{"id":20461,"date":"2024-03-15T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=20461"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:21:42","slug":"60-second-interview-kristi-shoates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2024\/03\/15\/60-second-interview-kristi-shoates\/","title":{"rendered":"60-Second Interview: Kristi Shoates"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of Women’s History Month and the amazing women who work at Envoy, we wanted to share a few quick interviews that highlight their hard work and dedication to inspire others.<\/span> Let’s meet\u00a0Kristi Shoates<\/strong> who is a Manager of Crew Scheduling based at our headquarters in Irving, Texas.<\/p>\n

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What is your Envoy story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In April, I will celebrate my 25th<\/sup> anniversary with Envoy! I am the Manager of Crew Scheduling, and my department has about 70 people in it.<\/p>\n

I have an amazing management team that runs the operation, making sure all of our flights have the proper crews and we are compliant with FAA regulations.<\/p>\n

I oversee the department and my team as a whole. There are a lot of moving parts in Crew Scheduling — never a dull moment!<\/p>\n

What is the significance of Women\u2019s History Month to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having spent most of my adult life in the airline industry, I have seen so much growth and opportunity for women develop through the years. I am proud to see more women hold senior leadership positions in our Company. It is inspiring!<\/p>\n

Do you have any mentors\/women you\u2019ve looked up to throughout your life or career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I cannot answer this question without mentioning Jane Eastin<\/strong>, Envoy Director of Crew Scheduling. She hired me 25 years ago and has taught me so much through the years!<\/p>\n

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Kristi Shoates receiving her Envoy President’s Award in 2015. Pictured from left to right: John Dixon, VP of Crew Services; Jane Eastin, Director of Crew Scheduling; Kristi Shoates; and Ric Wilson, VP of Flight Operations.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I hope she is proud of how far I have come and the work that I do for her every day.\u00a0 I have also looked up to Captain Anne Engle<\/strong>, Envoy DFW Chief Pilot, she is running our largest base and does a stellar job at it! It is a privilege to work with her — what a trailblazer!<\/p>\n

One last mention, Kara McKinney<\/strong>, Envoy Senior Vice President of Finance. I remember when she first started with the Company and was a finance analyst for the Systems Operations Control (SOC). She has really paved the way for herself, and those women who will follow in her footsteps!<\/p>\n

What are some things you hope to see for women in this industry in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have watched it slowly develop in the SOC, there are many more women in the room. Not just on the Crew Scheduling side, but also in Dispatch.<\/p>\n

It is great to see the landscape changing in my everyday work environment.<\/p>\n

Where did you take your favorite non-rev trip and why was it the best?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My favorite non-rev trip would have to be China. China wasn\u2019t really on my radar, but my husband really wanted to go!<\/p>\n

He ran a mile on the Great Wall of China (while I lovingly watched). We went to the birthplace of Kung Fu, the Shaolin Temple, and he practiced Kung Fu with the local students.<\/p>\n

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Kristi Shoates with her husband at the Great Wall of China.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also visited the Shanghai Bull, similar to the one on Wall Street in NYC, since my husband is in finance. It wasn’t the trip I would have chosen, but I am so glad we did. Seeing him filled with wonder and joy was worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In celebration of Women’s History Month and the amazing women who work at Envoy, we wanted to share a few quick interviews that highlight their hard work and dedication to inspire others. Let’s meet\u00a0Kristi Shoates who is a Manager of Crew Scheduling based at our headquarters in Irving, Texas. What is your Envoy story? In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":43514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[126,210,68,664,82,83,628],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}