Press Release

Issued by Aviation Personnel International.

March 8, 2022

For 50 years, Aviation Personnel International (API) has operated as the longest-running business aviation recruiting firm in the U.S. In recognition of Women's History Month, API's president and CEO, Sheryl Barden, has announced that the HR consulting firm is now officially certified as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Women's Business Enterprise (WBE).

“At API, we've always prided ourselves on being a women-owned small business, long before there were certifications that designated us as such,” explained Sheryl Barden, CAM, the president and CEO of Aviation Personnel International. “That said, we understand that our clients, namely corporations and high-net-worth aircraft owners, value an increasingly high level of diversity in their supply chain, and we are proud to serve them as a fantastic source for their aviation recruiting needs.”

Based in San Francisco, with regional offices in Minnesota and Arizona, the API team combines its extensive aviation knowledge with its expertise in human resources and executive aviation recruitment, with the goal of providing talent identification and placements, compensation and HR consulting as well as outplacement services for flight departments with one or more aircraft.