Speaker Bio

LaKisha Price brings over 19 years of experience in various positions of increasing responsibility within the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). Her experience ranges from Certified Professional Controller (CPC), Front Line Manager (FLM), and Operations Manager (OM) at Reagan-National Airport (DCAT); Air Traffic Manager (ATM) at Joint Base Andrews Air traffic Control Tower (ADWT), where she received the “Facility of the Year “award; General Manager (GM) of the Joint Air Traffic Operations Command (JATOC), National Incident Response Manager for the JATOC Crisis Action Team (J-CAT), and ATM at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC). She has also provided quality assurance guidance, developed training programs, led customer focus meetings, system review sessions, and provided domestic and international leadership in the achievement of ATO goals.

Ms. Price graduated at the top of her class from the United States Air Force Air Traffic Control Craftsman Course and the Federal Aviation Administration Academy. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science and Technology with a concentration in Air Traffic Control and received Cum Laude honors from Thomas Edison College, Trenton, NJ.