2024 Georgia Airports Association Annual Conference & Expo
Columbus, Georgia
***Conference Highlights*** 
 
Keynote Speaker, Capt. John “Lites” Leenhouts USN (Ret)

CEO, Aerospace Center for Excellence (Ret)

  
Thank you to Members of the Georgia State Legislature for joining Dentons during the Legislative Session on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
  
 
*Georgia Airports Association Annual Awards Ceremony*
 
General Aviation Project of the Year Award
Cherokee County Regional Airport (CNI)
and
Lead Edge Design Group
for
Rehabilitate and Shift Runway 5-23
 Commercial Service Project of the Year Award
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) 
AECOM
and
John Ruth and Associates
for
Terminal Security Checkpoint Expansion
 James Stogner Award

Balram "B" Bheodari
General Manager
Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

Jim White Memorial Corporate Member of the Year
Michael Baker International
 President's Award Recipients
Presented to

Presented to Matthew L. Smith, C.M.
Airport Director Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field (LZU)

Presented to
Andrew Wiersma

Airport Manager Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN)

for your dedicated support to the improvement of Georgia Airports
Special Presentation Awards
to Pilots
Bud Allen, John Hunt & Landon Ritchie

FOR SUPPORT OF GAA’s 2024 LEGISLATOR FLIGHT TOUR

Amber Clark
GAA President
2023-2024
 
 Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
  
 
CONGRATULATIONS!
Matthew L. Smith, C.M. 2024/2025 GAA President
 
 Congratulations to our New Slate of Officers for 2025!

Officers
President - Matthew L. Smith C.M. - Airport Director, Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field (LZU) (1-year term)
Vice-President -  Dawoud Stevenson, C.M. - Director of Program Management, Savannah Hilton Head Int. (SAV) (1-year term)
Secretary - Terra Winslett, C.M., Director - Airport Property & Marketing Manager, GCAC (SSI) (1-year term)
Treasurer - Van Mills, Jr. - Airport Manager, Baxley Municipal Airport (BHC) (2nd of 2-year term)

Board of Directors
Past President - Amber Clark, C.M. - Airport Director, Columbus Airport (CSG) (1-year term)

Jim Marquardt, Director - Airport Manager, Perry - Houston County Airport (PXE) (2-year term)

Frank Bartanowitz, Director - Airport Manager- Waycross - Ware County Airport (AYS) (2-year term)
Douglas Faour C.M. - Aviation Director, Macon-Bibb County (MCN) (MAC) (1-year term)

Lauren E. Smith, Director - Asst. Director, Marketing & Public Relations, Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) (1-year term)
Andrew Wiersma, Airport Manager, Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) (1-year term)

Jonathan Gauthier, Airport Manager - Fulton County Airport (FTY) (2nd of 2-year term)

Jacob Redwine, Holt Consulting Company – Corporate Member

 Save the date, see you in 2025!
 
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