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SPEAKERS
SESSION 1
MODERATOR
Mindy Price
Direct Effect Solutions
Owner
Mindy is an expert at organizational strategy, change management, and culture transformation. She has spent the past ten years leading multiple enterprise level project engagements focused on executive and strategic leadership initiatives to develop governance structures and perform culture transformation within organizations. Mindy is the owner of Direct Effect Solutions, a DBE company based out of Columbus, OH. She is also involved in her community as a statutory Board member of CTL Engineering.
PANELIST
Kurt Gering
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Director, Talent, Culture & Capability
Kurt serves as the Director of Talent, Culture & Capability for San Diego International Airport. In May 2015, he was nationally recognized by HR Executive Magazine as a “Rising Star of 2015” for his creativity, initiative, and drive. In the industry, Kurt serves as the North American Chair of the Airports Council International HR Steering Committee, and as the Chair of the Sustainability Integration & Advisory Council.
PANELIST
Gladys Brown, C.m. c.a.e.
Yuma International Airport & Rolle Airfield
Airport Director
Gladys is the Airport Director at Yuma International Airport, where her primary function is to operate the airport in compliance with applicable FAA regulations and state law, as well as to promote Air Carrier Service and General Aviation in a safe and secure manner. She was the SWAAAE 2017 Executive of the Year, Arizona Airports Association 2017 Airport Executive of the Year, recognized as one of aviation’s best and brightest in the Airport Business 2017 40 Under 40, and the 2017 Yuma Chamber of Commerce Athena International Award recipient. She has a strong commitment to her community, believes in mentoring to help build leadership for tomorrow and leads to inspire.
PANELIST
Jon Faucher, p.m.p.
Mead & Hunt
Aviation Services Business Unit Leader, Vice President
With more than 26 years of experience in project and program management, planning, design, and construction administration, Jon is a knowledgeable aviation professional. His program and grant management experience include coordination with airport sponsors and the FAA
for the development and management of airport capital improvement plans. Jon has served as Principal-in-Charge and managed some of our largest projects on the West Coast since 2002.
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