Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Announces New Deputy Director

Scott Brownlee Mesa Gatewayedit Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport recently announced the hiring of Scott Brownlee as its new DeputyÂ Director. Mr. Brownlee was selected from among seventy-five candidates during a national search. He brings nearly three decades of commercial service and general aviation airport management experience to Arizona.

“Scott Brownlee is an experienced and well-rounded aviation professional,” said J. Brian O’Neill, A.A.E. Executive Director/CEO. “I am confident that he will be a valuable addition to the Gateway Airport Team.”Â Brownlee added, “I am delighted to join Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority and am ready to work with the staff, airlines, and other partners to find new ways to build upon the tremendous economic impact of the airport.”

Brownlee has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota and is a certified member of the American Association of Airport Executives. He also holds a FAA Private Pilots license and is a former certified Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighter.

For more information about Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport please visit www.gatewayairport.com

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.