Clayton Stambaugh, MPA

Experience

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  Southern Illinois University

  Dec 2009 - Nov 2012

  Graduate Assistant

  • Airport Safety Data Collection 5010 Program/National Based Aircraft Inventory Program with GCR & Associates, Inc.:Administered annual budget and grant process; prepared and edited airport inspection services contracts with State Officials; updated, reviewed, analyzed, and uploaded airport inspection/inventory data into national database; assisted with airport inspections; acted as a liaison between airport managers, state aeronautic officials, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other entities including legal offices; and, prepared and distributed 5010 program quarterly newsletter• Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues:Research Topic: Social Media and the Nations Airports Relative to Their Marketing and Communication Strategies$10,000.00 dollar research project sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation and administered by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) of the Transportation Research Board/National Academies• Additional duties included:Research Assistant for Transportation Research Board (TRB), Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plans. Various departmental activities including participation in faculty research, departmental class preparation, guest lecturing, and numerous other academic and administrative duties Show less

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  Joshua "J Phil" Phillips Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund

  Apr 2011 - now

  Establisher/Fund Manager

  Devise, coordinate, and administer fundraising/donating activitiesReview, analyze, and oversee fund resource activity carried out by the Schuyler County Community FoundationConceptualize and develop criteria/guidelines for the fund under the Schuyler County Community FoundationOver $35,000 dollars raised to date and over $10,000 dollars awarded in scholarships.

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  Southern Illinois Airport

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  Social Media and Network Administrator

  Maintained and updated www.siairport.comMonitored, engaged, and created various content regarding Southern Illinois Airport and their social media presence Conceptualized, established, and implemented strategy for participation on various social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) for the Southern Illinois Airport

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  Pekin Municipal Airport

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2017

  Airport Manager

  Ensured the safe, efficient, effective, sustainable, and accountable operation of the airport within the authority vested through the City of Pekin and in accordance and compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules, regulations, directives, and advisory circularsProvided leadership, oversight, coordination, direction and development of the general aviation airport as set forth in the Airport’s mission, vision, master plan, layout plan, strategic plan, minimum standards, policies, rules, and regulationsMaintained responsiveness to airport tenants, users, and community needs, while supporting and promoting the National Air Transportation System and the Illinois Airport System Executed short-term and long-term strategies to help the airport serve as a crucial component to the Pekin and Greater-Peoria Area transportation infrastructure and in turn contribute to the advancement, growth, and economic development of the regionEncouraged appropriate intergovernmental and public-private relationships at local, intrastate, interstate, and international levels between a multitude of media outlets, advocacy groups, training organizations, academia, policymakers, and governmentsPrepared annual and multi-year capital and operational budgets Show less

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  Illinois Public Airport Association (IPAA)

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2017

  Volunteer First Vice Chairman, Executive Committee

  The Illinois Public Airports Association (IPAA) serves as an exchange center for information about airports, airport facilities and activities in the State of Illinois. The association is an effective bipartisan political force at the state level, promoting proposals beneficial to public aviation and defense against any and all harmful measures. As a director I helped:• Establish policies and objectives to guide the association • Ensure financial sustainability by promoting membership and overseeing collection of dues• Approve annual budgets• Account to stakeholders for performance of the association • Plan and organize annual meeting and quarterly teleconferences• Establish a new public relations and marketing campaign using digital technologies• Promote and encourage the participation and membership of students and young professionals• Assist in the establishment of an Aviation Caucus in State Legislature Show less

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  Transportation Research Board - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Volunteer Ambassador, Airport Cooperative Research Board (ACRP)

  Serve as liaison of the TRB and the ACRP to the research community, airport operators, and other various airport stakeholders including State Departments of Transportation and local communities.Introduce and promote ACRP and its research products to airport industry practitioners and stakeholders.Disseminate and deliver key messages through presentations, exhibitions, webinars, and meetings.

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  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Feb 2017 - now

  Office of Planning and Programming | Bureau of Planning | Aviation and Marine Program Planning Assist in the development, review, and publishing of the Illinois Annual and Multi-Year Airport and Marine Improvement ProgramTrack, monitor, budget, and program Federal Airport Improvement Funds and State of Illinois FundsProgram manager for the continual Illinois Aviation System Plan (IASP) including directing the development of specific plan components such as the Illinois Aviation System Plan Report and Economic Impact Analysis, the Annual Airport Inventory Report, and the Annual Aircraft Operations at Non-Towered Airports Study Develop Aviation and Marine Section of the Long Range Transportation Plan and other Department-wide planning efforts Co- manage project to re-engage the Department in navigable waterway/port activities and develop a course of action moving forward Show less

  • Deputy Director of Aeronautics

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Program Manager/Facilities Specialist

    Feb 2017 - Apr 2020
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  Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

  Lecturer

  Lecturer for AVM 378 – Aviation Security Regulations and ManagementThe course provides students, within the context of regulatory and political frameworks, a study of the global aviation security environment with a focus on the United States aviation security system and the roles and responsibilities of aviation managers including airport sponsors. Policy, innovative technologies, threat environments, terrorist activities, and intelligence agencies are highlightedStudents are required to: demonstrate an understanding of laws and regulations pertaining to aviation/transportation security; demonstrate an understanding of the aviation security system structure across the aviation management spectrum; and, demonstrate a knowledge of threat environments and how to effectively convey aviation security information to others through policy research, memorandum, and oral communicationLecturer for AVM 374 - General Aviation OperationsThe course provides a study of general aviation operations including fixed base operations (fuel, sales, flight training, charter, etc.), corporate aviation (business aviation, corporate flight departments, executive air fleets, etc.) and the general aviation aircraft manufacturing industry. Show less