Best Public Agency head Credit: Shanna Gillette

Best Public Agency head Credit: Shanna Gillette

The native New Yorker and former executive vice president at Dallas/Fort Worth International has impressed many people in the Tampa Bay business and political community with his progressive, dynamic approach to expanding and enriching the experience at TIA. Handsomely paid for his efforts, he’s still under pressure to get more direct flights out of TIA, a central goal of the Aviation Authority when they began looking for replacements for Lou Miller over two years ago.