Bonnie Allin, longtime president and CEO of the 蜜柚直播 Airport Authority, was replaced Friday during a special meeting of the authority鈥檚 governing board.
Danette Bewley, the Airport Authority鈥檚 vice president of operations and chief operating officer since May 2014, was named interim president and CEO as the Airport Authority begins a nationwide search for Allin鈥檚 permanent replacement.
Allin had been CEO of the 蜜柚直播 Airport Authority since 2002.
She got her start in aviation at the 蜜柚直播 Authority in 1976. After a 12-year stint in Texas, she returned in 2000 to become vice president of aviation services for the local authority, which manages 蜜柚直播 International Airport and Ryan Airfield.
鈥淚t has been my privilege to be a part of this extraordinary group of people who just this week celebrated our latest customer satisfaction survey results that showed an astonishingly high 99 percent in overall satisfaction,鈥 Allin said in a news release.
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She would not comment further.
TAA Board Chair Lisa Lovallo said the board鈥檚 action 鈥渋s a change in leadership intended to further leverage the assets of both 蜜柚直播 International and Ryan Airfield.鈥
Lovallo could not be reached for comment on Friday.
Bewley has 30 years of experience in commercial airport management, previously holding management positions with the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority and the Port of San Diego/San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
Allin is immediate past president of the International Association of Airport Executives and a member of the policy review committee of the American Association of Airport Executives. She has served with several local community groups, including the Sun Corridor Inc. Chairman鈥檚 Circle and the Southern 蜜柚直播 Leadership Council.
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