Accountability: Take responsibility for all work activities and personal actions; follows through on commitments; implements decisions that have been agreed upon; maintains confidentiality.

Leadership: Describe your leadership skills and behaviours that contribute to superior performance.

Teamwork: Describe your ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others to achieve collective goals.

Written and Verbal Communication Skills: Describe your communication styles, and, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations, (committee/ membership/external; familiarity with IT tools).

Experience in Serving on public sector, private sector or not-for-profit boards. Experience with good governance policies.

Understanding the difference between governance and management. Experience in governance of a Board, such as Bylaw review; drafting of policies; received training in Governance.

Experience in serving as a Board Chair, Committee Chair, or in other leadership positions.

Experience with serving on Board and/or Council Committees.

Experience in the process and follow-through of identifying principal corporate risks, ensuring that management has implemented the appropriate systems to manage risks.

Experience with contributing, evaluating, and implementing a strategic plan; including a demonstrated ability to focus on longer-term goals and strategic outcomes.

Practical knowledge in the application of and compliance with specific laws, legislation and regulations specific to the Personal Aviation community.

Understanding of financial operational management; proper application of internal controls; financial reporting; knowledge of other considerations and issues associated with the auditing requirements for public/private sectors, or not-for-profit boards, understanding of financial markets and instruments, of e-business and e-commerce.

Past or current experience in reaching out to elected officials and in the analysis of proposed legislation that may have an impact on general aviation. Please mention any past or ongoing experience in dealing with government entities such as TC, NavCanada, and any other provincial or territorial government bodies.

Specific aspects of aviation that you have or are involved in (please explain below how this will be helpful to COPA). Some examples are: aircraft ownership, flight instructor, regulatory development, airport management, air traffic control, Avionic systems.

Political or aviation industry experience and recent contacts that would be useful in advancing COPA’s objectives.

Knowledge of Advertising, Public Relations, Event Management, Estate planning systems.

Talent management, Training, Employee Relations, Conflict Resolution, Coaching.