CHRIS SPAULDING: Aids the Traveling Public
Coordinator of Communications
Airport Consultants Council (ACC)
Age: 27
Years in Aviation: 3
Memberships: ACC, AAAE, GWBAA, ACI-NA and AMAC
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Spaulding volunteers at Ronald Reagan National Airport as a customer service volunteer once a week.
Chris Spaulding started flight training during his early university years at a small flight school in Fargo, North Dakota, and it was there that he discovered his passion for aviation. It wasn’t until shortly after his sophomore year that he became more involved when he sat down with his faculty advisor, now mentor, who strongly encouraged him to get into an airport student organization and pursue a leadership role. Sometimes, all it takes is a small push to fly…because since then, he has been involved in the airport industry continuously striving to learn more about what it can do to better serve the traveling public. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Airport Management from St. Cloud State University, Spaulding pursued internships in politics in Washington, D.C. and at a general aviation airport in Minnesota. He was also involved in a FAR Part 139 airport operations training course, boot camp style, at the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) for two consecutive summers. He has been living in Washington, D.C. since then and working at the Airport Consultants Council (ACC), managing the organization’s communication platforms. Being at ACC for nearly three years has allowed him to grow and learn more from a diverse group of airport experts. Even more so, he’s been passionate on continuing the promotion of aviation to the community by serving as a volunteer on several levels, from providing communications services to different aviation organizations and airports, to volunteering at Ronald Reagan National Airport as a customer service volunteer once a week. Spaulding continues to look for new ways to give back to those who also have a passion for aviation through mentoring and providing staff support for ACC’s robust Young Professionals Forum.
