients of 2026 Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced the 25 recipients of the 2026 Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship. 

The NBAA Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Scholarship program was established by NBAA and its Flight Attendants Committee to assist business aviation flight attendants/flight technicians in their role as crew members aboard business aircraft. Each year, member companies generously donate monetary and training awards for the scholarship, and recipients are selected by the committee.

The 2026 award recipients and their donor companies are:

  • Stephanie Aloy – Monetary Award 

  • Hannah Bolla – Commercial 2 Corporate

  • Sharonnie Brown – Aircare International FACTS Training

  • Carla Chiodo – Commercial 2 Corporate

  • Jayla Dao – Sajet Solutions, Inc

  • Dana Davis – Confidence in the Air by Heidi Cole

  • Cathy Duffy – CASE Training Academy

  • Momo Eames – FlightSafety International 

  • Jerison Figueroa Ruiz – Commercial 2 Corporate

  • Karina Gaynutdinova – Flight Safety International

  • Gabrielle Harvey – Commercial 2 Corporate

  • Millie Hooper – Sky Blooms: Essence of Japanese Cuisine 

  • Michael Maier – Jetiquette Training

  • Kathy Moore – Silver Air Private Jets 

  • Patricia Munoz – Commercial 2 Corporate

  • Lori Negron – The Corporate School of Etiquette by Donna Cassachia

  • Barbie Newton – MedAire, Inc

  • Jennalyn Ponraj – Air Culinaire Worldwide

  • Pamela Rose – Dallas Coffee Community

  • Laura Rothman – 2027 Leadership Conference by NBAA

  • Leslie Sanders – Flightess by Jamie Gibson

  • William Schick – Monetary Award 

  • Deisarey St. Andre – Iacofano’s Inflight Catering

  • Avery Ware – Jetiquette Training

  • Christine Wiecek – DaVinci Inflight Training Institute

Thank you to the generous monetary donors for 2026:

  • Clay Lacy Aviation

  • ConocoPhillips Company

  • Dassault Falcon Jet

  • Euler Products Inc.

  • First Chime & Christina Depew

  • Jett Group, Inc.

  • RR Investments, Inc. (d.b.a., MAnext)

  • Video Valet

NBAA offers several other scholarships and programs to promote professional development and business aviation careers. Learn more at the NBAA Scholarships page.

The NBAA Flight Attendant Committee will be hosting a meetup at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in the Connection Zone, Booth No. 672 on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 3:45 p.m. Mingle with members of the NBAA Flight Attendants Committee, scholarship winners and connect with fellow flight attendants and flight technicians.