Pete Parker

Pathways to Aviation allows me to connect people to their career interests and dreams. Each day is spent mentoring students and job seekers, learning about employer hiring needs and goals, connecting candidates with mentoring and employment opportunities, and branding this great organization. Pathways to Aviation also allowed me to create a career readiness certification model, which has seen extraordinary results. In my role, I actively... + Design and facilitate career mentoring workshops for high school and college students and graduates, preparing them to succeed in job interviews. Topics included job searching, career planning, skills identifying, resume writing, networking, and interviewing. + Work closely with airports to host these workshops and industry networking receptions. + Script and produce 100+ career readiness best practices videos. + Monitor an online career readiness certification model I designed, which is available to all students and job-seekers throughout the world. + Build industry relationships to spread awareness, generate sponsorships, enlist corporate subscriptions, solicit individual gifts, and implement programs. + Fund programs through grants, sponsorships, and individual support. + Manage the www.PathwaysToAviation.org website by providing all content and giving solutions. + Post social messaging through our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram social media platforms. + Manage the donor database to maintain active relationships with individual, corporate, and foundation benefactors. + Work closely with the board by creating the annual budget, setting policies, presenting updates, and ensuring proper management of the 501c3 organization. + Refreshed the organization's vision on a regular basis to foster continued expansion.