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MEMBER NEWS

Capital Region Airport

Authority Selects Nicole

Noll-Williams as CEO

THE CRAA OPERATES THE CAPITAL
REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ,

MASON JEWETT AIRPORT AND PORT
LANSING

he Capital Region Airport Authority
T (CRAA) Board of Directors has named
Nicole
Noll-Williams
as
the
new
president and CEO of the Capital Region
International Airport (LAN), after a yearlong
national search. Noll-Williams, well known in the
community, is currently mid-Michigan regional
director for U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, a position she
has held since 2018.
The CRAA operates LAN, including Port
Lansing logistics and cargo services, and Mason
Jewett Airport in Mason. Noll-Williams

The decision was made at the March CRAA Board of Directors meeting.
CRAA Board Chair John Shaski said the CRAA Board is thrilled for the
future of LAN and the deep ties and breadth of transportation industry
knowledge that Noll-Williams — who has more than 25 years of experience
in various areas of the airline, airport, and travel management industries, and
government relations — brings.

“We had a group of exceptional candidates from across the country, a testament
to both our airport’s past successes and future opportunities,” said Shaski.
“Nicole brings significant depth and experience to help navigate our growth,
and she has a deep appreciation for how important this airport — a gateway
to more than 500 destinations worldwide — is to the mid-Michigan region.”

The appointment is a homecoming for Noll-Williams, who served as the
airport’s customer satisfaction and air service development director from
2013 to 2018, and its regional market development director from 2004 to
2013.

“I am honored and excited to return to the airport to be the president and
CEO of the Capital Region Airport Authority,” said Noll-Williams. “The
airport is a valuable economic asset in the Lansing region, and we need to
work through the many challenging issues facing the aviation industry. We
have a good team and authority board in place with terrific support from area
businesses.”

A start date has not been determined. Robert Benstein, who has been serving
as interim CEO of LAN since December 2019, will continue to lead the
airport as the interim CEO. n

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