Alexandria, Va. — Marshall Stevens, A.A.E., Vice President, Operations, & Chief Operating Officer at the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, took office May 5 as Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for 2026-2027. Founded in 1928, AAAE is the world’s largest professional organization representing individuals who work at public-use commercial and general aviation airports. Other key appointments to the Association’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Policy Review Council were also finalized during the 98th Annual AAAE Conference & Exposition in Los Angeles, held May 3-5 and hosted by Los Angeles World Airports.   “AAAE is incredibly proud to be guided by such a distinguished group of airport executives,” said AAAE President and CEO Todd Hauptli. “We are thankful for their commitment to the organization and their devotion to the airport community. The AAAE team is excited to work alongside these experts to achieve our shared goals.”   Stevens was one of six Executive Committee members elected by the AAAE membership. He succeeds Rebecca Hupp, A.A.E., Airport Director at Boise Airport, who becomes First Past Chair. The Second Past Chair is Rick Crider, A.A.E., Airport Director at Prescott Regional Airport/Ernest A Love Field. Other Executive Committee members elected by the AAAE membership are First Vice Chair Patrick Wilson, A.A.E., ACE, President and CEO at the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority; Second Vice Chair Kevin Bumen, A.A.E., C.A.E., Chief Commercial Officer at San Francisco International Airport; and Cathryn Stephens, A.A.E., Airport Director at Eugene Airport as Secretary/Treasurer.   Members of the AAAE Board of Directors are: Henrietta Brown, A.A.E., MBA, Assistant Director of Administration, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Devon Brubaker, A.A.E., Airport Director, Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport Melissa Cooper, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, Kansas City Aviation Department Mark Crosby, A.A.E., Vice President, Aviation, McCarthy Building Companies Sarah Demory, A.A.E., ACE, Assistant Aviation Director – Chief Operating Officer, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Daren Griffin, A.A.E., President & Chief Executive Officer, Columbus Regional Airport Authority Lance Lamkin, A.A.E., Airport Director, University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport Darren Large, A.A.E., ACE GA, Director, Facilities & Operations, Morristown Airport Nina MacPherson, A.A.E., IACE, Director/General Aviation Manager, North Perry Airport Chad Makovsky, A.A.E., IACE, Aviation Director, City of Phoenix Aviation Department Andrew Martz, A.A.E., Assistant Airport Director, Eugene Airport Tyler Miller, A.A.E., ACE, Chief Operating Officer, Blue Grass Airport Steven Picou, A.A.E., ACE, Executive Director, Lafayette Regional Airport John Reed, A.A.E., Executive Director, Rochester International Airport Alicia Robertson, President & CEO, PSM Squared, Inc. Atif Saeed, A.A.E., IAP, President & CEO, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Katie Scherer, A.A.E., ACE, Operations Manager, Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority Zach Sundquist, A.A.E., IACE, Assistant Airport Director, Portland International Jetport Megan Thoben, A.A.E., Vice President, Operations & Customer Engagement, Louisville Regional Airport Authority Mark Witsoe, A.A.E., C.A.E., ACE GA, Airport Manager, Napa County Airport Members of the AAAE Policy Review Council are: Cathryn Stephens, A.A.E., Airport Director, Eugene Airport (co-chair) Phillip Washington, CEO, Denver International Airport (co-chair) John Ackerman, CEO, Los Angeles World Airports Anthony Bean, A.A.E., Executive Director, Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Jeff Bilyeu, A.A.E., Aviation Director, Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport Gladys Brown, C.M., C.A.E., Airport Director, Yuma International Airport/Yuma Marine Corps Air Station Kelly Campbell, A.A.E., Executive Director, Aviation, Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Todd Curry, A.A.E., IAP, Chief Municipal Affairs Officer, Houston Airport System Kevin Dolliole, Director of Aviation, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Jim Elwood, A.A.E., Executive Director, Jackson Hole Airport Bryant Francis, C.M., Director of Airports, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Mark Gale, A.A.E., CEO & Director of Aviation, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Sean Hammer, A.A.E., Deputy Director – Regional Aviation, Maryland Aviation Administration Larry Krauter, A.A.E., AICP, FRAeS, CEO, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Doug Kreulen, A.A.E., President & CEO, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Michael Landguth, A.A.E., President & CEO, Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Lance Lyttle, IAP, CEO, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Ron Mathieu, C.M., President & CEO, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport Sarah McKeon, C.M., P.E., Director of Aviation, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Chris McLaughlin, CEO, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Scott McMahon, A.A.E., Executive Director, Morristown Airport Perry Miller, Ph.D., A.A.E., IAP, President & CEO, Richmond International Airport Jeff Mulder, A.A.E., Airports Director, Oklahoma City Airport Trust Chad Newton, A.A.E., CEO, Wayne County Airport Authority Mookie Patel, C.M., Director of Aviation, San Jose Mineta International Airport Charlene Reynolds, C.M., Airport Director, John Wayne Airport – Orange County Tory Richardson, A.A.E., President & CEO, Gerald R. Ford International Airport Ann Richart, A.A.E., Aviation Director, Washington State Department of Transportation Lenard Robinson, A.A.E., Assistant Executive Director, Savannah Airport Commission Jesus Saenz, Jr., IAP, Director of Airports, San Antonio Airport System Dave Schaumburg, A.A.E., ACE, Assistant Director of Aviation, Springfield-Branson National Airport Ricky Smith, General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Michael Stephens, CEO, Tampa International Airport Mark VanLoh, A.A.E., CEO, Jacksonville Aviation Authority Craig Williams, A.A.E., Airport Director, Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport