MAA Elects Leadership

The members of the Mississippi Airports Association elected officers and board members September 19 at the 2025 MAA Conference.

The officers for 2025-26 are:

President: Clay Williams, Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport

Past President: Wes Kirkpatrick, Monroe County Airport

Vice President/President Elect: Matt Dowell, Golden Triangle Regional Airport

Treasurer: Austin Jenkins, Stennis International Airport

Secretary: Rosa Beckett, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority

Serving on the board of directors for the first time are Donna Sowers, Corinth-Alcorn County Airport, and Tom Henderson, Neel-Schaffer, Inc.

Other board members are Tommy Booth, Michael Baker International; Mike Forster, Louisville-Winston County Airport; Levell Hawkins, Greenville Mid-Delta Airport; Clint Johnson, Cleveland Municipal Airport and Tom Williams, Meridian Airport Authority.

Many thanks to Tom Heanue of Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport for his service and leadership as he rolls off the board.