Mokulele no Amerika (A4A), ka hui kalepa e hoike ana i ke alakai Nā mokulele US, i kēia lā ua hoʻolaha ʻia ua kapa ʻia ʻo Kristine O'Brien i Hope Pelekikena, Global Government Affairs. Ma A4A, ʻo O'Brien ke kuleana no ka hoʻolaha ʻana i nā mea mua ma ka ʻaoʻao o nā lālā lawe o A4A a me ka lehulehu lele a hoʻouna.
Ua hui ʻo O'Brien iā A4A mai ke Kōmike Hale o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a me nā Infrastructure kahi ʻo ia ka Luna Hoʻokele o Outreach a me nā lawelawe lālā no ka Pelekikena Peter DeFazio (D-OR). Ma ia kūlana, ua hoʻomohala a hoʻokō ʻo ia i ka hoʻolālā politika a me ka hoʻolālā ʻana me nā lālā o ka ʻaha kūkā a me nā mea e pili ana i waho e pili ana i nā ʻoihana a me nā mea nui o ka halihali. Ma mua, ua lawelawe ʻo O'Brien ma ke ʻano he kōkua kānāwai no ka US Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), kahi āna i hana ai ma ka halihali, nā ʻoihana a me nā pilikia hoʻokele waiwai. Ua komo ʻo ia i ka FAA Reauthorization Act o 2018 i hopena i ka ʻae ʻana i ʻelima mau makahiki o nā papahana mokulele federal a me kahi ʻae hou ʻekolu makahiki o ka TSA.
"E lawe mai ʻo Kristine i kahi hiʻohiʻona koʻikoʻi i kā mākou papahana hoʻolaha. ʻIke ʻo ia i ka ulu ʻana o nā hui e pili ana i nā hoʻolālā kulekele a pehea e kūkulu ai i nā pilina koʻikoʻi i mea koʻikoʻi i ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ke kamaʻilio maikaʻi a hiki i ka ʻae ʻana ma nā hoʻopaʻapaʻa politika paʻakikī loa," wahi a ka Pelekikena A4A a me Luna Nui ʻo Nicholas E. Calio. "ʻAʻole wale ʻo Kristine i ʻike ikaika i ke kaʻina hana kānāwai ma ka pae ʻāina a me ka pae kūloko, akā he ʻike paʻa nō hoʻi ʻo ia i ka ʻoihana mokulele kalepa, ua hana ʻo ia no ʻelua mau mokulele ma mua o kāna ʻoihana."
"ʻO ka lawe ʻana he mea hoihoi a makemake nui iaʻu, ʻaʻole wale ma ke ʻano he ala e hoʻopili ai i ka poʻe a me ka hoʻouna ʻana i nā waiwai akā he ʻenekini hoʻi o kā mākou hoʻokele waiwai," wahi a O'Brien. "Pomaikai nui wau i ka hana pili ʻana me kekahi mau alakaʻi kaʻa ma Capitol Hill i nā pilikia e pili ana i kā lākou poʻe koho ma kahi pae pilikino. I ka hopena o ka lā, pili nā kulekele i nā kānaka. Makemake au e lawe i kaʻu ʻike kānāwai i kahi hui e kū nei i mua o ke kākoʻo ʻana i kahi ʻoihana koʻikoʻi i kā mākou ʻoihana aupuni a hoʻopilikia i nā miliona o nā kānaka i kēlā me kēia lā.
Ma mua o ka hana ʻana ma Capitol Hill, ua hana ʻo O'Brien no ka Port Authority o New York & New Jersey, ka International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), United Airlines a me Continental Airlines.
Ua loaʻa iā O'Brien kahi Master of Planning mai ke Kulanui o Kaleponi Hema a loaʻa iā ia kahi BS i ka ʻoihana ʻoihana mai ke Kulanui ʻo Boston.
E hui pū ʻo O'Brien iā A4A i Kepakemapa.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “Not only does Kristine have a strong understanding of the legislative process at both the national and local levels, but she also has a solid understanding of the commercial aviation industry, having worked for two airlines earlier in her career.
- I am eager to bring my legislative experience to an organization that is on the forefront of advocating for an industry that is critical to our national economy and impacts millions of people every day.
- She was involved in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 which resulted in a five-year authorization of federal aviation programs and a three-year reauthorization of the TSA.
