Loise is currently the acting State Safety Programme Coordinator at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). Before her transfer to the Aviation Safety & Regulation Directorate, she was a Senior Air Traffic Controller at KCAA with 12 years’ experience in Aerodrome, Approach procedural and Approach Radar control.
She is also the CANSO (Civil Aviation Navigation Services Organization) Focal Point for KCAA where she provides a crucial link between the organization, industry stakeholders and the Authority. She graduated in 2016 with an M.Sc. in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Florida, specializing in Aerospace/Aviation Safety Systems. While studying for her masters, she won several awards including the ERAU Chief academic officer’s top 10 award, the Boeing career enhancement scholarship, Airbus Leadership Grant for exemplary community leadership (both courtesy of WAI) and the Jacque Burdette scholarship from Professional Women Controllers Inc.
Loise previously worked at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on an International Aviation Women Association (IAWA) Scholarship from October 2017 – June 2018. She started her assignment in ICAO’s Eastern and Southern African Regional Office in Nairobi in order to become acquainted with the work of ICAO in the region. She then moved to ICAO Headquarters in Montreal, where she worked in the Airspace Management and Optimization Section (AMO) in the Air Navigation Bureau.
Loise is passionate about Aviation and is involved in mentorship programs in girls’ secondary schools in Kenya to encourage more girls aspire for careers in aviation by exposing them to female pilots, engineers, controllers, etc. She served as the outreach chair (2015-2018) and the Chairlady (2019) for Women In Aviation International (WAI) – Kenya Chapter and was also the Vice President- Technical & Operations for the Kenya Air Traffic Controllers’ Association. (2015-2017)