Communications and Education Division
The Communications and Education Division is responsible for promoting Virginia's airports, marketing aviation and projecting a positive image of the Department and the air transportation system throughout the Commonwealth. Financial and technical assistance is also provided to Virginia's airports to help support their public relations, advertising and marketing programs. The Division develops market plans to increase aviation interests, writes press releases, produces publications and promotes aviation and Virginia's aviation programs through educational and aviation awareness programs, speaking engagements, briefing documents and trade shows.
Cherry A. Evans, Director,
Communications and Education Division
(804) 236-3631, ext. 109
cherry.evans@doav.virginia.gov
(biography)
- Manages the Department of Aviation Public Relations Program
- Directs comprehensive program promoting Virginia's air transportation system, aviation awareness, and economic benefits of airports.
- Directs aircraft licensing and public information programs.
Keith F. McCrea,
Manager, Air Service and Policy
(804) 236-3630, ext. 103
keith.mccrea@doav.virginia.gov
- Manages agency legislative, regulatory, and intergovernmental programs
- Serves as agency legislative liaison to the General Assembly
- Manages statewide commercial air service/cargo monitoring & research
- Executive Director of the Virginia SATSLab
- Manages economic development initiatives pertaining to aviation
- Serves on the VA State emergency/disaster response team
Betty P. Wilson,
Communications & Education Coordinator
(804) 225-3783, ext. 107
betty.wilson@doav.virginia.gov
- Develops, coordinates and conducts aviation education, awareness, and career programs; researches external programs and collects information on flight schools, fixed base operators and airport events; and manages teachers grant and aviation scholarship programs.
- Administers grant-in-aid program providing financial assistance to localities for promotion of airports.
- Designs, implements, and maintains the agency electronic media program (web site).
- Plans and coordinates the Annual Virginia Aviation Conference and Virginia Aviation Awards program, and manages the Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Program.
- Develops and coordinates the production of the state aeronautical chart, airport directory, aviation education newsletter, etc.
- Agency liaison to organizations in areas related to aviation awareness, education, training, and careers.
- Serves as agency FOIA coordinator.
Darcy Vassar,
Aircraft Licensing Program Manager
(804) 236-3624, ext 143
- Administers compliance with Virginia's aviation laws relating to aircraft licensing.
- Supervises and coordinates the aircraft licensing program.
- Assembles, evaluates and reports annual based aircraft data.
- Communicates program requirements to aircraft owners and airport operators.
Carolyn Toth,
Office Manager
(804) 236-3626, ext. 102
carolyn.toth@doav.virginia.gov
- Serves as Executive Assistant to the Director.
- Provides administrative support to the Virginia Aviation Board and the Director of Air Services & Policy.
- Provides administrative and technical support to the Communications and Education and the grant-in-aid program.
- Responsible for processing grant-in-aid pay requests.
- Prepares Virginia Aviation Board meeting materials bi-monthly.
- Serves as a member of the Department’s Safety Team.
Vacant,
Public Relations Specialist
(804) 236-3631, ext. 146
- Coordinates the agency's external public relations activities -- organizes the agency's participation in national and international trade shows, fly-in and air shows, receptions, conferences and programs.
- Develops publications including the agency newsletter, press releases, brochures, etc.
- Assists airport sponsors, aviation organizations and special interest groups in the development of public relations activities and annual events.
- Agency liaison to editors, reporters and publishers of aviation publications and reporters of aviation and transportation related issues.
- Assists aviation staff of the Economic Development Partnership in attracting aviation related businesses to the Commonwealth.
Davia Archer,
Customer Relations Specialist
(804) 236-3624, ext. 100
Davia.Archer@doav.virginia.gov
- Supports aviation awareness and education programs.
- Assistant Conference Coordinator.
- Supports publication development.
- Conducts research, develops and administers surveys, and maintains databases.
- Customer liaison in areas relating to general information and material requests.
- Assists in web site maintenance.
