John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

Faces of the Industry

October 14, 2025

Led by UND's aviation student affinity groups (WAI, OBAP, NGPA, LPA, and PAPA), Faces of the Industry includes attendee-speaker discussions, networking opportunities, and will be rolling attendance. Stay tuned as we announce panelists joining us in-person at UND!

Schedule

Time	Event
10:45 a.m.	Welcome
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	"All Angles of the Industry" Nancy Barchard \| United Airlines 787 Captain, O'Hare Airport Kenneth Chen \| PAPA Board of Directors; First Officer, Delta Air Lines Theodore Fosselman \| First Officer, Delta Air Lines Lance Lau \| Director of Training, Commuteair Emme Miller \| Board Member & Events Director, Pilot Mental Health Campaign Christopher O'Brien \| Flight Attendant, United Airlines Victor Saenebouttarath \| First Officer, Republic Airways
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	"Beyond the Degree" Ava Almquist \| First Officer, Mesa Airlines Samantha Battle \| Senior Manager of Corporate Culture and Engagement, Republic Airways Devin Durant \| First Officer, Frontier Airlines Justin Ellixson-Andrews \| Executive Director, National Gay Pilots Association Moriah Graham \| First Officer, PSA Airlines Daniel Stellini \| Captain, United Airlines Julieta Triana Vasquez \| Central Region Lead for LPA and 737-First Officer, United Airlines Carissa Yang \| Flight Instructor, Kansas State University

Time

Event

10:45 a.m.

Welcome

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

"All Angles of the Industry"

Nancy Barchard | United Airlines 787 Captain, O'Hare Airport
Kenneth Chen | PAPA Board of Directors; First Officer, Delta Air Lines
Theodore Fosselman | First Officer, Delta Air Lines
Lance Lau | Director of Training, Commuteair
Emme Miller | Board Member & Events Director, Pilot Mental Health Campaign
Christopher O'Brien | Flight Attendant, United Airlines
Victor Saenebouttarath | First Officer, Republic Airways

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

"Beyond the Degree"

Ava Almquist | First Officer, Mesa Airlines
Samantha Battle | Senior Manager of Corporate Culture and Engagement, Republic Airways
Devin Durant | First Officer, Frontier Airlines
Justin Ellixson-Andrews | Executive Director, National Gay Pilots Association
Moriah Graham | First Officer, PSA Airlines
Daniel Stellini | Captain, United Airlines
Julieta Triana Vasquez | Central Region Lead for LPA and 737-First Officer, United Airlines
Carissa Yang | Flight Instructor, Kansas State University

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Highlights from Past Years

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Faces of the Industry YouTube Playlist

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Faces of the Industry

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Highlights from Past Years

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