
Day 1-Flight Simulators, Drones, CAD, & Speaker Presentations
Day 2-Aviation Maintenance, Machining, & Student/Professional Panel
Day 3-Young Eagle Flights, Aviation Opportunities, & Gulfstream Tour
Video of Day 1 & 2
Pictures from the 3-day Camp
News Articles
Speaker contacts & aviation resources found below!
For questions regarding the camp, contact: Kelly.Remijan@gmail.com
Special Thanks To All of the Volunteers that Helped to Make This Summer Camp Possible!
Keith Mueller - Day 1 - SWIC Aviation Coordinator & Flight Simulator Instructor.
Jim Pavlisin - Day 1 - Flight Simulator Instructor
Katharine Braun - Day 1 - SWIC Aviation Dept Administrative Assistant
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Brad Clarkson – Day 1 - SWIC Drone Instructor
Trooper Jeremy Mueller - Day 1 - Illinois State Police (assisting with drone session)
Trooper Ryne Brieseacher- Day 1 - Illinois State Police (assisting with drone session)
Cynthia Bednara- Day 1 - SWIC Computer Aided Design Coordinator
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Anita Mack - Day 1 Opening Speaker & Day 2 Panelist - C-130 Airforce navigator,retired. Private pilot, (PPL) and SWIC student.
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Cathy Babis - Day 1 Closing Speaker - Retired: Army, air traffic control, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) map maker, chief flight instructor. First woman to fly around mainland Australia in a sea plane.
Aaron Cockrell - Day 2 Panelist – Airline transport pilot (ATP), inspection authorized (IA) mechanic, dispatcher, hot air balloon owner.
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Dana Lucus - Day 2 Panelist - Engineer at Boeing on the Raptor F-22 test team & private pilot.
Joshua Partl - Day 2 Panelist - Certified flight instructor instrument CFII at Piston flight school, multi-engine instrument (MEI) rated pilot. Former ramp agent for Delta. Aspiring corporate pilot.
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Dalton Lyskowski - Day 2 Panelist – Certified flight instructor instrument CFII at Piston flight school. Former military contractor.
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Brendan Caswell - Day 2 - SWIC Industrial Technology Instructor
Connor Barnard - Day 2 - SWIC Industrial Technology Instructor
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Alex Morman – Day 2 - SWIC Aviation Maintenance Instructor
Nick Mansker - Day 2 - SWIC Avionics Instructor
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​Bob McDaniel & James McGhee – Day 3 - EAA Young Eagles Coordinators
Nick Turk & Diane Earhart - Day 3 - AeroCareers - Flights for Campers
Mark Nankivil - Day 3 - AeroCareers - Photographer of Event
Bill Macon - Day 3 - IDEAL Aviation - Static Display & Table
Josiah Bridges - Day 3 - St Louis Flight - Static Display & Table
MSgt Dexter Dodd - Day 3 - US Air Force - Table
Petty Officer Hernandez & Petty Officer Mayfield - Day 3 - US Navy - Naval Aviation - NROTC - Table
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Sandra Shore – St. Louis Downtown Airport Director (providing access to the STL Downtown Airport Fire Station)
Gina Wallace & Michael Ribbing - St. Louis Downtown Airport Fire Fighters (representing the airport at the July 13th event)
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Jon Bondurat - Day 3 - Gulfstream Corporation Tour Coordinator
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Julie Hauser - Hauser Group Public Relations for the St. Louis Downtown Airport
Kyle Stumbaugh - SWIC Instrucuctor - Day 2 - SWIC Van Driver
Tami Hughes – Retired SWIC Instructor, Aviation Enthusiast, Day 3 Table, Camp Coordinator
Jamie Gotto – SWIC Instructor & SWIC Van Driver, Women in Aviation Leader, Camp Coordinator
Dawn Waller – IMSA Student Program Coordinator, SWIC Aviation Camp Registration, Camp Coordinator
Kelly Remijan – AIAA Outreach Assistant, Educational Consultant, Navy Community Ambassador, Camp Coordinator
Answers to Post Survey Questions
Aviation Resources/Opportunities
Associated with the Camp:
​Southwestern Illinois College
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Naval Talent Acquisition Group-MidAmerica
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Other Aviation Resources/Opportunities
Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP)
Gateway Youth Aeronautical Foundation
Wings of Hope - Soar into STEM
AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Federal Aviation Administration
Am Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM)
Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors Association
National Society of Black Engineers
Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-stem-opportunities-activities/
https://www.recruitforflight.com/