Norfolk International Airport is operated by the Norfolk Airport Authority. The Norfolk Airport Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is an independent autonomous agency of the City of Norfolk. The Authority is governed by a Board of Commissioners consisting of up to nine members appointed by Norfolk City Council for four-year terms, and an Executive Director overseeing day-to-day operations.

PETER G. DECKER, III, Esquire
Chair – Attorney, The Decker Law Firm

SUSAN PILATO
Vice Chair – Principal, PC&A Business Environments

MICHAEL B. BURNETTE
Treasurer – Founder & Managing Partner, Burnette Development

JOEL ENGLISH, Ph.D
Commissioner – Executive Vice President, AIM Centura College

PEGGY H. NEWBY
Commissioner – CFO/Chief Operations Officer, Fort Norfolk Plaza Medical Associates, LLC; COO/Administrator, NSU Spartan Health Clinic; Vice President, The James E. Newby, Jr. M.D. Foundation

CHARLES “CHIP” ROCK
Commissioner – Rear Admiral, USN, Retired-Navy Region
Mid-Atlantic

BRUCE B. SMITH
Commissioner – Real Estate Developer, Bruce Smith Enterprises, LLC

MARY ELLEN “MEL” PRICE
Commissioner – CEO/Managing Principal, Work Program Architects

CHARLES “EVANS” POSTON, JR.
Commissioner – Government Relations Consultant, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Norfolk Airport Authority executive staff consists of the following individuals

MARK PERRYMAN
President and CEO and Board Secretary

MARK A. TRANK
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

STEVEN C. STERLING
Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff and Board Assistant Secretary
The meetings of the Board of Commissioners are held at 1:00 P.M. in Norfolk Airport Authority’s Board Room in the Conference Center as posted below unless changed or canceled by a vote of the Board. Special meetings may be called at any time. The schedule of meetings and meeting information is posted below.
Notice: Persons needing special assistance, such as a handheld microphone or American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter, or other accommodations under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), contact Shannon Day at 757-857-3351 or email at sday@norfolkairport.com at least three days before the meeting.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING INFORMATION
2025 Board Meeting and Committee Meeting Information
- January 30, 2025 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- March 27, 2025
- May 22, 2025
- July 24, 2025
- September 25, 2025
- November 20, 2025
2024 Board Meeting and Committee Meeting Information
- January 23, 2024 – Business and Commercial Committee Meeting – Meeting Agenda | General Aviation Minimum Standards Update Summary | General Aviation Minimum Standards
- Rescheduled Meeting Date: February 1, 2024 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- March 13, 2024 – Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – Meeting Notice
- March 28, 2024 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- May 23, 2024 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- July 17, 20924 – Facilities Committee Meeting Notice
- July 25, 2024 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- September 9, 2024 – Executive Committee Meeting – Meeting Notice
- September 26, 2024 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- November 21, 2024 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Packet | Meeting Report
- December 10, 2024 – Notice of Public Meeting – The Norfolk Airport Authority Board of Commissioners has been invited to attend the Norfolk City Council Informal Session
2023 Board Meeting and Committee Meeting Information
- Thursday, January 19, 2023 – Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- Thursday, March 23, 2023 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Notice-Finance and Audit Committee | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- May 2023 Meetings:
- NAA Board of Commissioners Meeting – Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 1:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement |Meeting Packet |Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- Committee Meetings:
- Executive Committee Meeting – Nothing is scheduled at this time
- Finance and Audit Committee Virtual Meeting – Friday, May 19, 2023, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- Commercial Business Committee Virtual Meeting – Monday, May 22, 2203, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- Facilities Development Committee – Meeting Announcement | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- Nominating and Strategy Committee – Nothing is scheduled at this time
- July 2023 Meetings:
- NAA Board of Commissioners Meeting – Thursday, July 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- Nominating and Strategy Committee Meeting – Thursday, July 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- NAA Board of Commissioners Meeting – Thursday, July 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- September 2023 Meeting – Thursday, September 28, 2023 – 1:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Meeting Packet
- November 2023 Meeting – Thursday, November 30, 2023 – 1:00 p.m. | Meeting Announcement | Meeting Packet | Finance & Audit Committee Meeting Notice
2022 Board Meeting Agendas and Information
- January 27 – Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Notice of Bond Hearing – Norfolk Collegiate School
- February 24 – Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- March 24 – Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- April 28 – Meeting Cancelled
- May 26 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request | Finance Audit Committee Meeting Notice
- June 23 – Meeting Cancelled
- July 28 – Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- August 25 – Meeting Cancelled
- September 22 – Meeting Notice | Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet | Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request
- October 27 – Meeting Cancelled
- November – Meeting Cancelled
- December 13 – Public Access to Meeting Request | Public Comment Request | Public Meeting Notice | Meeting Agenda | Meeting Packet