Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Esther found her passion for aviation through skydiving. After taking a discovery flight, she soon realized that being a pilot is what she wanted to do. Fast forward to now, Esther is a CFI/CFII and alumni of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The current political climate brought her home from Florida, but that has only galvanized her motivation to help the LGBTQ+ community in aviation. She has been the communications manager for the Golden Gate Flyers since 2023 and is more than happy to bring that experience the Transgender and Nonbinary Committee.

Esther Shaibani (she/her)
Communications Director, Trans & Nonbinary Committee
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