Veronica Cintron joined the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority in April 2020. As Vice President of Communications, she oversees all internal and external messaging for America’s Favorite Airport. Before joining Tampa International Airport’s award-winning Communications team, she anchored Spectrum Bay News 9’s weekday evening newscasts in Tampa Bay for 10 years. During her journalism career, Veronica covered major domestic and international stories including Pope Francis’ first-ever visit to Cuba, the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Her work earned six Suncoast Chapter Emmy awards, Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists awards and Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine State awards. Veronica serves on The Florida Aquarium Board of Directors and is a member of the University of South Florida’s Advancing Latino Access and Success Task Force, the University of South Florida Zimmerman School of Advertising and Communications Advisory Council, and the Athena Society. She is a 2022 Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honoree and the 2022 Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Woman of Promise.