{"id":5162,"date":"2019-04-24T06:35:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T06:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.zozothemes.com\/miion\/portfolio-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T08:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:07:04","slug":"about-secaaae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/about-secaaae\/","title":{"rendered":"About SEC-AAAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5162\" class=\"elementor elementor-5162\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21d92c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21d92c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b456583\" data-id=\"b456583\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb4a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzsectiontitle\" data-id=\"1cb4a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzsectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"section-title\">The Southeast Chapter of AAAE<\/h3><span class=\"title-separator separator-border theme-color-bg\"><\/span><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\">The Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives consists of over 700 members from 13 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. The association is guided by a nine-member Board of Directors and an Executive Director. \n<\/div><!-- .section-description --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcfa012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcfa012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecd8e2d\" data-id=\"ecd8e2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3355e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzfeaturebox\" data-id=\"e3355e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzfeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic list-fullwidth-active shortcode-rand-1 egovenz-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-1.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(1), .shortcode-rand-1.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .feature-box-fullwidth-info &gt; *:nth-child(1) { margin-bottom: 0px; }&quot;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><div class=\"feature-box-icon\"><span class=\"text-center theme-color-bg icon-icon-light rounded fbox-icon-middle fa fa-check\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h5 class=\"feature-box-title\">Join SEC-AAAE<\/h5><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media --><div class=\"feature-box-fullwidth-info\"><div class=\"fbox-content\">Chapter membership is open to a variety of individuals and organizations. Click the button below to begin your application.<\/div><div class=\"feature-box-btn\"><a class=\"btn btn-dark btn-bg-light btn-classic\" href=\"\/new\/join-us\/\" title=\"Join Now\">Join Now<\/a><\/div><!-- .feature-box-btn --><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04b97b1\" data-id=\"04b97b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54be33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzfeaturebox\" data-id=\"54be33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzfeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic list-fullwidth-active shortcode-rand-2 egovenz-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-2.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(1), .shortcode-rand-2.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .feature-box-fullwidth-info &gt; *:nth-child(1) { margin-bottom: 0px; }&quot;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><div class=\"feature-box-icon\"><span class=\"text-center theme-color-bg icon-icon-light rounded fbox-icon-middle fa fa-list-alt\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h5 class=\"feature-box-title\">Membership Info<\/h5><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media --><div class=\"feature-box-fullwidth-info\"><div class=\"fbox-content\">Learn more about the benefits and types of membership available in the Southeastern Chapter<\/div><div class=\"feature-box-btn\"><a class=\"btn btn-light btn-light btn-bg-dark theme-hbg-color btn-default\" href=\"\/new\/membership-guidelines\/\" title=\"Learn More\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><!-- .feature-box-btn --><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb5ecca\" data-id=\"cb5ecca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029257e elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzfeaturebox\" data-id=\"029257e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzfeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper feature-box-classic list-fullwidth-active shortcode-rand-3 egovenz-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-3.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(1), .shortcode-rand-3.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .feature-box-fullwidth-info &gt; *:nth-child(1) { margin-bottom: 0px; }&quot;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\"><div class=\"media-icon-part\"><div class=\"feature-box-icon\"><span class=\"text-center theme-color-bg icon-icon-light rounded fbox-icon-middle fa fa-wrench\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"media-body\"><h5 class=\"feature-box-title\">Chapter Policies<\/h5><\/div><!-- .media-body --><\/div><!-- .media --><div class=\"feature-box-fullwidth-info\"><div class=\"fbox-content\">The SEC-AAAE Explore is governed by a specific set of policies. Click below to explore these standards.<\/div><div class=\"feature-box-btn\"><a class=\"btn btn-light btn-light btn-bg-dark theme-hbg-color btn-default\" href=\"\/new\/chapter-policies\/\" title=\"Explore Policies\">Explore Policies<\/a><\/div><!-- .feature-box-btn --><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbe233e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbe233e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e3685f\" data-id=\"4e3685f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d37edf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d37edf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e590ec\" data-id=\"3e590ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fd2bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzsectiontitle\" data-id=\"66fd2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzsectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"section-title\">Mission Statement<\/h3><span class=\"title-separator separator-border theme-color-bg\"><\/span><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\"><\/div><!-- .section-description --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f364ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f364ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n \t<li>To determine, implement and promote a Code of Ethics for the members of the airport management profession.<\/li>\n \t<li>To promote professionalism and financial stability in the administration of airports. To encourage professional growth of individual members through educational programs and accreditation.<\/li>\n \t<li>To further promote airport safety and operational efficiency by encouraging the airport management profession to develop and apply modern techniques to airport management.