https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories Explore stories from ISS placemakers — the people who shape exceptional experiences across North America every day. en-us Mon, 04 May 2026 19:22:53 GMT 2026-05-04T19:22:53Z en-us https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/growing-and-thriving-in-the-aviation-industry <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/growing-and-thriving-in-the-aviation-industry" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.us.issworld.com/hubfs/bynder/Image/2022_05_Melanie-Fleming_social-retouch.png" alt="Growing and Thriving in the Aviation Industry | ISS" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="color: #030037; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #030037;">Melanie Fleming never planned for a career in aviation.</span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/growing-and-thriving-in-the-aviation-industry" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.us.issworld.com/hubfs/bynder/Image/2022_05_Melanie-Fleming_social-retouch.png" alt="Growing and Thriving in the Aviation Industry | ISS" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="color: #030037; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #030037;">Melanie Fleming never planned for a career in aviation.</span></p> <img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=145604164&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us.issworld.com%2Fpeople%2Fpeople-stories%2Fgrowing-and-thriving-in-the-aviation-industry&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.us.issworld.com%252Fpeople%252Fpeople-stories&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> People Stories Mon, 04 May 2026 19:22:53 GMT https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/growing-and-thriving-in-the-aviation-industry 2026-05-04T19:22:53Z Ryan Bryant https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/xiomara-battle <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/xiomara-battle" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.us.issworld.com/hubfs/Country%20folders/ISS%20North%20America/Xiomara.png" alt="Turning Culinary Passion into a Career | ISS" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h5 style="color: #030037; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0084ff;"><strong>Xiomara started her journey with ISS Guckenheimer in 2017 as a cook.</strong></span></h5> <p style="color: #030037; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #030037;">In early 2020, she became the first female chef on a winning team in the ISS Guckenheimer United States culinary competition, alongside her teammate from Boulder. Our internal culinary competition allows teams from each of our operating regions to go head-to-head and showcase their skills. During this competition, Xiomara demonstrated her skillset to the ISS Guckenheimer culinary community.</span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/xiomara-battle" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.us.issworld.com/hubfs/Country%20folders/ISS%20North%20America/Xiomara.png" alt="Turning Culinary Passion into a Career | ISS" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h5 style="color: #030037; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #0084ff;"><strong>Xiomara started her journey with ISS Guckenheimer in 2017 as a cook.</strong></span></h5> <p style="color: #030037; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #030037;">In early 2020, she became the first female chef on a winning team in the ISS Guckenheimer United States culinary competition, alongside her teammate from Boulder. Our internal culinary competition allows teams from each of our operating regions to go head-to-head and showcase their skills. During this competition, Xiomara demonstrated her skillset to the ISS Guckenheimer culinary community.</span></p> <img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=145604164&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.us.issworld.com%2Fpeople%2Fpeople-stories%2Fxiomara-battle&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.us.issworld.com%252Fpeople%252Fpeople-stories&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> People Stories Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:38 GMT https://www.us.issworld.com/people/people-stories/xiomara-battle 2026-05-04T19:15:38Z Ryan Bryant