In the past 8 years, Beyond & Above has been fortunate to have several hundred students come through our doors, graduate, and with our help achieve fantastic success, launching into their new career as a Corporate Flight Attendant. In addition to my work with Beyond & Above, I have been appointed to represent the flight attendants on the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) which works with the FAA in Washington D.C. creating and implementing positive change in our industry. Meetings are held every three months and input from flight attendants is welcome. This appointment to the ARC, along with Beyond & Above, has given me another opportunity to make a difference in corporate aviation. The NBAA Flight Attendant Committee that I serve on, has also provided me the opportunity to contribute ideas to professionally raise the bar for the Corporate Flight Attendants. I also contribute through the NBAA 4 scholarships yearly for individuals to attend Beyond & Above. I have recently become a member of IS-BAO, which sets, ensures and promotes global harmonization of aviation safety standards. IS-BAO will keep me informed of the principles of other international and national standards, and operators and help me understand the national regulatory requirements to keep the teachings of Beyond & Above to the highest standards of excellence.

My name is Mary Louise Gallagher and I have been involved with aviation on and off my entire adult life. After college, I taught second grade and had the time of my life, however, my heart was in the sky.

I began my career in aviation with American Airlines as a flight attendant and after two years, was fortunate to be hired by Pan American World Airways. I loved traveling the world, and having fellow crew members to sight see and shop with. Life couldn't have been better. I then met my husband and decided that three years of being a gypsy was fun but now, I wanted a family, home and some roots. I married and had three fabulous children.

During the time at home with my children, I kept busy with tennis, paddle tennis, skiing, Junior League and other volunteer work. I earned my Real Estate license and bought and sold my own homes.

In 1979, I began doing public relations for Pan American, traveling to and from China with their VIP clientele, on a part-time basis. In 1985 I returned to Pan American as a flight attendant and remained with them until their demise in 1991.

After the demise of Pan Am I was a flight attendant for many other airlines, one being American International Airways based in Saudi Arabia. I lived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia flying charter trips for Saudia Airlines whose clientele ranged from pilgrims making the religious trip to Mecca to members of the royal family. With American International Airways, I had the opportunity to live in India for a summer and continue my work bringing pilgrims to Mecca.

As a result of my lengthy experience in the airline industry, I was commissioned by Panagra Airlines to head up their Flight Attendant Department. In my capacity as Director of In-Flight Services with Panagra I helped to develop and write flight attendant manuals and organize the department for the First Class operation that it was going to be. This experience has proven to be invaluable both to my students and to their ultimate employers.

My adventure in corporate aviation began with a trip to Ft. Lauderdale airport to visit with a friend. Once I saw her airplane and listened to the description of her job, I decided this was something I had to be a part of. I was involved in corporate aviation as a flight attendant for almost two years until I decided that I wanted to pass along the knowledge and experience I had gained to other flight attendants. I started Beyond & Above in the summer of 2001 and look forward to many years helping others find their way in aviation. Our good reputation has come to the attention of many potential corporate employers that have hired our Flight Attendants. Our school provides an efficient recruitment device saving companies many hours of training that they might otherwise have to spend training flight attendants.

My name is Lesley Revuelto and I met Mary Lou when I began my aviation career with Pan American World Airways after graduation from Texas A&M University. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Texas A&M.

My Political Science background, helped me appreciate traveling the world with Pan Am and made it an exciting adventure that has influenced my career choices ever since.

I was an In-Flight Purser with Pan Am until it folded in 1991 and quickly moved to Northwest Airlines. Flying with Northwest Airlines gave me the opportunity to experience different types of aircraft and regions of our country, but I yearned for other things and left Northwest Airlines to further pursue my education.

I was again at Texas A&M University when the opportunity presented itself for me to go to Saudi Arabia with American International Airways. As an In-Flight Purser with American International Airways I helped establish in-flight service policies and procedures in regards to Saudia Airlines, attended Saudi's security training for heightened awareness during the holy period of the Hajj, and acted as a liaison among Saudia Airlines staff, AIA cabin crews and flight crews.

My time in Saudi Arabia was educational and helped me to choose my next career move into corporate aviation.

I have been involved in corporate aviation since 1996 and have worked both as a contract flight attendant and as a full time employee. I was instrumental in flight attendant hiring and training, policy and procedure development, manual revisions, and standardization of in-flight procedures. It is with this background in training that I come to Beyond & Above to join Mary Lou Gallagher in passing along our knowledge, expertise and skills that we have acquired over the years of our extensive aviation careers.

Robert Coleman (COO Air Chef South Florida). Robert has been part of the Beyond & Above Team since the conception of Beyond & Above.  He caterers us and gives us very comprehensive instructions on Food Safety, Correct Ordering, types of trays. cooking pans, instructions and examples of what to expect when ordering from a caterer.

Robert is from Annapolis, MD and studied Liberal Arts at Salisbury University in Maryland. While attending Salisbury, Robert was a varsity cheerleader, ran a radio program on WSSC and was an officer in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Robert’s Background in hotel & restaurant management includes work with Sheraton, Radisson, Hilton, The Officer’s Club at the United States Naval Academy, and the Jupiter Beach Resort. He joined Catering by Starlite in 1996 as a Special Event Planner. Robert Lives in North Palm Beach, FL with his wife Kristin, 1 daughter & 1 son.

Joe V. D'Aleo

Director of Training

Joe’s extensive aviation experience spans a thirty-four and a half year career with Delta Airlines working Operations, Ticket Counter, Gates Supervisor, Management, and as a Domestic and International In-flight Service Coordinator. He’s lived in Chicago, Houston, Dallas, and now resides in Fort Lauderdale.

Joe graduated with a degree in Marketing/Management from Philadelphia’s Pierce College in 1970 and studied sociology at the University of Maryland-Europe in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. In 1973, Joe received an Honorable Discharge from the US Army. He’s received numerous Customer Service Awards and was named JFK’s Outstanding Flight Attendant in 1999.
 
He graduated from Beyond & Above Corporate Flight Attendant training in 2005 and is certified in General Emergency Training, Garnishing and Food Preparation, Peer Counseling Techniques, Basis Critical Incident Stress Management, CPR, First Aid, Automated External Defibrillation, Aircrew Combative Training, Self-Defense and more.

Joe is a member of several organizations including the American Legion, Commanders Club DAV, Leadership Enrichment Seminar (Delta Airlines), Vice President of Homeowner’s Association, and a Board Member of NatureScape.

He has worked as the Director of Training for Beyond & Above since May 2006. Joe’s unique style in making his classes fun and entertaining coupled with his fabulous sense of humor makes him a wonderful addition to the team.