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Rebecca MacPherson is the Regional Administrator for the Great Lakes Region. She was appointed on January 8, 2018. As Regional Administrator, MacPherson serves as the principal executive representative of the FAA Administrator in the region, providing corporate leadership in cross-organizational matters and represents the FAA with industry, the public and governmental organizations. The Great Lakes Region encompasses the geographical area of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
From 2013 through 2017, MacPherson worked as a transportation attorney, first as of counsel at Jones Day and then as the principal at Rebecca B. MacPherson, Attorney at Law, PLLC. She specialized in advising clients on the impact of Federal transportation regulations on day-to-day operations, including compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations, hazardous materials regulations, airport slots, and citizenship determinations. She made guest appearances on National Public Radio's The Diane Rehm Show and Marketplace, as well as CNBC, to discuss the impact of FAA initiatives on unmanned aerial vehicles. She authored the chapter "The FAA's Certification and Regulatory Scheme for U.S. and Foreign Air Carriers" in the 2014 publication Aviation Regulation in the United States.
MacPherson served as the FAA's Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations from 2004 to 2013, where she was responsible for providing legal and policy guidance to senior FAA officials on matters associated with the development of regulations governing all aspects of aviation, as well as overseeing the drafting of new and amended regulations and the day-to-day implementation of existing standards and regulations. MacPherson routinely represented the FAA's interests before the White House and Congress. In 2012, her portfolio was expanded to include legal oversight of the FAA's international and legislative programs and initiatives.
Prior to joining the FAA, MacPherson was a regulatory attorney at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a trial attorney at the U.S. Maritime Administration. She graduated cum laude from Tulane School of Law in 1990 and magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree from Loyola University in 1986.
MacPherson is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars. She is a two-time recipient of the Secretary of Transportation's Gold Medal; she was named the Federal Bar Association's Transportation Attorney of the Year for 2008 and was awarded the Department of Transportation's Schneider Award for 1995.
Marie Kennington-Gardiner became the Regional Administrator for the Eastern Region in August of 2021. Previously, she served as the Acting Regional Administrator beginning in May 2021 and in 2017.
The Eastern Region encompasses the geographical area that includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The Region oversees operations at some of the world's busiest airports including, JFK International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Newark International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Airport.
Kennington-Gardiner also served as the Director of the New York Area Program Integration Office for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As Director, she coordinated, integrated and monitored regional airspace issues, projects and initiatives to address congestion and delays in New York.
Prior to this position, she served as Director of the Lower Manhattan Recovery Office to coordinate federal emergency transit investments following the 9-11 terror attacks. She was responsible for providing oversight of $4.5 billion in support of post 9/11 infrastructure establishment or replacement activities.
Kennington-Gardiner has over twenty years of experience working for the FAA. She started with the agency in 1991 as an electronics engineer leading implementation efforts for numerous surveillance and weather radar installations throughout the FAA's Eastern Region. The blend of academic and practical skills she secured while in the field provided an opportunity for her to progress to General Engineer for larger Agency Projects and Programs prior to her stint with the Federal Transit Administration where she served as an Account Manager for the East Coast defining and prioritizing major federal infrastructure investments. These experiences led her to the most challenging positions of her FAA tenure. In her current position she provides corporate oversight for all projects and initiatives associated with delay reduction for the largest airports in the New York Metro Area.
As a graduate of Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY, Kennington-Gardiner holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. She is also the recipient of a Master of Science, Management of Technology from NYU Polytechnic University.
Dennis Roberts is the Regional Administrator for the Western-Pacific Region. Roberts serves as the principal executive representative of the FAA Administrator and the senior FAA official in the region. Western-Pacific Region encompasses the geographical area of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada; and U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Roberts is a member of the FAA's Senior Executive Service (SES).
Dennis Roberts provides corporate leadership in cross-organizational matters and represents the FAA with industry, the public and governmental organizations. Roberts was appointed on February 5, 2017. At the time of his appointment, he was the Regional Administrator for FAA's Southern Region, responsible for nine southeastern states, U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands along with the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Eastern Service Area.
