2024 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40

Meet the up and coming leaders in the aviation world
Dec. 17, 2024
4 min read
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Stephanie Atallah, Ph.D.
Aviation Consultant
WSP USA

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David A. Bakhshaee, CPPB
Contracts Manager, Revenue
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

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Steve Belton,  C.M.
Airport Operations Superintendent
Philadelphia International Airport - City of Philadelphia 

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Zachary Briggs, MBA
Deputy Director, Operations & Maintenance 
Portland International Jetport

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Alex Brodsky
Vice President, Airport Infrastructure
Realterm

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Laura Canham, MBA
Aviation Planning Project Manager
McFarland-Johnson Inc.

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Nicholas M. Clabbers
Partner
Kaplan Kirsch LLP

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Tyler Curry
Project Manager
Burns & McDonnell

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Caitlin Darras, C.M.
Manager of Public Relations and Communication
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority

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Taylor D. Elliott, ACE
Airport Operations Control Center Supervisor
Lee County Port Authority at the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)

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Paul Ferguson, AIA, NOMA
Associate Principal
Paslay Group

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Zoë Fisher, AIA, NCARB
Senior Associate
Gresham Smith

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LaMonte Forgays
Operations Manager – Aviation
Q&D Construction LLC

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Jesse Fosnaugh, A.A.E., ACE
Director
Gulf Shores International Airport

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Ryan L. Hanson, P.E.
Aviation Project Manager
HDR

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Samantha Haynes
Deputy Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

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Mark Heefner, CM
Commissioner of Aviation
Broome County, Department of Aviation 

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Courtney Johnson, C.M., C.A.E.
Director of Airports 
County of San Luis Obispo

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Nazanin Kamyab
Project Manager
HNTB

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Kirsten Kennedy, PE
Project Manager – Aviation
Michael Baker International

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Darren L’Appanna
Manager, Air Service & Business Development
Orlando International Airport (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority)

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Lauren LaSalle, ENV SP
West Region Aviation - Business Development Manager
AECOM

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Sean Lee
Aviation Consulting Manager
ICF

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Johnny L Luna, MBA
Project Manager
Daifuku

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Maral Matossian
Vice President, LAX
URW Airports

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Alex P. Peterson
Senior Advisor & Director of Government Affairs
Connecticut Airport Authority

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Dan Nickols, Jr., P.E.
Senior Project Manager
AVCON, INC.

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Mihail Risteski, PMP
Senior Project Specialist
Connico

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Eric F. Rivera, PE
Aviation Design Department Lead
Lochner

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Ian A. Sharma, C.M.
Manager of Air Service Development
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Port of Seattle

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Sean P Sheehan, PE
Sr. Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager
Arora Engineers

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Matt Smith
Director, IT Operations
Indianapolis Airport Authority

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Clayton Singleton, PE, ENV SP
Aviation Engineer
RS&H, Inc.

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Kevin Spitz, P.E, C.M.
Chicago Aviation Department Manager
Mead & Hunt

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Gregg Taylor, P.E., S.E
Principal and Senior Project Manager
Walter P Moore

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Victoria Valencia, PE
Senior Structural Engineer
Arup

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Kyle C. Wanner
Executive Director
North Dakota Aeronautics Commission

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Jenni Warnimont, PE
Aviation Project Manager
Kimley-Horn

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Adam White, PE
Aviation Operations Manager; Vice President
Garver, LLC

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