Member Focus

Christine “Chrissy” Padgett, Washington Center Chrissy was born in Atlantic City, N.J. She grew up in Northern Virginia and South Jersey and currently lives in Washington, D.C. Air traffic control career: Hired in 1999 Worked at […]

Victor Santore, RVP, Southern Region Victor was born in Middletown, N.Y., and grew up in eastern Pennsylvania. He was hired by the FAA in December of 1985. How and why did you become an air traffic […]

Jim Ullmann, NATCA Northwest Mountain Regional Vice President Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Service: 23 years; two at Denver Center (ZDV) and 21 (cumulatively) at Seattle Center (ZSE). Hometown: Sacramento, Calif. Family: Married 26 years. Two sons, a […]

Curt Howe, Engineers and Architects Why is veteran Region X Engineers and Architects bargaining unit member Curt Howe, the ENM (FAA Employees Northwest Mountain) Local President, embarrassed to say that he’s been a NATCA member for […]

Russ Miller, Fort Worth Center “NATCA is my tribe. It’s who I belong to,” said Article 48 Representative for Collaboration and Fort Worth Center (ZFW) member Russ Miller. “I think of the seasons of the year […]

Tim Leonard, Southern Region ARVP Growing up in the South, NATCA Southern Region (NSO) Alternate Regional Vice President (ARVP) Tim Leonard only knew one thing about unions: they were the reason a car cost so much. […]