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2025 Georgia Airports Association Annual Conference & Expo
Macon, Georgia
***Conference Highlights***
Keynote SpeakerLisa Senters-McDermott, CEO and founder of Jet Senters Aviation (JSA)
President of the Atlanta Aero Club
 Thank you to Members of the Georgia State Legislature for joining Dentons during the Legislative Session on Wednesday, October 15, 2025
 *Georgia Airports Association Annual Awards Ceremony*General Aviation Project of the Year Award
Macon Downtown Airport (MAC)
Engineering Consultant:
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) Inspection:
Aulick Engineering for
Runway 10/28 Reconstruction and Line of Sight Correction  Commercial Service Project of the Year Award
Augusta Regional Airport (AGS)
Engineering Consultant:
Mead & Hunt
Project Manager:
Aulick Engineering
for
Construct Taxiway G / Apron G
 James Stogner Award
Andrew Wiersma
Airport Manager
Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN)
 GAA recognizes “Andrew” for his professionalism and tireless effort
working at and for Georgia’s Airports
Jim White Memorial Corporate Member of the Year
Goodwin, Mills & Caewood (GMC)  GAA recognizes Goodwin, Mills & Caewood (GMC) for significant contributions to
Georgia Airports
President's Award Recipients
Presented to
Van Mills, Jr.
Airport Manager, Baxley Municipal Airport (BHC)
 for your dedicated support to the improvement of Georgia Airports
Special Presentation Awards for Legislative Flight Pilots
Bud Allen and Steve Herndon
FOR SUPPORT OF GAA’s 2024 LEGISLATOR FLIGHT TOUR
Matthew L. Smith, C.M. GAA President
2024-2025
 Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!
  CONGRATULATIONS!
Dawoud Stevenson, C.M. 2025/2026 GAA President
Congratulations to our New Slate of Officers for 2026!
Officers
President - Dawoud Stevenson, C.M. - Director of Program Management, Savannah Hilton Head Int. (SAV) (1-year term) Vice President -Terra Winslett, C.M., Director of Airport Property and Marketing Glynn County Airport Commission (BQK) (SSI) (1-year term)
Secretary - Lauren E. Smith, Deputy Executive Director, Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) (1-year term)
Treasurer - Andrew Wiersma - Airport Manager, Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) (2-year term)
Board of Directors
Past President - Matthew L. Smith C.M., President - Airport Director, Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field (LZU) (1-year term) Douglas Faour, C.M. - Aviation Director, Macon-Bibb County (MCN) (MAC) (1-year term)
Van Mills, Jr., - Airport Manager, Baxley Municipal Airport (BHC) (1-year term)
Hunter Hines - Airport Manager, DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK) (2-year term)
Chris Bailey - Airport Manager, Cy Nunnally Memorial Airport (D73) (2-year term)
Walter M. Vinson, IAP - Assistant GM Business Diversity & Govt Affairs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'lAirport (ATL) (1-year term)
Amber Clark, C.M. - Airport Director, Columbus Airport (CSG) (1-year term)
Van Mills, Jr., - Airport Manager, Baxley Municipal Airport (BHC) (1-year term)
Jim Marquardt, Director - Airport Manager, Perry - Houston County Airport (PXE) (2nd of 2-year term)
Corporate Board Member – Frank Bartanowitz – Passero Associates (2-year term)
Save the date, see you in Savannah 2026!
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