Wendy Santilhano
Professionally, a First Officer on the Airbus 340 at SAA.
Personally, Wendy believes that each person deserves to be listened to and supported, especially in a time when they may be struggling and need to regain their resilience.
In 2010 Wendy started a project run by pilots for pilots, now known as Mayday-SA, which aims to provide support to any South African Aviation license holder who experiences a traumatic event or a time of crisis.
Currently she is busy with a Masters in Leadership and Coaching, and researching Peer Coaching Conversations and the role of Peer Support for supporting the Wellbeing of crew.
She loves to do ballroom dancing to relax and being in nature is where she is happiest.