New Members Elected to Board of Directors

The Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) has announced the election of its 2007 officers and new members to its Board of Directors at the General Membership Business meeting during the ACI-NA 15th Annual Conference and Exhibition last week in Reno. Fredrick “Rick” Piccolo, President and CEO of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, was elected to serve as Chairman of the 2007 ACI-NA Board of Directors.

“I look forward to working with the new leadership team in 2007. We have a challenging year ahead with the FAA reauthorization pending and we’ll use all the resources at our disposal to accomplish our goals,” Piccolo said.

Other 2007 Executive Committee members elected include Roy Williams, Executive Director, Salt Lake City Department of Airports, as First Vice Chairman; Randall Walker, Director of Aviation, Clark County Department of Aviation (Las Vegas), as Second Vice Chairman; and John D. Clark, III, Executive Director and CEO, Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA), as Secretary-Treasurer.

In addition, five airport leaders were elected to new, three-year terms as members of the Board. From Class A/B airports, newly elected Directors include: Bruce Carter, Director of Aviation, Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County; and William Marrison, President, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority. From Class C/D airports: Kevin Dolliolle, Aviation Director, St. Louis Airport Authority; Charles “Skip” Miller, Executive Director of Airports, Louisville Regional Airport Authority; and Lester Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Wayne County Airport Authority.

“I am confident that our the newly-elected Executive Committee and Board Members will provide ACI-NA and the airport industry with just the leadership necessary to build upon our latest success as we face even greater challenges and opportunities in 2007.” said Greg Principato, ACI-NA president. “Airports will be well-served by these talented individuals, who along with our continuing Board members, comprise some of the best minds and strongest leaders from across the North American airport industry.”

The ACI-NA Board of Directors is composed of four Officers elected annually by the Official Representatives of each member airport organization, and fourteen Directors representing airports of various sizes across North America. Directors are elected annually on a rotating basis for a term of three-years.

ACI-NA 2007 Board of Directors 

• Executive Committee
• • Frederick "Rick" Piccolo, Chairman, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport 
  • Roy Williams, First Vice Chairman, Salt Lake City International Airport 
  • Randall Walker, Second Vice Chairman, Clark County Department of Aviation (Las Vegas) 
  • John Clark, Secretary-Treasurer, Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) 
  • Steve Grossman, Immediate Past Chair, Port of Oakland 
• Directors
• • John W. Anderson, Boise Airport 
  • Garth Atkinson, Calgary Airport Authority 
  • Nancy Clawson, UBS Securities, LLC; Immediate Past Chair, Associates Board of Directors 
  • James Bennett, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 
  • Thella Bowens, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority 
  • Bruce Carter, Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County 
  • Ben DeCosta, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'l Airport, City Of Atlanta Department of Aviation 
  • Kevin Dolliolle, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport 
  • Thomas Greer, Monterey Peninsula Airport 
  • William Marrison, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority 
  • Charles "Skip" Miller, Louisville Regional Airport 
  • Stephen Mitchell, Tampa International Airport; Chair, ACI-NA Commissioners Committee 
  • Raul Regalado, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority 
  • Barry Rempel, Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc. 
  • Lester Robinson, Wayne County Airport Authority 
  • Sylvia Stewart, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Immediate Past Chair, ACI-NA Commissioners Committee 
  • William R. Vanecek, Buffalo Niagara International Airport 

Airports Council International - North America represents local, regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Over 300 aviation-related businesses are also members of the association, which is the largest of the six worldwide regions of Airports Council International.

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