<\/li>\n \t<li>To promote aviation by providing a medium for discussion and the interchange of information by its members in order to develop and disseminate policies and procedures which will encourage the safe and efficient development, maintenance, and operation of public airports.<\/li>\n \t<li>To foster public recognition and respect for the airport management profession.<\/li>\n \t<li>To cooperate with other organizations working for the general benefit of aviation.<\/li>\n \t<li>To represent airports and the airport management profession before appropriate government bodies.<\/li>\n \t<li>To foster, promote, and assist in the development of air transportation, and to provide related information and consultation to persons, businesses, and governmental agencies when reasonably requested.<\/li>\n \t<li>To augment the educational efforts of the American Association of Airport Executives (&#8220;AAAE&#8221;) by bringing together a membership that shares similar problems and interests because of regional proximity.<\/li>\n \t<li>To encourage and support the training and education of practitioners and students of airport and aviation management.<\/li>\n \t<li>To actively work to retain current and seek new members, including those of diverse cultural background, race or gender, for the organization for the purpose of upgrading the airport management industry and revitalizing the organization.<\/li>\n \t<li>To enhance the professional and managerial standards of the membership by encouraging active, consistent, and constructive participation in the association and AAAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-972e024\" data-id=\"972e024\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac93d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aac93d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1184\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/airport-passenger-on-phone-1184x1536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-17294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/airport-passenger-on-phone-1184x1536.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/airport-passenger-on-phone-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/airport-passenger-on-phone.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93c85fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93c85fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a9ca15\" data-id=\"2a9ca15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118bc91 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzfeaturebox\" data-id=\"118bc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzfeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper img-scale text-left shortcode-rand-4 egovenz-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-4.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(1), .shortcode-rand-4.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .media &gt; .media-body &gt; *:nth-child(1) { margin-bottom: 25px; }.shortcode-rand-4.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(2), .shortcode-rand-4.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .media &gt; .media-body &gt; *:nth-child(2) { margin-bottom: 10px; }&quot;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-box-inner\"><div class=\"feature-box-image squared fbox-img-overlay-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Icon-Board-75.png\" alt=\"Feature Box Image\"><\/div><h5 class=\"feature-box-title\">Board of Directors<\/h5><div class=\"fbox-content\">The SEC-AAAE is led by a board of officers and directors.<\/div><div class=\"feature-box-btn\"><a class=\"btn btn-light btn-light btn-bg-dark theme-hbg-color btn-default\" href=\"\/new\/officers-and-directors\/\" title=\"Meet the Board\">Meet the Board<\/a><\/div><!-- .feature-box-btn --><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c077c3f\" data-id=\"c077c3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b94f04 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzfeaturebox\" data-id=\"4b94f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzfeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper img-scale text-left shortcode-rand-5 egovenz-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-5.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(1), .shortcode-rand-5.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .media &gt; .media-body &gt; *:nth-child(1) { margin-bottom: 25px; }.shortcode-rand-5.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(2), .shortcode-rand-5.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .media &gt; .media-body &gt; *:nth-child(2) { margin-bottom: 10px; }&quot;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-box-inner\"><div class=\"feature-box-image squared fbox-img-overlay-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Icon-Committee-75.png\" alt=\"Feature Box Image\"><\/div><h5 class=\"feature-box-title\">Committees &amp; Their Work<\/h5><div class=\"fbox-content\">SEC-AAAE Committees offer guidance and the opportunity to serve the industry.<\/div><div class=\"feature-box-btn\"><a class=\"btn btn-light btn-light btn-bg-dark theme-hbg-color btn-default\" href=\"\/new\/committees\/\" title=\"View the Committees\">View the Committees<\/a><\/div><!-- .feature-box-btn --><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-170ccf7\" data-id=\"170ccf7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec80dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-egovenzfeaturebox\" data-id=\"2ec80dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"egovenzfeaturebox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container feature-box-wrapper img-scale text-left shortcode-rand-6 egovenz-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-6.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(1), .shortcode-rand-6.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .media &gt; .media-body &gt; *:nth-child(1) { margin-bottom: 25px; }.shortcode-rand-6.feature-box-wrapper .feature-box-inner &gt; *:nth-child(2), .shortcode-rand-6.feature-box-wrapper &gt; .media &gt; .media-body &gt; *:nth-child(2) { margin-bottom: 10px; }&quot;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-box-inner\"><div class=\"feature-box-image squared fbox-img-overlay-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secaaae.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Icon-bylaws-75.png\" alt=\"Feature Box Image\"><\/div><h5 class=\"feature-box-title\">Charter &amp; Bylaws<\/h5><div class=\"fbox-content\">The Chapter is governed by a charter and its corresponding bylaws. <\/div><div class=\"feature-box-btn\"><a class=\"btn btn-light btn-light btn-bg-dark theme-hbg-color btn-default\" href=\"\/new\/charter-bylaws\/\" title=\"View the Charter &amp; Bylaws\">View the Charter &amp; Bylaws<\/a><\/div><!-- .feature-box-btn --><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb828c6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb828c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe432f\" data-id=\"9fe432f\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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