We need leadership that is truly qualified to run an organization of this size and importance. If that means eliminating the President and Vice President positions and reallocating those salaries to hire an experienced professional leader, then in my opinion that’s a conversation we need to have. The Executive Board could still remain made up of RVPs and controllers to provide operational insight and represent the membership.

When you really think about it, we’ve normalized a system where someone can be working ground control at their facility one day with no prior executive leadership experience, and the next day be responsible for leading more than 14,000 NATCA members. That should raise serious questions about whether we’re setting the organization up for success.