Chris Widmer

Chris Widmer is an aviation professional with decades of experience as an air traffic control specialist, instructor, and safety leader.

He represents more than 50 FAA facilities as a member of the national finance committee for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

His volunteer journey began working with Habitat for Humanity and the America Reads and Counts program, which inspired lifelong community engagement, and where he learned the importance of service to others.

Chris holds a B.S. in Aerospace Safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Testimonials

A parent of one of my students says that "Every day, S opens up his dictionary & reads it in the morning, & when he gets home from school. He touches that book at least 10x a day!" S's vocabulary score increased on the DOE's iReady test.

Ms. Vasquez PS 182

My students were so excited to see all the books in our classroom. They love going to the reading corner to look through the books and pick a different one to read. Prior to receiving the books from Book fairies, our classroom only had a few books!

Ms. M at PS 104 Queens, NY

My students were so excited to go book shopping for the first time. We have been working on our reading stamina by reading 2 more minutes independently each day. They made it to 20 minutes this week and were so engaged with the new books in our library.

Ms. L at Countrywood Primary Center, Huntington Station, NY