UNC grad first in flight

April 19, 2014

by Risi Ademola

Jefferies graduated from UNC in 2012 with a degree in psychology. While in college, she joined the ROTC to help pay for her tuition. She was first exposed to the aviation field in high school at a Air Force Junior ROTC program. Since then, she has not turned her back. (Photo by Risi Ademola)
Jefferies graduated from UNC in 2012 with a degree in psychology. While in college, she joined the ROTC to help pay for her tuition. She was first exposed to the aviation field in high school at a Air Force Junior ROTC program. Since then, she has not turned her back. (Photo by Risi Ademola)

Lindsey Jefferies, a recent UNC grad, is the first African-American female helicopter pilot in the North Carolina Army National Guard. As the first member of her family to attend college, Jefferies has always broken down barriers on her path to success.

Risi Ademola spent a day with Jefferies in Salisbury, N.C., to learn more about her journey.

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