Anita Gallagher

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Location
Tacoma, WA
School
Washington State University, Colorado State University
Expertise
Aviation Industry, Airline Trends, Off-Road Adventures
  • Anita has published several dozen articles on aviation industry topics such as travel tips, aviation pioneers, and air disasters.
  • An expert on obscure airport facts, she can name every airport with missing terminal numbers.
  • She has experienced every off-road trail on the Hawaiian island of Lana'i.

Experience

Anita is a government relations consultant and freelance writer. Prior to beginning her freelance writing career in 2022, she led government relations for the City of Tacoma and previously served in government relations roles for Tacoma Public Utilities and Lime. Her published work includes topics like commercial airline news, travel, and aviation history. Anita joined Static Media in 2023 as a feature writer and enjoys providing in-depth research and travel information to readers of Explore.com.

Education

Anita has bachelor's degrees in political science and criminal justice/sociology from Washington State University and a master's degree in business administration from Colorado State University.

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