Maureen Riley, executive director of Salt Lake City Department of Airports, has been selected as Airport Revenue News’ 2015 Director of the Year in the large airports* category.
ARN’s editorial staff chose Riley from a short-listed group of qualified candidates, particularly for her role in supervising a $1.8 billion terminal redevelopment program that will replace rental car, parking, terminal and concourse facilities over the next eight to 10 years.
“Maureen Riley’s work to improve SLC, her contributions to the aviation industry and the tremendous respect by her peers, made her a unanimous choice for the ARN editorial team,” says Ramon Lo, publisher of Airport Revenue News.
Riley has managed Salt Lake City International (SLC), Tooele Valley (TVY) and South Valley Regional since February 2007 and oversees a staff of more than 500 people.
She is first vice chair of the board of directors of Airports Council International-North America and will become the chair of the organization later this year. Riley is also a member of Airports Council International’s World Governing Board.
“I am honored by this recognition and willingly accept the award on behalf of the dedicated professionals and partners that make up the SLC team,” says Riley. “Together, we are diligently working to improve the customer experience at Salt Lake City International Airport and look forward to a very bright future as we redevelop SLC.”
Prior to her time in Salt Lake City, Riley held various positions at Orlando International (MCO), including deputy executive director of finance and administration. She also has worked for R.W. Block Consulting in Orlando, Fla., and what was then Leigh Fisher Associates in San Mateo, Calif.
Riley graduated from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and is a certified public accountant.
Riley will be on the cover of and featured in the December/January issue of ARN. She also will be presented this award at the ARN Awards Show on the final night of the ARN 2016 Revenue Conference & Exhibition in Dallas. For more information about the conference, please go to www.arnconference.com.
*ARN is using the same classification as the Federal Aviation Administration, which re-classifies airports each year as small, medium or large hubs based on their percentage of the nation’s total annual passenger enplanements.
