Community Relations Chair

October 2, 2023

Overview

Community relations sustain positive relationships with community members, organizations, and fellow pilots to cultivate favorable operating climates for the Colorado Pilot’s Association. Our role is to develop strategies designed to make positive contributions to the local Denver Metro area while simultaneously raising awareness for the services offered by the aviation community. We serve as a critical point of contact for individual residents, business leaders, or government entities in the local area.

Community Relations will brainstorm, plan, and manage activities to help Colorado Pilot’s Association achieve its goals and execute events or programs closely aligned with the organization’s strategy. We support industry goals by raising community awareness of available products or services and how to access them. We develop strong relationships with businesses, communities, and media to ensure the organization produces significant results and maintains a positive image or increases outreach of initiatives and programs.

Responsibilities

● Oversee, develop, and implement community-based programs.
● Utilize data-driven approaches to apply and create best practice solutions.
● Manage external partners and vendors to augment internal resources.
● Develop and manage event budgets and promotion plans
● Build and maintain effective relationships with federal and state policymakers.

Goals

1. Youth outreach: Develop and implement a program to inspire and educate young people (ages 14-21) on how to become a pilot through educational institutions.
2. Community informational: Develop and implement an information service that provides answers to common misconceptions about flying to the community.

Specifications

Our overarching goal is to create a central location where community members can come to discuss thoughts, concerns, and questions about flying and the aviation industry. We look to build relationships with local high schools and colleges to provide a source of information for those considering or seeking to obtain their pilot’s certificate.

Milestones

• Establish a central forum 
• Create a place where the community can contact us with their thoughts about the aviation industry and we can offer education and information.
• Build partnerships
• Develop a partnership with educational institutions to provide students with a path to learning more about aviation.
• Connect with councils
• Build a connection with local city councils to aid in communicating with residents about aviation and be a resource of information to guide council members in legislation.