Iindiza zaseMelika (A4A), umbutho wezorhwebo omele abakhokelayo Iindiza zaseMelika, namhlanje ubhengeze ukuba uKristine O'Brien utyunjwe njengo-Sekela Mongameli, Imicimbi Yaseburhulumenteni kaRhulumente. Kwi-A4A, u-O'Brien uya kuba noxanduva lokuqhubela phambili izinto eziphambili ngokubhengezwa egameni lamalungu e-A4A kunye nokuhamba ngenqwelomoya kunye nokuthumela uluntu.

U-O'Brien ujoyine i-A4A esuka kwiKomiti yeNdlu yase-US yoThutho kunye neZibonelelo apho kungoku nje enguMlawuli weeNkonzo zokuFikelela kunye neLungu likaSihlalo uPeter DeFazio (D-OR). Kweso sikhundla, uphuhlise wasebenzisa isicwangciso-qhinga sezopolitiko kunye nomthetho naMalungu eCongress kunye nabachaphazelekayo bangaphandle abajikeleze iziseko zophuhliso kunye nezinto eziphambili kwezothutho. Ngaphambili, u-O'Brien wayesebenza njengomncedisi wezomthetho kwiNkokeli ye-Senate encinci yase-US u-Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), apho wayesebenza kwezothutho, kwiziseko zophuhliso nakwimicimbi yophuhliso lwezoqoqosho. Wayebandakanyeka kuMthetho woGunyaziso lwe-FAA lowama-2018 olukhokelele ekugunyazisweni kweminyaka emihlanu kweenkqubo zokuhamba ngenqwelomoya kunye nokugunyaziswa kwakhona kweminyaka emithathu ye-TSA.

"UKristine uza kuzisa umbono oxabisekileyo kwi-ajenda yethu yoluleko. Uyayazi indlela yokukhulisa umanyano kumalinge omgaqo-nkqubo kunye nendlela yokwakha ubudlelwane obunentsingiselo obubalulekileyo ekudaleni ingxoxo esebenzayo kunye nokufikelela kwisivumelwano nakwezona ngxoxo zinzima kakhulu zomgaqo-nkqubo, utshilo uMongameli we-A4A kunye ne-CEO uNicholas E. Calio. "U-Kristine akanalo ulwazi olunzulu kuphela ngenkqubo yomthetho kwinqanaba likazwelonke nelasekhaya, kodwa unolwazi olomeleleyo kushishino lokubhabha ngenqwelomoya, kuba ebesebenzela iinkampani zeenqwelo moya ezimbini ngaphambili."

"Ezothutho bezisoloko zinomdla kunye nothando lwam, hayi nje kuphela njengendlela yokuqhagamshela abantu kunye nokuhambisa iimpahla kodwa nanjenge njineli kuqoqosho lwethu," utshilo u-O'Brien. Ndibe nethamsanqa kakhulu lokusebenza ngokusondeleyo neenkokheli ezininzi zezothutho eCapitol Hill kwimiba echaphazela abahlali ngokwam. Ekupheleni kosuku, imigaqo-nkqubo imalunga nabantu. Ndikulangazelele ukuzisa amava am kwezomthetho kumbutho ophambili ekukhuthazeni ishishini elibaluleke kakhulu kuqoqosho lwesizwe kwaye lichaphazela izigidi zabantu yonke imihla. ”

Ngaphambi kokusebenza eCapitol Hill, u-O'Brien wayesebenzela iGunya lasePort laseNew York naseNew Jersey, i-International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), i-United Airlines kunye ne-Continental Airlines.

U-O'Brien ufumene i-Master of Planning kwiYunivesithi yase-Southern California kwaye une-BS kuLawulo lweShishini kwiYunivesithi yaseBoston.

U-O'Brien uza kujoyina i-A4A ngo-Septemba.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

“Not only does Kristine have a strong understanding of the legislative process at both the national and local levels, but she also has a solid understanding of the commercial aviation industry, having worked for two airlines earlier in her career.
I am eager to bring my legislative experience to an organization that is on the forefront of advocating for an industry that is critical to our national economy and impacts millions of people every day.
She was involved in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 which resulted in a five-year authorization of federal aviation programs and a three-year reauthorization of the TSA.