Beverley Christiani-Drake, Senior Aviation Accident Investigator/Analyst
Beverley Drake is a Senior Aviation Accident Investigator/Analyst/Federal Women’s Program Manager with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Ms. Drake’s professional career spans 37 years, including 22 years at the NTSB. She began her career as a military pilot flying the Britten Norman Islander in the jungles of Guyana, her native country.
“Big” John Phillips – Aviator, Athlete, Boxer, Swimmer, Geologist, Entrepreneur
John Ian Frederick Phillips affectionately called ‘Big’ John was born on March 08, 1933 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana). He is a former champion athlete, swimmer boxer commercial pilot, flight instructor, entrepreneur, geologist, and family man. He was married to the late June Daphnie Poole of Birmingham, England and they are the proud parents of two daughters.