In 2010, Roberts served as Director, Airspace Services for the ATO, Mission Support Services. He was responsible for Airspace Rules and Regulation, NAS Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Performance-Based Navigation Procedures, Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis and Optimization of Airspace and Procedures in Metropolitan Areas (Metroplex).
Previously, Roberts was Director, Office of Flight Services Program Operations in Washington, DC, responsible for delivery of Flight Service Station products in the lower 49 states and Puerto Rico through a performance-based contract; one of the government's largest A-76 outsourced programs. Additionally, he led FAA's in-house delivery of all flight services across Alaska.
In 2006, Roberts served as Regional Administrator for the Northwest Mountain Region. His responsibilities included seven states and the ATO Western Service Area.
Upon joining the FAA in 2004, Roberts was Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming in Washington, DC. He also served as the FAA lead for the Joint Planning and Development Office Airport Integrated Product Team.
Prior to his federal service, Roberts served as Deputy Executive Director, Louisville, KY Regional Airport Authority and had executive management responsibility for Louisville International and Bowman Field airports. Previous employment included Vice-President/Executive Director, Government and Technical Affairs, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Executive Director, Colorado DOT-Division of Aeronautics; Director, Regional Aviation Planning, Denver Regional Council of Governments; and Program Manager/Senior Planner for several aviation consulting firms.
Roberts is an instrument-rated, commercial pilot and a native of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. He holds a bachelor's degree in aviation management and a master's degree in aviation safety from Central Missouri State University.
NASAO represents the state government aviation agencies who serve the public interest in all 50 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. It encourages cooperation and mutual aid across local, state, and federal governments in development of air transportation systems.
Share the goals of encouraging and advancing aviation through cooperation and coordination across governments while remaining responsive to customer needs, economic conditions and environmental concerns. The long-term partnership formed in 1996 continues to help foster the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.
FAA Executive Representative: Joe Miniace, Regional Administrator, Central Region, (816) 329-3050.
The Alaskan Region continues financial and management oversight of a 1.5 million dollar grant awarded to Institute of the North (ION) for work in support of the Northern Forum and the Arctic Council by the Circumpolar Infrastructure Task Force. Work covers multi-modal transportation as well as communications infrastructure and involves the eight nations comprising the Arctic Council: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. ARC administers this grant on behalf of the US Department of Transportation.
Under this grant, ION works on the developing the transportation and telecommunications infrastructure in the Arctic Circumpolar Region. An economic study, commissioned by ION, shows promise for an Edmonton-Anchorage-Sakhalin air link. The aviation Infrastructure Database concentrates on the areas identified as boundaries by the Arctic Council and the Northern Forum and development of that database offers economic and operational efficiencies. ION and Canadian organizations are working together on a possible cross border demonstration with Capstone/ADS-B. Pilots are attesting to safety and capacity benefits resulting from weather cameras installed in the White Pass at Fraser, BC, Canada through a project between Canada and ION.
A flight today from the U.S. to the Russian Far East (RFE) involves a convoluted route via Seoul or Moscow then spending multiple hours and more likely multiple days on layover waiting for connecting flights, which are subject to change or cancellation.
The Alaskan Region Office of International Aviation is developing and organizing specific aviation training to address these needs. In FY05 a Small American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program grant for RFE Airline Management training was approved, providing funding for this course in FY 06. In an effort to accomplish this, airline management training was developed in a collaborative effort between FAA Alaskan Region, Northern Forum, Institute of the North, and University of Alaska.
On May 23, 2006, six participants, representing Russian airlines from four RFE Regions, completed three weeks of airline management training in Anchorage, Alaska during the month of May. Funding for the training was provided under a grant obtained by the Northern Forum under the U.S. Department of Commerce Small American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program. Action plans were developed and briefed by each participant on how they will implement new concepts and techniques acquired through this training. Additional training is being developed for future presentation and application. This training for RFE airlines should result in improved aviation links between the U.S. and the RFE, as well on domestic RFE routes. Enhance safety and increased capacity, as well as reliability of airline information and flights are further anticipated benefits.
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