Experience

Yuma International Airport

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Airport Director

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Gladys Diva Brown, C.M., C.A.E. is the Airport Director at Yuma International Airport. Yuma International Airport is co-located with the MCAS Yuma and is a Shared Use airport with a Joint Use Operating Agreement. Ms. Brown’s primary function is to operate the airport in compliance with applicable FAA regulations and state law, as well as, to maintain the positive relationship with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and to promote Commercial Air Service and General Aviation in a safe and secure manner. Yuma International Airport was the 2015 Arizona Airport of Year recipient, which is awarded and recognized by the Arizona Department of Transportation Aeronautics Group. Gladys was the Southwest AAAE 2017 Executive of the Year, Arizona Airports Association 2017 Airport Executive of the Year, recognized as one of aviation’s best and featured as one of the brightest in the 2017 Airport Business 40 Under 40, and the 2017 Yuma Chamber of Commerce Athena International Award recipient. Ms. Brown is a Past President of the Arizona Airports Association and continues to support the one voice approach for key issues in aerospace and aeronautics for the State of Arizona. Ms. Brown obtained her AAAE Certified Member (C.M.) designation, is an active member of the Southwest AAAE chapter is a Certified Airport Executive (C.A.E.) and in her down time volunteers in the STEM/AVID curriculum, serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, is the Chairman of the Naval Sea Cadet Committee, participates in the Expect More Arizona for Yuma County Education Advisory Council, President of the Yuma National Society of Professional Engineers Chapter, is a team coordinator for various youth sport teams, and officiates basketball. Ms. Brown has a strong commitment to her community, believes in mentoring to help build leadership for tomorrow and leads to inspire through passionate forward movement.