Workforce Development

Anita Cobb

Co-Investigator
Market Leader of Aviation Equity Strategies
Mead & Hunt

Anita Cobb, MBA, is Mead & Hunt’s Market Leader for Aviation Equity Strategies. She has a passion for and specializes in matters related to workforce development, environmental justice, community collaboration, youth education, family empowerment, and mentorship. She supports and shares creative strategies focused on advocacy, transparency, and resource literacy for individuals who are marginalized and in need of exposure to opportunities to experience and contribute to optimized transportation.

Anita’s recent activities revolve around the importance of...

Dassie Persaud-van der Westhuizen

Workforce Development
Aviation Department
Mead & Hunt

Dassie Persaud-van der Westhuizen is an award-winning aviation planner boasting almost seven years of diverse and international experience in aviation sustainability planning, airline operations (as a pilot and cabin crew), and aviation journalism. Dassie holds a BSc Architecture degree and graduated Cum Laude from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a MS Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability after obtaining her Commercial Pilot’s License (CPL).

Dassie uses her lived experience as a biracial woman and military spouse working in a male-dominated industry to advocate for...