Angela Wagner named new Director of Administration & Human Resources at Asheville Regional Airport

The Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority (GARAA) has announced that Angela Wagner, MSHR, SHRM-SCP is its new Director of Administration and Human Resources.

Angela Wagner

Wagner is an experienced human resources professional, most recently as Director of Human Resources with a large medical practice headquartered in western North Carolina where she was directly responsible for the overall administration, coordination and evaluation of all human resources activities for the business. She has extensive experience in development and administration of policies and procedures, human resources information system (HRIS) implementations, employment law and employee benefits administration.

Wagner earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a Bachelor of Arts in German from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Western Carolina University. She is a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) of the Society for Human Resource Management and a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and the Western North Carolina Human Resources Association. She volunteers time as a member of the Western North Carolina University’s Master of Human Resources Advisory Board.

“Ms. Wagner is an excellent addition to the senior team at the airport and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organization,” said Lew Bleiweis, A.A.E., Executive Director. “We are pleased to welcome her to the airport.”

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.