CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 2, 2024 /3BL/ - Tim Brown was a teenager with a fascination for aviation. Growing up near Charlotte, he cleaned corporate jets as part of the ground crew. He learned to fly. Today, he’s a 737 pilot for American Airlines.
To encourage other kids to pursue a career in aviation, Brown is director of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals-operated educational program in Charlotte, Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Academy. The group’s camps, courses and fieldtrips are inexpensive, and routinely sell out.
Brown will join 3BL Network Effect: Charlotte on Dec. 11 at Truist Center to share his story and discuss how the ACE Academy has become a talent pipeline for Charlotte-area companies seeking trained workers for a host of jobs ranging from air traffic controllers and jet mechanics to Air Force recruits and commercial pilots.
Network Effect: Charlotte will focus on trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and the business drivers behind corporate efforts to promote diversity in the workplace, STEM education in K-12 classrooms, and community relief programs following natural disasters.
The half-day program, the eighth such regional event from 3BL, is open to those working in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, social impact, communications, marketing, ESG and investor relations roles at companies, agencies and nonprofits. Breakfast will be provided.
Among the organizations participating in 3BL Network Effect: Charlotte are Aerospace Career Education Academy, Albemarle, Compass Group, Duke Energy, Ideas on Purpose, Mower, Trane Technologies, Trips for Kids Charlotte and Truist.
In addition to panel discussions, fireside chats and research revealing consumer sentiments about sustainability, the event is designed so practitioners from Carolina companies, nonprofits and NGOs can explore opportunities to partner for more impact.
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