Governing Body
The Authority is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors with five members appointed by the Governor of Virginia, three by the Mayor of Washington, D.C., two by the Governor of Maryland, and three by the President of the United States. On November 18, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 2112, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. One section of the bill increased the membership of the Board of Directors to 17 members, by giving Virginia two new board members and one additional member to both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Based upon advice of counsel, due to the unique nature of MWAA and through operation of the Compact Clause of the United States Constitution, it is believed that this change will not take effect until both the District and Virginia have enacted similar laws.
As of March 2012, the Chair of the Board of Directors is Michael A. Curto, an appointee of the Governor of Maryland, with former Congressman Tom Davis serving as Vice Chair. Leading the Management of the Authority is President and Chief Executive Officer John E. Potter, who took office on July 11, 2011, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Margaret E. McKeough. Potter was appointed to the post after a nation-wide search was conducted for a permanent President and CEO after the retirement of then-President and CEO Jim Bennett in April 2010. Former CFO Lynn Hampton was appointed as interim President and CEO on April 13, 2010, for the period while the nation-wide search was being conducted. She was eventually replaced by Potter as President and CEO by the Board of Directors on July 11, 2011. Each airport operated by MWAA is under the direction of a Vice President and Airport Manager. Christopher Browne is Vice President and Airport Manager for Washington Dulles International Airport while J. Paul Malandrino, Jr., is Vice President and Airport Manager for Reagan National Airport.
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