About METRO | Leadership | Board of Directors | Houston, Texas Vacars resignation was prompted by questions over his role in airport consulting deals. We had to be nimble. Diaz will have to balance the needs of our tenants, the needs of our customers, be responsive to Houston City Council and to me. The purpose of the Airport Operations Supervisor - Custodial position is to provide a leadership, training and direction to personnel engaged in custodial functions in the terminals. She has provided services for PDA Consulting Group, LLC, University of California-Riverside, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, USC Village, Caltrans, and West Basin Water District. I really enjoyed learning more about the programs processes, including the intricacies required to work with the FAA for grant funding, to work with the city for approval and appropriations of funds. DHS Partners with City of Houston and Others to Combat Human It is an honor to work for HAS which has two 4-star Skytrax airports (IAH & HOU) that are amongst the Worlds Top 100 as well as Ellington Field which is expanding into the commercial space industry. Lisa Kent is the Chief Information Officer for the City of Houston, Texas. Houston - The personal and work relationship between a top leader and a program manager at Houston Airports System is under scrutiny after allegations of sexual harassment by a former employee . After graduating college and gaining experience working with private contractors around Chicagos transportation and municipal based projects, Owens moved to Jackson, Mississippi and served as Capital Program Manager for the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority shaping her focus on aviation. Diaz is responsible for the overall management of the Houston Airport Systems three aviation facilities: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and Ellington Airport (EFD). Owens initially led HASs new Sustainability program, working towards optimizing lowered emissions, energy efficiency and recycling. Description. Molly Waits leads Houston Airports' Marketing, Air Service Development and Communications, MAC,division. Scheduled and charter passenger carriers fly nonstop to 117 domestic and 67 international destinations from Houston; 34 airlines provide scheduled passenger service. About 80% of concessionaires and retailers closed down with only about 50 store fronts remaining open. Thomas made it clear that the case involving Diaz and Kruseman is important to the city. Summer Xiao,Deputy CIO / Deputy Director, Enterprise Applications Services (EAS) and Project Management Office (PMO) No credit card required. Airports have exponentially evolved to mini cities. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: Less than four months into her administration, Mayor Parker has appointed a new police chief, city attorney, housing director and five members of the METRO board, including a new chairman. Register to connect with experts and members to discuss timely topics. It is also home to the regional headquarters of the US Coast Guard. She is also a PMI certified Project Management Professional with many years of hands-on project implementation experience. The complaint is now being investigated by the citys Office of the Inspector General. 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Houston has one of the busiest, yet least congested airport systems in the U.S. Sources also say Kruseman orders employees around, telling them it is what Diaz wants. Councilmember 'suspicious' of leadership at Houston Airports System following sexual harassment, retaliation complaint 'It is a serious situation and it is pretty disheartening that someone . I am grateful for the opportunity to lead, and further inspired by working amongst some of the most talented executives in the industry. And so its a thrill its just a thrill to be able to come back full circle and to be able to take the lead of an airport system once again, knowing the importance that each of these airports plays in serving the needs of the traveling public.. Lisa Kent is a CIO/Deputy Director at Houston Airport System. Houston's Airport System Under New Leadership Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.