U. S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced the appointment of Ms. Woodie Woodward as the associate administrator for airports for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Woodward will administer the annual federal airport grant program, which is $3.3 billion for fiscal 2002, and be responsible for national airport planning, including safety standards, design and engineering. She will report directly to the FAA Administrator.
Since January 2000, Woodward has served as acting associate administrator for airports. Prior to that appointment, she was director of FAA’s center for management development in Palm Coast, FL. During her 13-year tenure at FAA, Woodward has served in numerous positions, such as acting chief of staff for the office of the administrator, acting associate administrator for administration and deputy regional administrator for the agency’s southern region. Prior to joining the FAA, Woodward was chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Mack Mattingly.
Woodward holds master’s and doctorate degrees in administration and personnel management from the University of Kansas and a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.
