Carlin Laviolet Clarke has been involved in the airline industry her entire life and practically grew up on an airplane! Her father is a retired pilot for Continental Airlines and gave her her rst taste for international ying and her three brothers have also followed suit. Education: Carlin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from McNeese State University with a focus in Health and Human Performance. She received her Masters Degree in Commercial Aviation Management, MCA, from Delta State University. Carlin also attended the Presidio of Monterey Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where she certied as a Novice Linguist in Serbian/Croatian languages and served in the military as a 97L Translator/Interpreter for U.S. Army Military Intelligence. Career: Carlin became a FAA certied Professional Flight Attendant in 1997 with Delta Airlines, where she recently retired from a fullling job full of adventure! She has industry certications as a Flight Leader and International Purser and regularly ew as Purser to destinations all over Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South America. She has been based in Atlanta, Boston, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, and New York City. Carlin has been privately coaching people into the Flight Attendant career for over 15 years. She founded the company, Airline ACE, Aviation Career Education, www.airlineace.com, which oers specialized career courses for those looking for extra qualications to help them get hired and/or promoted. She is the author of the popular book, Sky High Careers: Your Guide to Becoming a Flight Attendant, which has helped hundreds of people gain understanding of the commercial airline industry, what it takes to beat the competition, and nd employment as a Flight Attendant! Carlin is a faculty member in the Department of Aviation Science, at Utah Valley University, which boasts one of the largest and successful aviation programs in the United States. Her courses include: In-ight Service Awareness, Airline Management, Aviation Security, Air Transportation Management, Aviation Management, Ethics in Aviation, and Aviation Administration, among others. Carlin has been a speaker selectee at industry conferences such as the European Airline Training Symposium and the 13th Annual Oklahoma Aviation Education Research Symposium. Her interests include Rising Attrition Rates In Regional Carrier Airlines And Pre-Qualication Training As A Best Practice For Employee Retention And Airline ROI and The Application Of Menthol x Piperita As A Mitigation Technique For Crew Fatigue. Recently, Carlin has partnered with China-based Ming Tao World Sky to be the Director of Flight Attendant Training with the newly-established American International Aviation Academy of Utah, AIAAU, with base locations in Provo, Utah and Hangzhou, China. This partnership takes Carlins innovative coaching and curriculum to exciting new depths as AIAAU works to provide students with leading-edge career training, cultural exchange opportunities, pathway partnerships with airlines, and more! AIAAU is the only school of its kind in the world and works with students from foundational career training all the way through the interview process. Its convenient locations in China and in the MidWest, USA serves a global community with students representing countries all over Europe, Asia, and America. Personal: Carlin feels her greatest accomplishment has been raising a family and feels gratitude for the many opportunities the airlines have aorded in travel, experiences, and education. She shares 7 children with her husband; her youngest is severely autistic. Carlin volunteers as an educator lecturing on autism, natural health, and success strategies. Carlin loves sharing her enthusiasm for aviation and exploring the world with her family. Her husband is her favorite travel buddy and work partner and the two have logged many hours together traveling the globe. They split their down time between Utah and the UK and enjoy family activities such as: skiing, hiking, traveling, and Disneyland. Contact: Airline ACE: www.airlineace.com Having fun at Recurrent Training, MSP
