Leadership Category: Executive Directors

More than 30 years of aviation and transportation experience and more than 20 years as a CEO at Appleton, Tulsa, Ft. Myers, and Oklahoma City. Past National Chairman of American Association of Airport Executives, recipient of Distinguished Service Award, and 2016 Airport Revenue News Airport Director of the Year. Commercial multi- engine pilot and flight instructor.

Jim came to the Jackson Hole Airport in 2014. Before joining the Jackson Hole community, Jim was the director of Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, CO. While in Aspen, he led a number of significant environmental stewardship achievements at the airport. Prior to working in Aspen, Jim served as the Airport Manager in both Eagle County Airport and Pueblo Airport in Colorado. Jim’s many accomplishments in the aviation industry include being selected to serve as Chair for the American Association of Airport Executives in 2008.