Connie Taksel Arnold:
CLASS OF 1976
Richard Montgomery High SchoolClass of 1976
Rockville, MD
Arizona State UniversityClass of 1982
Tempe, AZ
Montgomery CollegeClass of 1978
Rockville, MD
Julius West Middle SchoolClass of 1973
Rockville, MD
Lee Hamilton Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Ferguson, MO
Connie's Story
Life
I continued with my plan to become a professional pilot and obtained several pilot ratings including flight instructor while attending college, finishing at Arizona State with a B.S in Aviation Technology. I have worked as a Flight Instructor, Corporate Pilot, Ramp Rat, and Maintenance Planner (the last two at America West Airlines) before moving from aviation to Safety.
I worked for the City of Phoenix in both Employee Safety and Environmental Affairs before eventually leaving to attend to the health of a family member.
After 25 years of marriage, it was time to part company, and take on the challenges I had not been able to pursue. I have two exceptional boys wh...Expand for more
o clearly got their brain power from some other generation than their father or myself. We have lived in Arizona since 1979 and my mom lives nearby.
The major challenge I've undertaken is pursuing my Masters Degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universtity in Aviation Safety. I graduated in December 2006 and began working for US Airways two days later as a Boeing specialist for Flight Operations. I love what I do.
I'm still a die-hard STL Cardinals baseball fan, and since the 2006 WS, can finally hold my head high in the company of Detroit Tigers fans. After all these years, I finally grew a sports fan (my youngest son, Nick), and I get to share that passion with him.
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