Division Directors

Chief Operating Officer Bonnie A. Wilson
Employed since 2001, Ms. Wilson directs the day to day operational, administrative and support activities of the Jackson-Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field. She is a graduate of the University of Houston and a member of the Airports Council International – North America, the American Association of Airport Executives and the Chairman of the National Transportation Research Board Task Force on Aviation Security and Emergency Management. Chief Operating Officer  
   
Director of Facilites Woodrow (Woody) Wilson, Jr., B.S., M.S.
Employed since 1999, Mr. Wilson is responsible for airfield and building maintenance, roadway, taxiway and runway repairs, and construction and development projects at the Authority's airports. He is a licensed pilot, a graduate of Troy State University with a Master's of Science Degree in Public Administration, and a member of the American Association of Airport Executives. Director of Facilites  
   
Chief Financial Officer Gary Cohen
Employed since 2006, Mr. Cohen is responsible for managing the budgeting, payroll, grant activity, and the overall financial operations of the Authority. He is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Masters of Business Administration and a member of the American Association of Airport Executives. Chief Financial Officer  
   
Director of Human Resources René J. Woodward, CPM, IPMA-CP
Employed since 2006, Ms. Woodward is responsible for managing and overseeing the operations of personnel, training, staff development, and general administration. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University, a Certified Public Manager, a Certified Professional with the International Public Management Association for Human Resources and a member of the American Association of Airport Executives. Director of Human Resources  
   
Director of Operations and Security Denson E. Stasher, B.S.E., MPPA
Employed since 1992, Mr. Stasher is responsible for the management and technical responsibilities involving airport compliance with federal aviation regulations, activities with other airport departments and outside agencies. He is a graduate of Jackson State University with a Masters of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA), a 1992 graduate of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy (MELOTA), a member of the Airport Council of International-North America, and the American Association of Airport Executives. Director of Operations and Security  
   
Airport Police Commander Kenneth W. Randolph
Employed since 1996, Commander Randolph is responsible for Authority's Division of Public Safety which includes the Airport Police, Communications and Public Safety Departments. He is a retired United States Army serviceman, a graduate of the Police Academy – university of Southern Mississippi, Board of Directors of the Airport Law Enforcement Agencies Network, the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Airport Police Commander  
   

 

Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Departmental Contact Numbers:

Chief Operating Officer

Bonnie A. Wilson
Chief Operating Officer

 Phone: 601.939.5631 , ext. 502
Facilites Maintenance

Woodrow (Woody) Wilson, Jr., B.S., M.S.
Director of Facilites

 Phone: 601.939.5631 , ext. 536
Finance

Gary Cohen
Chief Financial Officer

 Phone: 601.939.5631 , ext. 534
Human Resources

René J. Woodward, CPM, IPMA-CP
Director of Human Resources

 Phone: 601.939.5631 , ext. 546
Operations and Security

Denson E. Stasher, B.S.E., MPPA
Director of Operations and Security

 Phone: 601.939.5631 , ext. 522
Public Safety

Kenneth W. Randolph
Airport Police Commander

 Phone: 601.939.5631 , ext. 512

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