AIRPORT DIRECTOR, JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT
WHY: Overseeing $700M worth of updates across OC’s main airport. Expects passenger levels for 2023 to surpass last year’s 11.4M.
IN THE NEWS: Proposed formal capital improvement plan that identifies over 30 projects that require upgrades over next seven years; approved in June. Updating its roster of concession operators in addition to infrastructure plan, with several new restaurants and stores opened this year.
NOTEABLE: Spent most of her career in Phoenix’s transportation department and city manager’s office for 15 years. Also became interim and assistant aviation director at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
