The Authority employs 80+ staff members in the areas of Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing and Public Relations, Operations, Planning, Properties and Contracts, and Public Safety. Listed here are the key contacts for each department.
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President + CEO
Lew Bleiweis, A.A.E.
Lew S. Bleiweis, A.A.E., has over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry with the majority of his time focused on airport management, including areas of properties, operations, maintenance, purchasing, and risk management.
He has been with the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority since 2008, and has led the organization since 2009. During his tenure, he has grown the organization from a non-hub airport to a thriving small hub airport with over one million passengers, increased the airport’s fund balance from just over $7 million to $31 million, while overseeing $100 million+ in capital expansion projects, inclusive of the airport’s first parking garage.
Prior to Mr. Bleiweis’ relocation to Asheville, he joined the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Louisville, Kentucky in 1999, where he held several positions including Director of Properties.
Mr. Bleiweis also held several positions with the Kansas City Aviation Department, Kansas City, Missouri and the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission, Roanoke, Virginia.
Mr. Bleiweis is currently serving as Airport Council International North America’s (ACI-NA) Chair. He has served as Chair of the ACI-NA U.S. Policy Board, a member of ACI World Governing Board, a Member of the Board of Directors for American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), and President of the Southeast Chapter AAAE. He is an Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Association of Airport Executives, and he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Business Administration/Airport Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Ellen Heywood
Chief Administrative Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
DEPARTMENTS
Administration + Human Resources
Angela Wagner
Tanya Hensley
Finance
Information Technology
Air Service + Corporate Communications | Marketing + PR
Angi Daus, MPA
MEDIA LINE: 828.209.5111
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