At its recent annual conference, the Mississippi Airports Association (MAA) elected board members for the 2019-20 term. They are Wes Kirkpatrick, Airport Manager of Monroe County Airport; Eric Konupka, Executive Director of Tunica Airport and Clay Williams, Executive Director of Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. Kirkpatrick is new to the board, while the others have served previously.

Konupka also moved into the office of Secretary. Other officers for the 2019-20 term are Sam Washington, Executive Director of Mid-Delta Regional Airport, President; Carol Snapp, Executive Director of Trent Lott International Airport, Vice President/President-Elect; Perry Miller, Interim CEO of Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Treasurer and Bill Cotter, COO of Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, Past President.

Additional board members include Nick Ardillo, President of NPA, LLC; Mike Forster, Board Chairman of Louisville-Winston County Airport; Mike Hainsey, Executive Director of Golden Triangle Regional Airport; Elton Jay, retired FAA and MDOT Aeronautics executive; Clint Johnson, Executive Director of Cleveland Municipal Airport; Rodney Lincoln, Executive Director of Starkville Airport Authority and Tom Williams, Executive Director of Meridian Regional Airport.

The Mississippi Airports Association is a consortium of individuals and organizations interested in enhancing aviation in Mississippi. Members include those involved in airport management as well as consultants, business people and representatives from government aviation agencies.

The purpose of MAA is to promote aviation and airport interests, to provide a medium for discussion by its members, to promote proper legislation for aviation and airports and to advise and give consultation to its members when requested.