A.A.E. Director of Airports at the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust Jeff Mulder elected Chairman of AAAE for 2015-2016

Alexandria, VA, 2015-6-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Jeff Mulder, A.A.E., Director of Airports at the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, took office this week as Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for 2015-2016. Founded in 1928, AAAE is the world’s largest professional organization representing the men and women who work at public-use commercial and general aviation airports. Other key appointments to the Association’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Policy Review Committee were also finalized during the 87th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition in Philadelphia.

“AAAE has a rich history of dedicated service from outstanding volunteer leaders, and we are incredibly fortunate to have another talented group of airport executives step forward to devote their time, energy and intellect to help guide the Association in the year ahead,” AAAE President and CEO Todd Hauptli said. “On behalf of the AAAE team, I congratulate each of them on the recognition they have earned from their peers and extend our sincere appreciation for their continued commitment to our organization and to the airport profession.”

Mulder was one of six Executive Committee members elected by the AAAE membership during the 87th Annual Conference, which was held June 7-10 and hosted by the Philadelphia International Airport. Mulder succeeds Randall D. Berg, A.A.E., Director of Airport Operations at the Salt Lake City Department of Airports, who becomes First Past Chair. Second Past Chair is Mark Brewer, A.A.E., Airport Director at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

Other new Executive Committee members elected by the AAAE membership are First Vice Chair Carl Newman, A.A.E., CEO of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority in Jackson, Miss.; Second Vice Chair Scott Brockman, A.A.E., President and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in Memphis, Tenn.; and Secretary/Treasurer Jeanne Olivier, A.A.E., ACE, Assistant Director for Aviation Security at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Members of the AAAE Board of Directors are Danette Bewley, A.A.E., Vice President of Operations and Projects and COO at the Tucson Airport Authority; Chris Browne, C.M., Vice President and Airport Manager at Dulles International Airport; Kelly Campbell, A.A.E., Executive Director at Lubbock Preston Smith International; John Duval, A.A.E., ACE, National Aviation Director at Austin Commercial; Tim Edwards, A.A.E., Executive Director at Harrisburg International Airport; Luis Elguezabal, A.A.E., Airport Director at San Angelo Regional Airport; Sara Freese, A.A.E., Director of Aviation at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport; Mark Gale, A.A.E., CEO at Philadelphia International Airport; Charles Goodwin, A.A.E., Director, Airport Operations at Columbus Regional Airport Authority; Jeff Gray, A.A.E., Director of Contracts at S.W. Florida International Airport; Larry Krauter, A.A.E., AICP, CEO at Spokane International Airport; Mike Landguth, A.A.E., President and CEO at Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority; Scott Malta, A.A.E., Airport Manager at Castle Airport; Michael Olson, A.A.E., Executive Director at Central Nebraska Regional Airport; John Parrott, A.A.E., Airport Manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport; Al Pollard, A.A.E., Director at Martin State Airport; Mark Sapp, Senior Vice President of Business Development at AirIT; Marshall Stevens, A.A.E., Deputy Executive Director at Harrisburg International Airport; Al Stuart, A.A.E., Superintendent of Operations at Salt Lake City International Airport; Edelana Van Marter, A.A.E., Manager, International Operations at the Houston Airport System.

Members of the Policy Review Committee are Iftikhar Ahmad, P.E., Director of Aviation at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport; Bonnie Allin, A.A.E, President and CEO at the Tucson Airport Authority; Bill Barkhauer, A.A.E., Executive Director at Morristown Municipal Airport; Thomas Bosco, Director of Aviation at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Thella Bowens, President and CEO at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority; Bruce Carter, A.A.E., Director of Aviation at Quad City International Airport; Al Denson, A.A.E., President and CEO at the Birmingham Airport Authority; Mario Diaz, Director of Aviation at the Houston Airport System; Kevin Dillon, A.A.E., Executive Director at Bradley International Airport; Timothy Doll, A.A.E., Airport Director at Eugene Airport; Jim Elwood, A.A.E., Airport Director at Jackson Hole Airport; Kent George, A.A.E., Director of Aviation at the Broward County Aviation Department; Tom Greer, A.A.E., General Manager at the Monterey Peninsula Airport District; Gary Johnson, C.M., Airport Director at Stillwater Regional Airport; Kelly Johnson, A.A.E., Airport Director at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport; Phillip Johnson, A.A.E., Deputy Executive Director at the Kent County Department of Aeronautics; Chad Makovsky, C.M., ACE, Assistant Aviation Director at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; Ron Mathieu, C.M., Executive Director at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport; Erin O’Donnell, Managing Deputy Commissioner at Chicago Midway International Airport; Robert Olislagers, A.A.E., Executive Director at Centennial Airport; Elaine Roberts, A.A.E., President/CEO at the Columbus Regional Airport Authority; Ricky Smith, Director of Airports at the Cleveland Airport System; Walter Strong Jr., A.A.E., Director at the University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport; Mark VanLoh, A.A.E., Director of Aviation at Kansas City International Airport; Paul Wiedefeld, A.A.E., CEO at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; and Rob Wigington, President and CEO at the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

The 88th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition will be held May 15-18, 2016, in Houston, Texas. The Houston Airport System will host the event.

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