Tammera L. Holmes

Tammera L. Holmes, inspired by a flight she took as a teenager with the local chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, founded the program to get minority and underserved youth excited about careers in aviation.

Pioneering aviator working to diversify the field of aviation.

Private Hidden Figures Screening for Chicago area youth. The After School Matters program was created in 2008 to create awareness of aviation and aeronautical career opportunities. While the group works with all students, it mainly focuses on women, minorities and at-risk students.

With skilled labor shortages on the rise, see how innovative education Is curing the pilot shortage.

Bronzeville based Aviation program gets at-risk youth prepared for aviation careers.

The Aviation Academic Initiative Pipeline. The mission of AAI is to use a systematic approach to introducing aviation and aeronautical aeronautical career path opportunities in the classroom by developing a Science, Technology, Mathematics and Technology (STEM) curriculum that focuses on aviation subjects. This system would eventually lead students to higher education and eventual employment in aviation and aerospace.