Officers

CHAIR

Ricky D. Smith

CEO, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

FIRST VICE CHAIR

Bridget Biagas

Vice Chair, AMAC Finance Committee / Vice President, Business Development at Hudson by Avolta

SECOND VICE CHAIR

Lance Lyttle

Managing Director, Aviation Division, Port of Seattle

TREASURER

William (Bill) Swift

Chair, AMAC Finance Committee / Owner & President, Business Traveler Services, Inc.

SECRETARY

Lauryn Mangum Reed

Chair, AMAC Emerging Leaders Committee / Executive Vice President, TMG Hospitality USA

Regional Directors

NORTHEAST

Indhira Figuereo Blaney

Senior Vice President, National Aviation / Market Leader, WSP USA

EASTERN

Robin Gibson

Vice Chair, AMAC Government Affairs Committee / Director, Quality Assurance, Fraport USA, Inc.

MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES

Tonja Pastorelle

Chair, Corporate Development Committee / President, Pastorelle Marketing Group

CENTRAL

Shelia Hudson

Principal & CEO, Hudson and Associates

SOUTHEAST

Thiane Carter

Director, Small Business Programs, Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

SOUTHWEST

J. Goodwille Pierre

Owner, Goodwille Pierre LLC

WESTERN

Michael E. Washington

Vice Chair, AMAC Chapters Development Committee / CEO, CATO Hospitality Group / President & Co-Owner, Palazzo Concessions

NORTHWEST

Jeannie Killebrew

President, Killebrew | Killebrew, Inc

At-Large Directors

Denise Bailey

Vice President, Business Diversity & Accessibility, Philadelphia International Airport

Marlene Coleman

Director, Strategic Alliances, Areas USA

Nikki T. Harland

Chief Operating Officer, Paradies Lagardère

Tosin Kasali

Chair, AMAC Membership Committee / Vice President, Business Development, HMSHost by Avolta

Justina Mann

Chair, AMAC Chapters Development Committee / President & Managing Principal, Blue Ink Group

Gonzalo de la Melena Jr.

Vice Chair, AMAC Government Affairs Committee / Founder & CEO, Emerging Airport Ventures

Dwight Pullen Jr.

Chair, AMAC Aviation Professional Development Committee / Senior Vice President, Global Aviation Americas Leader, AECOM

Michael Svagdis

Former CEO, SSP America

Simeon Terry

Vice President, Diversity Affairs, Austin Commercial

Past Chair (Ex-officio)

Farad Ali

Chair, AMAC Government Affairs Committee / Executive Chairman, Asociar

AMAC Board of Directors as of August 3, 2024

Former Board Chairs

1988–1999: John Greer, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

1989–1991: Clara Axam, D.J. Miller & Associates

1991–1993: Mario Trevino, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

1993–1994: Robin McCullum Diaz, Massport

1994–1995: Vincent Joubert, Jr., VJJoubert Management Consultant

1995–1998: Nancy West, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

2012–2016: Darryl Daniels, Jacobsen|Daniels

2016–2018: Farad Ali, Raleigh-Durham International Airport

2018–2020: John Clark, SSP America

2020–Present: Ricky D. Smith, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport