Position Announcement
Executive Director |Alaska Airmen’s Association |Anchorage, Alaska
The Position and the Leadership Opportunity: Executive Director
Alaska Airmen’s Association (the Association) seeks an ambitious leader to serve as its next Executive Director (ED). The Association’s next ED will lead the most influential General Aviation association in Alaska, the state with the highest per-capita pilot licenses and a dedicated community of aviation enthusiasts. An excellent reputation, a strong financial position, engaged membership and a dedicated team of staff and volunteers provide a solid organizational foundation for a new ED to strengthen popular programs and services, while looking ahead to future opportunities to grow and diversify membership and promote general aviation across the state. The ideal candidate will have a passion for preserving and advancing general aviation in Alaska’s unique landscape and a minimum of five years of leadership and management experience.
The Organization
With more than 2000 active members, Alaska Airmen’s Association is the largest general aviation (GA) organization in Alaska and one of the largest GA associations in the country. Founded in 1951, the Association is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 membership-based organization whose sole purpose is to protect, preserve, and promote general aviation in Alaska. A small team of dedicated staff and more than 50 volunteers work to promote aviation, enhance safety, support initiatives that benefit pilots, and grow the aviation community. The eight-member board of directors stewards a $1.4 million budget funded primarily by the annual raffle fundraiser, event revenue, membership dues and donations.
Application Information
The salary range is between $120k and $140k annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Alaska Airmen’s Association offers health insurance and other benefits.
To read the full position profile and application instructions, please visit: https://www.forakergroup.org/site/index.cfm/cboard-view/10607
For questions, contact Jaymie Ray, lead recruiter, at AAAsearch@forakergroup.org. Communications will be treated in confidence and resumes will be accepted until January 8, 2025. Resume reviews begin immediately.
Alaska Airmen’s Association is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender identity, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
