“Whereas, she joined the FAA in 1988 and started working airplanes at Houston ARTCC; Whereas, she served as the Principal Facility Representative for 3 terms at Houston ARTCC;
Whereas, she served on the National Legislative Committee first as the representative for the Southwest Region and then moved into the Committee Chair;
Whereas, she served on the National Organizing Committee as Committee Chair;
Whereas, she served on the NATCA Charitable Foundation, leading the foundation as its President, and; Whereas, she served as NATCA’s Executive Vice President for a historic four terms, and;
Whereas, moving NATCA out of the White Book into a fair Collective Bargaining Agreement;
Whereas, leading the charge to fix Title 49 so NATCA will no longer be able to have work rules imposed upon them; and,
Whereas, throughout her entire career, she was a unifying presence for NATCA, a fierce NATCA leader, fighting for NATCA, with NATCA, while bringing NATCA together as sisters and brothers;
Therefore, be it resolved that NATCA’s seventh Executive Vice President Patricia “Trish” Gilbert shall be bestowed with the title of Executive Vice President Emeritus.”