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Board of Commissioners

Norfolk International Airport is operated by the Norfolk Airport Authority. The Norfolk Airport Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is an independent autonomous agency of the City of Norfolk. The Authority is governed by a Board of Commissioners consisting of up to nine members appointed by Norfolk City Council for four-year terms, and an Executive Director overseeing day-to-day operations.

PETER G. DECKER, III, Esquire
Chair – Attorney, The Decker Law Firm

SUSAN PILATO
Vice Chair – Principal, PC&A Business Environments

MICHAEL B. BURNETTE
Treasurer – Founder & Managing Partner, Burnette Development

JOEL ENGLISH, Ph.D
Commissioner – Executive Vice President, AIM Centura College

PEGGY H. NEWBY
Commissioner – CFO/Chief Operations Officer, Fort Norfolk Plaza Medical Associates, LLC; COO/Administrator, NSU Spartan Health Clinic; Vice President, The James E. Newby, Jr. M.D. Foundation

CHARLES “CHIP” ROCK
Commissioner – Rear Admiral, USN, Retired-Navy Region
Mid-Atlantic

BRUCE B. SMITH
Commissioner – Real Estate Developer, Bruce Smith Enterprises, LLC

MARY ELLEN “MEL” PRICE
Commissioner – CEO/Managing Principal, Work Program Architects

CHARLES “EVANS” POSTON, JR.
Commissioner – Government Relations Consultant, Hunton Andrews Kurth

Norfolk Airport Authority executive staff consists of the following individuals

MARK PERRYMAN
President and CEO and Board Secretary

MARK A. TRANK
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

STEVEN C. STERLING
Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff and Board Assistant Secretary

The meetings of the Board of Commissioners are held at 1:00 P.M. in Norfolk Airport Authority’s Board Room in the Conference Center as posted below unless changed or canceled by a vote of the Board. Special meetings may be called at any time. The schedule of meetings and meeting information is posted below.

Notice: Persons needing special assistance, such as a handheld microphone or American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter, or other accommodations under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), contact Shannon Day at 757-857-3351 or email at sday@norfolkairport.com at least three days before the meeting.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION

2024 Board Meeting and Committee Meeting Information

2023 Board Meeting and Committee Meeting Information

2022 Board Meeting Agendas and Information