The purpose of the APSAF Strategic Plan is to provide guidance to elected officers and other leaders at all levels on strategies for advancing the APSAF mission. The plan is structured so that incoming APSAF Chairs, in conjunction with the Executive Committee, can identify items within the Strategic Plan to focus on during their tenure. It is not reasonable to expect an APSAF Chair, or Executive Committee, to address each item within the Strategic Plan. Instead, APSAF Chairs, and Executive Committees, should identify and focus on one or two strategies that match their strengths and abilities that they can advance within their tenure.

Furthermore, the Strategic Plan outlines items that members can achieve within their own local Chapters and as individuals. The APSAF Chair, or Executive Committee, is not the sole champion of the APSAF mission and relies on help from all members to move forward.