The challenges of running inclusive and diverse organizations apply to airports of all types and sizes. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that discussed airport-specific guidelines for identifying and calculating benefits, costs, and regional economic impact of diversity contracting for airport businesses. Presenters described the challenges facing airports’ diversity and inclusion initiatives and identified best practices to mitigate those challenges in airport workforce programs.

The webinar features research from ACRP Report 217: Guidance for Diversity in Airport Business Contracting and Workforce Programs.

The slides and recording of the webinar are available.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. Benefits and costs of diversity contracting: Nancy West, Exstare Federal Services Group, LLC
2. Challenges in airport workforce programs: Mara Rosales, Rosales Law Partners, LLP
3. Using the spreadsheet tool: Richard Krop, The Cadmus Group, Inc.
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Sharon Stone, Louis Lambert International Airport

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

1. Discuss how diversity contracting can benefit airports
2. Mitigate challenges in workforce diversity programs
3. Utilize the spreadsheet tool

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) provided 1 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attended this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.