Compensation, benefits, professional development, employee recognition, and well-being programs can all play a role in attracting, retaining, and supporting a strong airport workforce. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern that will explore findings from ACRP Synthesis 141: Total Rewards for Airport Sponsor Employees and how total rewards strategies support frontline and supervisory employees. Presenters will discuss workforce challenges and opportunities identified in the synthesis and share real-world examples of approaches airports are using to attract, retain, and engage employees.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program.
There is no fee to attend this webinar. Registration is required.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Webinar agenda and presenters

• Going beyond base pay: Building a total rewards strategy – Joseph Sobieralski, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Impacts of a total rewards approach at SYR – Debi Marshall, Syracuse Regional Airport Authority
• Leadership and training as nonmonetary rewards – Adam Baxmeyer, Purdue University Airport
• Question and answer session moderated by Sarah Hubbard, Purdue University

The first 40 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 20 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the components of a total rewards strategy and how airports are using these programs to recruit and retain frontline and supervisory employees
• Identify workforce challenges and opportunities highlighted in ACRP Synthesis 141 and approaches airports are using to address them
• Apply lessons from airport case examples to assess and enhance employee attraction, retention, and engagement efforts within their own organizations

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar is approved by the American Planning Association (APA) for 1 Certification Maintenance (CM) Credit. CM credits provide continuing education opportunities for AICP Certified Planners to continue their professional skills and knowledge. To receive CM credits, Certified Planners should visit the TRB event webpage on American Planning Association and register their participation.
Please make sure that you register for this session and log in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.
If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact AICPCM@planning.org.
Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) will provide 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attend this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

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