Susan Warner-Dooley Joins Metropolitan Airports Commission as Deputy Executive Director for Finance and Administrative Services.

MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Susan Warner-Dooley, an experienced airport executive, aviation consultant and attorney, has joined the Metropolitan Airports Commission's senior management team as Deputy Executive Director, Finance and Administrative Services Division.

In her role at the MAC, Warner-Dooley will oversee its finance, purchasing, information services, risk management, data resources and internal auditing functions. Oversight duties include developing and administering an annual operating budget of some $250 million and managing nearly $2 billion in construction-related debt for improvements at the MAC's seven airports: Minneapolis-St. Paul International, Airlake, Anoka County-Blaine, Crystal, Flying Cloud, Lake Elmo and St. Paul Downtown Airports.

"The aviation industry is in a period of historic change marked by monumental financial challenges, and we wanted the most capable, qualified, experienced person possible overseeing our Finance and Administrative Services Division. We found that person in Susan Warner-Dooley," said MAC Executive Director Jeff Hamiel. "Susan has an exceptionally broad range of aviation leadership experience and a particularly strong background in airport finance."

Hamiel said Warner-Dooley was selected after a national search.

Susan comes to the MAC from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, where she served as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Director for Business Management. In those capacities she directed several divisions, including Accounting, Capital Finance, Financial Planning and Performance Analysis, Miami International Airport Properties, General Aviation Properties, and Commercial Operations. She also directed activities of the Miami Airlines Affairs Committee to resolve issues and strengthen relations between Miami International Airport and the airlines operating there.

Susan has served as a managing consultant for John F. Brown Company, a Cincinnati-based firm specializing in airport management and finance consulting. In addition, she has been General Counsel and Director of Properties & Administration at the Columbus Airport Authority in Columbus, Ohio, and has worked as a public and private transaction attorney in private practice.

Warner-Dooley earned her M.B.A. and J.D. at the University of Cincinnati and her bachelor's at Ohio State University.

Susan said she looks forward to working in the Twin Cities. "The MAC has a reputation as a well-run organization throughout the airport industry. I am very excited to join this professional management team to collectively address the challenges and opportunities ahead," she said.