AACA Events & Scholarship COmmittee

This page serves as the homepage for the AACA's Events & Scholarship Committee. Committee members and interested members of the public may visit this page to access meeting agendas/minutes, documents, and other information.

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Committee Members

Committee Chair

Susan Hoshaw | Everts Air Cargo | shoshaw@evertsair.com

Committee Members

Dan Knesek | Grant Aviation | dknesek@flygrant.com

Erica Sjoroos | Alaska Seaplanes | erica@flyalaskaseaplanes.com

Fred Dyen | UAA Aviation Technology | fddyen@alaska.edu

Rebecca Boniek | Copper Valley Air Service | rebecca@coppervalleyairservice.com

Responsibilities

From the AACA's bylaws:

"This committee shall work with the Association staff in the planning of Association activities, including fundraisers and the annual convention/tradeshow. This committee shall be responsible for site selection, session scheduling, the trade show, menus, speakers, sponsorship solicitation, registrations, volunteer coordination and event success. This committee shall be responsible for oversight of the scholarship fund and awards, including establishment of award amounts and criteria, application review, distribution of monies, and fundraising activities to sustain the scholarship fund."

Active Committee Projects

These are the current projects the Events & Scholarships Committee is focusing on:

Determine the future of the scholarship program.

For many years, the AACA offered scholarships to pilots and mechanics seeking aviation careers in Alaska. While those scholarships were certainly helpful for their recipients, they did not achieve the scope of impact that is needed to address our industry's staffing shortages. To that end, the Association is revamping our workforce development program to inspire the next generation of rampers, gate agents, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, mechanics, and pilots. Stay tuned as the committee guides the AACA towards a better future for Alaska's commercial aviation workforce.

Improve the 2025 Convention.

Over the past two years, the AACA's convention has successfully rebounded from the pandemic, but we can do better! Next year's convention will be more useful and relevant than ever. Keep an eye on our website as we hone the details.

Launch a second annual event.

The AACA is well known for our annual convention, but we believe there is room in our year for a second, more-relaxed event focused on our community. Our members unanimously agree that today's aviation workforce is lacking. We believe our role is to foster connections between vacant jobs and eager workers. To do that, we need to bring the community together. More details to come.

Meeting Minutes

4/22/2024 Minutes:
4.22.24 - Events and Scholarship Committee meeting agenda minutes.pdf

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