Janette Ramos
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Quality,
Integration, and Executive Services (AQS)
Aviation Safety Organization (AVS)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
To say that aviation is a family affair for Janette Ramos is an understatement. Her
husband, father, brother and father-in-law all work or worked in aviation. Ramos
has continued that rich tradition by working at the Federal Aviation Administration
for more than 30 years and becoming one of the top three highest-ranking
Latinas in the FAA.
“My father Jesus Malcon was an electronic technician serving under the
same agency, in the FAA, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was extremely proud of his
job and his desire to help the American flying public, so he instilled this in my
brother, my sisters and I,” she says. “We experienced this pride he felt serving this
nation of ours that we decided, ‘Hey, maybe we need to pursue something in the
federal government.’”
Today, Ramos serves as Deputy Executive Director of the Office of Quality,
Integration, and Executive Services within the Aviation Safety Organization. She is
as committed to aviation safety as she is to supporting Latinos in the industry.
Ramos is a longtime member and ardent supporter of the FAA National
Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees (NHCFAE). She also actively leads
and sponsors interns in the FAA-Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Internship
Programs. Ramos served as chairperson of the Women’s Program and Deputy of
the Hispanic Employment Program.
“That helped me help individuals inside the FAA to (reach) their maximum
potential,” she says. “I really wanted Hispanic women and other minorities to have
equal rights and opportunities that I had.”
She is extremely proud of her heritage and culture.
“As Latinos we love to help and contribute to society,” Ramos shares. “I’m
very optimistic, positive, motivational and a happy person and most of all my
upbringing by my parents, taught my siblings and I, that we have to do everything
with integrity, work hard, be respectful and responsible.”
Ramos is responsible for overseeing, managing and providing direction to
AQS within AVS and its senior management team. She is the only Hispanic on her
senior management team. Her team has 60 employees and four directors report
directly to her. The divisions include Quality, Integration & Process, Planning and
Performance, Finance and Budget (the budget is $1.2 billion), and, Management
and Business Services.
As impressive as her resume is, Ramos says the most fulfilling part of her
job is using her skill-set and experience to serve the American public.
“Sometimes it’s really hard to leave my job because I get into it and want to
resolve things,” she laughs, emphasizing that she owes her success to her team.
She is currently providing direct support to the acting FAA Chief of Staff. Ramos
encourages Latinas to pursue their dreams and remember: “Si, se puede.”
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(L-R) Tina Amereihn, FAA Chief of Staff, Janette Ramos,
Angela Anderson, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Carlos Alfaro,
Senior Advisor to the Administrator.
Janette Ramos, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Quality,
Integration, and Executive Services (AQS). Aviation Safety
Organization (AVS).
“I believe in providing opportunities to those who seek them out like my
parents did, and thus, I’m proud in helping others to achieve their goals in
becoming professionals in the health and STEM field,” she shares. “My advice to
aspiring Latinas in STEM is to seek a mentor and/or a sponsor – someone to take
a proactive role in helping you navigate your career and personal aspirations.
Asking questions and learning from other's experiences and trajectories has helped
me get to where I am today. I enjoy making new connections and advise Latinas
to strategically network as much as possible.”
By Christine Bolaños
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