From the latest issue of State Aviation Journal at http://www.bpedmedia.org/david/saj/StateAviationJournal-SpecialEdition-September2010.pdf :
The State Aviation Journal asked Randall Burdette, newly elected Chairman of the National Association of State Aviation Officials and Director of the Virginia Department of Aviation what the membership can expect for the coming year.
“We have a great Executive Team, a very dedicated group of Regional Directors, and of course our talented President Henry Ogrodzinski, and the NASAO staff, to tackle any challenges that may arise,” said Burdette, “and to take advantage of the opportunities before us, to grow NASAO.”
The 2011 Executive Committee will be working to update the NASAO Strategic Plan, visiting their vision statement, evaluating NASAO’s core mission and according to Burdette, establishing their goals for the coming year. “We will be working to expand NASAO benefits and revenue sources,” said Burdette. “One of our core functions is Communications.”
Burdette said they want to create a communications plan that improves their two-way communications to; 1) their members; 2) to federal agencies such as FAA, TSA, NTSB and their legislative leaders, and 3) to other aviation/aerospace organizations and partners. “Key to our communications plan is the update our web site to better serve our members and to be the electronic face of NASAO to the world,” said Burdette.
Under Joe Peska’s [Vice Chair] leadership, they plan to see new growth in the NASAO Center for Research and Education. “We have created three new Directors in the Center,” said Burdette. “Director of Research, John Eagerton, [Alabama], Director of Education, Bob Woods, [Tennessee], and the Director of Best Practices, which Joe [Pestka], is looking to fill.” In the area of Research, Burdette says they are looking to address the organization’s Research needs through the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). In the Education area, they are planning to continue the Art Contest as the signature event for education, and are planning their first Director’s Course.
In the area of Best Practices, Burdette says they plan to survey the membership to determine the areas of “Best Practices” that are of most interest to the membership. At that point they can research and develop the best practices and provide to each member, a NASAO Best Practices Review in their desired area. “This will be a tool to assist our members in making improvements in their organizations,” said Burdette, “by having a third party review that will culminate in a written report under the NASAO logo.”
“Our leadership team knows we have challenges and opportunities ahead of us in the coming year,” said Burdette, “and we know we have limited resources in both time and money to address all the challenges and opportunities.” By planning and prioritizing, he hopes to make progress this year in the most important areas for the NASAO membership. “We have great leadership in Joe Pestka, Debbie Alke, and Tommy Booth,” said Burdette. “All in line for the coming years to make it happen for NASAO and our members.”
