2023 AMAC Board of Directors Election Winners

2023 AMAC BOARD ELECTIONS GUIDE

Treasurer

William H. Swift

Owner & President, Business Traveler Services, Inc.

William H. Swift Bio

Mr. Swift is the Owner and President of Business Traveler Services, Inc. (BTS), a minority-owned business and entertainment center development company that was founded in 1994. For more than 20 years, BTS has operated at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, offering such brands as Zoom Systems (vending machines offering Apple, Sony and other electronic and business products), FedEx and UPS drop boxes, TracPhone vending machines, prepaid phone card dispensers, Travelex and InMotion branded stores. BTS also has operated at LaGuardia International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Kansas City International Airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and Augusta Regional Airport.

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Secretary

Lauryn Mangum Reed

Executive Vice President, TMG Hospitality USA

Lauryn Mangum Reed​ Bio

Coming Soon!

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Regional Directors

Midwest

Tonja Pastorelle

President, Pastorelle Marketing Group

Tonja Pastorelle​ Bio

Tonja has spent her entire career in airport concessions. Her company, Pastorelle Marketing Group, has been in business for more than 10 years, focusing on business development consulting for concessions. She also has an extensive client list for which she and her team prepare RFP responses in the retail, food and service sectors, using her wide range of experience in the industry to create winning proposals.

Early in her career, she spent years at O’Hare and Midway Airports in operations, marketing, specialty leasing, construction oversight and customer service. She also spent nearly five years in marketing and product development for a direct food operator.

Pastorelle Marketing Group is a joint venture partner to InMotion Entertainment in Chicago’s O’Hare, Denver International and coming soon to Newark International Airports, and has signed deals for shops that will open in 2018 for Potbelly Sandwich Shops in Boston and a Garrett Popcorn Shop in Chicago’s O’Hare. She is the Great Lakes Regional Director for the Airport Minority Advisory Council.

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Central

Shelia Hudson

Principal & CEO, Hudson and Associates

Shelia Hudson​ Bio

As Principal and CEO, Ms. Hudson provides leadership and oversight for the daily operations on behalf of Hudson and Associates, LLC (Hudson). Possessing more than twenty-five plus years of program and project management experience in the transportation and infrastructure arenas, Ms. Hudson has been laser focused on building the company’s airport services practice.

Ms. Hudson gained her management acumen and expertise as an executive in transit management & operations; highway planning & environmental assessment; urban planning; and infrastructure in her career before exploring the entrepreneur spirit by stepping in as President & CEO of her father’s construction business, then starting her own company.

Currently, Ms. Hudson has successfully opened offices in Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville, and Charleston. She has led Hudson in building the company’s portfolio in parking management, operations support, food and beverage concessions, customer service, planning, and airport services. Ms. Hudson uses her complete understanding of best practices to balance industry services and adapting those tools to benefit the customer or patrons experience.

A servant leader, she is a stalwart supporter and volunteer of various charities, civic, and community organizations that focus on education, mentoring, and second chance programs that benefit citizens in all the markets where she does business.

A proud Tennessee State University alum, Ms. Hudson holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology and Transportation Service Management. She was also a Fellow at the Rutgers University National Transportation Institute.

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Northwest

Jeannie Killebrew

President, Killebrew | Killebrew, Inc

Jeannie Killebrew​ Bio

Jeannie is President and 100% owner of Killebrew | Killebrew, Inc (KKI), which is a certified MWBE | SBE | DBE | EBE - Fire Protection Engineering firm. Jeannie is a fire protection professional with 15 years of experience in program management, project delivery and leadership. Jeannie leads the delivery of fire protection engineering services on projects of all scales and complexity. She previously served as the fire protection program manager for designing and constructing the Concourse B-East and C-East gate expansions of the $2.3bn Concourse Expansion Program at Denver International Airport. Her broad range of expertise and knowledge has led her to serve as a trusted advisor to clients requiring complex fire protection design leadership to ensure their vision and goals are exceeded.

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At-Large Director

Marlene Coleman

Director, Strategic Alliances, Areas USA

Marlene Coleman Bio

Marlene Coleman is the Director of Strategic Alliances for Areas USA. Marlene is responsible for building strong partnerships with the industry’s Airport Concessions Disadvantage Enterprise community, professional organizations, City Governments and Airport Commissions.

Ms. Coleman is an accredited airport executive with over 20 years of extensive city government and aviation concessions management experience. In 2022, she was awarded the National Association of Minority Contractors Pacesetter Award and the Airport Experience News Property Manager of the Year. She is a passionate advocate for small, minority and female-owned businesses.

Prior to joining Areas USA, Marlene was the director of Concessions Management at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In her role, she directed the overall Concessions and Car Rental operations, including the development of strategic and space utilization plans, lease administration, and service delivery.
She joined the Department of Aviation’s Concessions team in 1998 and rose to serve as concessions business development manager in 2007. In 2011, she was promoted to director for the City of Atlanta’s Watershed Department, where she was responsible for developing the strategic plan for the department’s small, minority, female business program and overseeing the Small Business Development 15-week construction management training program.

Ms. Coleman holds a Bachelor of Arts in business management and economics from North Carolina State University. She is a member of the Women in Construction, Engineering Related Services Conference (WICERS) Executive Planning Committee, American Association of Airport Executives, Airport Minority Advisory Council, and the Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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2023 AMAC Board of Directors Elections – Nomination Period

The 2023 AMAC Board of Directors Elections nomination period is March 1–31, 2023. This period is an opportunity to recommend candidates for AMAC leadership and help frame and support the organization’s future.

As a member, your initial impact on the direction, goals and initiatives of AMAC is in the election process. Whether standing for office yourself, nominating a viable candidate for office, supporting a nominee or simply making sure that your vote is counted, participation in the election process is not only an opportunity but also a responsibility.

Open Positions

  1. Treasurer
  2. Secretary
  3. Regional Director – Midwest (1)
  4. Regional Director – Central (1)
  5. Regional Director – Northeast (1)
  6. Regional Director – Northwest (1)
  7. At-Large Director – (1)

Candidates AMAC Membership Must Be Current as of March 31, 2023

Nominations Period

March 1–31, 2023

Board Approval of Candidates Slate

April 14, 2023

The 2023 Campaign Dates

May 1–31, 2023

Candidates Campaign Period Closes

May 31, 2023

Electronic Voting Period

June 1–12, 2023

Auditor Ratify 2023 Elections

June 12, 2023

Membership Ratify 2023 Board of Directors During AMAC Business Meeting

June 13, 2023

Eligible Voter

You must be a member in good standing to nominate a candidate or run for office in the 2023 election. To vote in the 2023 election, an individual must be an eligible voter as defined below.

An AMAC member in good standing (Membership Current as of March 31, 2023) who is one of the following:

  • Airport Member Representative (One of Two Votes)
  • Business Member Representative (One Vote)
  • Corporate Member Representative (One of Two Votes)
  • Individual Member (One Vote)
  • Reside, own, operate or are employed by a business or have business interests in the same AMAC region as a Regional Director candidate

Note: Student members are not able to vote in general meetings, nominate candidates for office, stand for office or vote.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to review and participate in the elections process. If you have questions regarding your membership status or the elections process, contact info@amac-org.com. Need to join or renew? Update your membership, join or renew online at: www.amac-org.com/membership.