2025 Conference Presentations
Session 1: Keynote Speaker, Lisa Senters-McDermott, CEO and founder of Jet Senters Aviation (JSA), President of the Atlanta Aero Club - No Presentation Slides
Session 2: Legislative Session, Speakers: Members of the Georgia State Legislature - No Presentation Slides
Session 3: AI 101, Speakers: Royce Holden CISSP, MBA-TM, Cybersecurity Market Leader, Architecture & Building Engineering, Mead & Hunt
Session 4: Airport Roundtables - No Presentation Slides
Session 5: FAA Law Enforcement Assistance Program, Speakers: James Marquardt, Airport Manager, Perry Houston County Airport
Session 6: Airport Disasters / Hurricane Lessons Learned, Speakers: Lauren E. Smith, Deputy Executive Director, Augusta Regional Airport Richard A. Rushing III, M.S., A.A.E., Director of Operations, Savannah Airport Commission Chris Davis, Airport Manager, Douglas Municipal Airport (DQH)
Session 7: Mutual Aid Agreements & Collaboration, Speaker: Richard Beal, Fire Chief, Augusta Regional Airport, Steven Spencer, Airport Manager, Cobb County International Airport
Session 8: New DBE Updates, Speaker: Kevin D. Weeden, MPA, Senior Vice President, Ken Weeden & Associates, Inc., Taffy Pippin, DBE Consultant, Taffy Pippin Consulting LLC
Session 9: GA Pavement Study with GDOT Speaker: Nathan Coyle, Aviation Planner, Georgia Department of Transportation, Laura Raczkowski P.E., Pavement Engineer, Applied Pavement Technology, Inc.
Session 10: Aviation Industry Updates, Speakers: Colette Edmisten Williams, A.A.E., Aviation Program Manager Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Gregory Pecoraro, President & CEO, National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO)