Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Olga Custodio. Olga is the first Latina to complete USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training, she served for 24 years and retired as a Lt Col. Olga was also the first American Airlines Latina commercial airline pilot and retired a Captain with a 20 year career. Now a STEM advocate, speaker, author, and community leader, she advocates for inspiring and empowering students, especially in underserved communities, to pursue STEM careers in aviation and aerospace. Olga continues to fly in general aviation. We discuss her upbringing, her career and her community service and her book "FLIGHTPATH OF FORTITUDE" Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture #military #veteran #hispanic #latina #history #service

Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Jean Ibañez-Payne. We discuss her upbringing in Colombia, her time in the Navy (surviving military sexual trauma), her business career, and her new book "Reclaim Your Worth". For more information, visit www.reclaimyourworthnow.com and www.tiverbatim.com Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture

Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guests from the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino; President/CEO Estuardo Rodriguez and Chair Lili Gil Valletta. We discuss the initiative to create a new Smithsonian American Latino museum, from origins to current status. For more information, visit www.americanlatinomuseum.org or follow them on social media @latinomuseum Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture