The Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) works with the company on matters related to cabin and Flight Attendant safety and health.
Download the Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Member duties and responsibilitiesWho Do I Contact?
For assistance, contact any member of your Local ASHSC Committee. You can find a list of Committee Members on your Local Council Committees page. For your convenience, a list of Committee Chairs and links to the Local Committee lists are below.
ANC
Debi Wallstrom
anc.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the ANC Committee List >>
LAX
Carin Merritt
lax.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the LAX Committee List >>
PDX
Kalin Lackey
pdx.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the PDX Committee List >>
SAN
Eva Gatus
san.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
SEA
David Lake
sea.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the SEA Committee List >>
SFO
Bradley Young
sfo.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the SFO Committee List >>
MEC
Seth Heiple, MEC Chairperson
Bradley Young, MEC Vice Chairperson
ashsc@afaalaska.org
Links
Committee News
View the SHSC news archives
Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Interviews—October 2025
This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants In accordance with Article VI.C of the AFA Alaska MEC Policy and Procedure Manual, the terms of office for the MEC Committee Chairpersons and other MEC-level positions align with those of the MEC Officers. Since the current term for the MEC Officers will conclude on December 31, […]
Merged MEC Committee Chairperson Interviews—October 2025
This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants The integration of our Master Executive Councils (MECs) is progressing steadily. Our first group of committees successfully merged on June 1, and we are now planning for another group of committees to merge on November 1. As part of the committee merging process, our […]
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Meeting Recap – 3rd Quarter 2025
This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Thursday, July 17, our AFA Local Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Deb Wallstrom (ANC), David Lake (SEA), Kalin Lackey […]
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Meeting Recap – 2nd Quarter 2025
This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Thursday, April 3, our AFA Local Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Deb Wallstrom (ANC), David Lake (SEA), Kalin Lackey […]
Upcoming AFA Alaska Phone and Email Outages
This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants As we move forward with merging the Alaska and Hawaiian Master Executive Councils (MECs), we want to inform you about some changes happening this week that may affect your ability to contact AFA Representatives. Some of the communication systems we use at AFA Alaska, including our email […]
