Lillian Dukes

Lillian Dukes is Vice President of Technical Services for American Eagle Airlines, a regional affiliate of American Airlines. She has spent more than 20 years in the aerospace industry and is one of the highest-ranking black American women in aviation. She is an Advisory Board member for AWESOME, an organization that focuses on advancing women leaders in supply chain leadership. AWESOME honored Lillian in 2021 with the Legendary Leadership Award. She is an Adjunct Professor and Advisory Board member of the Graduate and Executive Education Aerospace & Defense program in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee and also serves on the board of FEJ-USA, a U.S. non-profit supporting community and social development in Haiti.