NBAA Announces Recipients of 2025 Leadership Conference Scholarship

Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org; Molly Hitch, 202-783-9353, scholarships@nbaa.org

Washington, DC, Jan. 29, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that the association’s Business Aviation Management Committee has selected three individuals as recipients of its 2025 Leadership Conference Scholarship.

Each scholarship covers the cost of registration associated with attendance at the 2025 NBAA Leadership Conference. The Leadership Conference is designed for current and future leaders in all facets of the business aviation industry, from aircraft operators to vendors who provide products and services within the industry.

The scholarship is sponsored in 2025 by donations from committee members and members of the business aviation industry. The winners will be recognized during the conference by the Business Aviation Management Committee. Thank you to The Air Comp Calculator for the generous support of this program.

The 2025 Leadership Conference recipients are:

• Alyssa Bourke: quality assurance manager at Advanced Helicopter Services, Woodland, CA

• Matthew Olafsen: captain at Johnsonville Flight Department, Orlando, FL

• Imana Carrazco: supervisor, client experience at FlightSafety International, Dallas, TX 

Learn more about NBAA’s Leadership Conference.

NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information about NBAA scholarships, contact NBAA Director, Educational Development and Engagement Molly Hitch at scholarships@nbaa.org or visit www.nbaa.org/scholarships.

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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.

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