AAAE Again Named One of the Best Places to Work in Virginia

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) was recently named as one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group, the second consecutive year AAAE has received this distinction. The statewide survey and awards program recognizes the 100 best places of employment in Virginia benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses.

“AAAE is a great place to work and it is very gratifying that Virginia Business has identified AAAE as one of only three associations to make their list of the 100 ‘Best Places to Work in Virginia,’” stated AAAE President and CEO Todd Hauptli. He continued, “We have a fantastic team aligned around the mission of providing service, innovation and results for our members along with best-in-class benefits and a stimulating, exciting work environment.”

AAAE provides innovative and supportive family-friendly benefits, including:

• A tuition assistance program (up to $5,250 each year)
• A student loan forgiveness program (up to $1,000 each year for three years)
• Section 529 college savings plan contributions (up to $1,000 each year for five years)
• A vacation bonus program designed to enhance work-life balance ($1,000 each year for taking four or more consecutive days of vacation)
• Best-in-class 401K contributions (employer contributions up to 10 percent of salary, without a matching requirement)
• Paid caregiver leave (up to 5 days of paid leave)
• A generous bereavement leave program (up to 15 days of paid leave for immediate family members)
• Paid maternity and paternity leave (up to 20 days of paid leave)
• An expanded telecommuting program available to all full-time employees

Companies and organizations from across the state entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Virginia. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated organization’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure employee engagement and the employee experience.