Shannetta R. Griffin, P.E. – Executive Director/CEO

Shannetta R. Griffin, P.E., was appointed as the Executive Director and CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration on April 4, 2025. She is responsible for overseeing the management, planning, and operations of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Martin State Airport, and the state’s regional aviation assistance program. Shannetta has more than 40 years of experience as a professional engineer within the transportation industry with an emphasis on aviation and aerospace.

Prior to joining the Maryland Aviation Administration, Shannetta served as Associate Administrator of Airports for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2021 to 2025. In that capacity, she led a team of more than 700 employees nationwide and administered national airport safety and standards, planning, engineering, federal compliance and financial assistance programs to provide complex solutions for more than 3,300 public-use airports across the country.

Before joining the FAA, Shannetta served in executive leadership roles for the Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) and the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA). At IAA she was responsible for the management, engineering, planning, construction, environmental and supplier diversity program for multimillion capital and operating budgets for the Indianapolis International Airport and five reliever airports.

As the Chief Commercial Officer at CRAA, Shannetta maximized revenue in real estate and land development, air service and cargo development, concession management and parking/ground transportation, increasing concession revenue growth and achieving record breaking passenger growth. Subsequently as the Chief Development Officer, she led the planning and execution of the Authority’s largest capital development program, a $2 billion project consisting of a new passenger terminal, consolidated rental car facility and hotel.

Shannetta has received numerous awards and professional accolades by transportation and civic organizations including the Woman in Aviation Excellence – Legacy Award by the Airport Minority Advisory Council, Women Who Move the Nation Award by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Toledo College of Civil Engineering, Corporate Professional of the Year Award by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Achievement in Business and Industry Award by the Indianapolis Center for Leadership Development and Strathmore Who’s Who.

Ms. Griffin received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo. She is the proud mother of two children and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

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