airport administration

West Virginia International Yeager Airport is owned and operated by the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority and is governed by a 15-member board comprised of representatives of Kanawha, Putnam, Lincoln, Boone and Nicholas Counties and the City of Charleston.

Board Members of the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority
Board Members of the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority

R. Edison Hill, Chairperson, representative of the Kanawha County Commission
Trip Shumate, Vice-Chairperson, representative of the City of Charleston
H.B. Wehrle, Secretary, representative of the Kanawha County Commission
James Dodrill,Vice-Secretary, representative of the Putnam County Commission

Representing the City of Charleston

Dr. Lewis Whaley
Trip Shumate

Representing the Putnam County Commission

Lt. Col. James Dodrill (Ret.)

Representing the Nicholas County Commission

Rodney LeRose

Representing the Boone County Commission

Archie Hubbard

Representing the Lincoln County Commission

Allen Holder

 

Representing the Kanawha County Commission

Maj. Gen. Allen Tackett (Ret.)
Commissioner Lance Wheeler
Lisa Pack
Andrew Jordon
H.B. Wehrle, III
Todd Goldman
Mara Boggs

Representing Governor Jim Justice

Brian Abraham

Ex-Officio

Col William Peters (Ret.)

Executive Leadership Team
Dominique Ranieri

Dominique Ranieri

Airport Director & CEO

LJ Marciano

LJ Marciano

COO & Assistant Director

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Chief of Police

Paige Withrow

Paige Withrow

Chief Marketing Officer

Andrew Gunnoe

Andrew Gunnoe

Chief Development Officer

Joshua Potter

Joshua Potter

Chief Financial Officer

Upcoming Meetings of the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority Board of Members:

January 24, 2024: Public Notice & Agenda
February 28, 2024: Public Notice & Agenda
March 27, 2024:
April 24, 2024:
May 22, 2024:
June 26, 2024:
July 24, 2024:
August 28, 2024:
September 25, 2024: 
October 23, 2024:
December 6, 2023:

All Meetings Take Place on the Second Floor of the Terminal Building in the Director’s Public Use Conference Room at Noon