AAAE Leadership
As members of AAAE, you have the opportunity to share your experience and expertise as a volunteer leader by serving on the Board of Directors, the Policy Review Council, as a Committee chair or vice chair, or in your regional chapter.
AAAE volunteer leaders serve a vital role by providing insight on specific issues facing airports today, creating and enacting association policy, as well as working with the AAAE team to develop new member initiatives.
Executive Committee
Second Vice Chair
Marshall Stevens, A.A.E.
Vice President, Operations & Chief Operating Officer
Memphis International Airport
Memphis, TN
Secretary/Treasurer
Patrick W. Wilson A.A.E., ACE
President and CEO
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
Knoxville
First Past Chair
Perry Miller, PhD, A.A.E., I.A.P.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Richmond International Airport
Richmond, VA
Second Past Chair
Mark Gale, A.A.E.
Chief Executive Officer & Director of Aviation
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Board of Directors
Harry G. Barrett, Jr., A.A.E.
Executive Director
Palm Springs International Airport
Palm Springs, CA
Kevin R. Bumen, A.A.E., C.A.E.
Chief Finance and Commercial Officer
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, CA
William (Ed) E. Foster, A.A.E., IACE, MBA
Executive Director
Lancaster Airport Authority
Lancaster, PA
Mark E. Gale, A.A.E.
Chief Executive Officer & Director of Aviation
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jane M. Lucero, A.A.E., AICP
Airport Development Administrator
New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division
Albuquerque, NM
Perry J. Miller, A.A.E., IAP
President & Chief Executive Officer
Richmond International Airport
Richmond, VA
Marc M. Sethna, A.A.E.
Director, Terminal & Facilities
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Columbus, OH
Marshall B. Stevens, A.A.E.
Vice President, Operations & Chief Operating Officer
Memphis International Airport
Memphis, TN
Patrick W. Wilson, A.A.E., ACE
President and CEO
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
Knoxville, TN
Chapter Presidents
Great Lakes Chapter President
Katie Scherer, A.A.E., ACE
Operations Manager
Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority
Fort Wayne, IN
Northeast Chapter President
Derek V. Martin, A.A.E., ACE
Executive Director
Erie Regional Airport Authority
Erie, PA
Northwest Chapter President
Andrew Martz, A.A.E.
Assistant Airport Director
Eugene Airport
Eugene, OR
South Central Chapter President
Steven L. Picou, A.A.E., ACE
Executive Director
Lafayette Regional Airport
Lafayette, LA
Southeast Chapter President
K. Carol-Ann Gaddis
Director, IT and Innovation
Richmond International Airport
Richmond, VA
Southwest Chapter President
Courtney Johnson, C.M.
Airport Director
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
San Luis Obispo, CA
Policy Review Council Members
Co-Chair
Kim Becker, C.M., C.A.E.
President & Chief Executive Officer
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
San Diego, CA
Kelly Campbell, A.A.E.
Executive Director, Aviation
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Lubbock, TX
Kevin Dolliole
Director of Aviation
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
New Orleans, LA
Lawrence J. Krauter, A.A.E., AICP, FRAeS
Chief Executive Officer
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Cincinnati, OH
Ron Mathieu, C.M.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Birmingham, AL
Tory Richardson, A.A.E.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Grand Rapids, MI
Katie Scherer, A.A.E., ACE
Operations Manager
Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority
Fort Wayne, IN
Ricky Smith
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Baltimore, MD
AAAE Foundation
The AAAE Foundation offers a number of scholarships aimed at supporting our Accredited Airport Executives (A.A.E.s) and their families, as well as scholarships to support the best and brightest future leaders in our profession.