Deborah McElroy

Executive Vice President, Policy and External Affairs

Deborah McElroy serves as Executive Vice President, Policy and External Affairs. McElroy joined ACI-NA in December 2006 as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, after serving for seven years as the president of the Regional Airline Association (RAA)

McElroy assumed her current position in August 2007 where she oversees the government affairs, communications and marketing, safety and security, environmental and technical operations departments, coordinating policy and regulatory issues to effectively advance the airport industry agenda.

Prior to joining RAA in 1987, McElroy was employed by the U.S. International Trade Commission as their senior aerospace industry analyst and the U.S. Department of Labor as an international economist.

She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Aero Club of Washington. McElroy also serves on the Advisory Board of the Women’s Transportation Seminar.

A graduate of the University of Maryland, with a degree in economics, McElroy has more than 25 years of experience in aviation, regulatory and trade issues.

Field of expertise: Public policy, communications, association administration

Email: dmcelroy@aci-na.org    

Direct dial: (202) 861- 8090

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