DISTRIBUTION DATE: May 22, 2007      FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT

JOANNE MACHOLD NAMED TAA DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING

      Joanne Machold has been named the Director of Purchasing for the Tucson Airport Authority. She joined the Authority in 1992 as the Purchasing Agent.

      A native of Pennsylvania, Ms. Machold has a bachelor’s degree in Operations Management and Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona.

      Before joining TAA, Ms. Machold worked as the assistant to the faculty chair for Aviation Programs at Pima Community College.

      She is a member of the National Purchasing Institute and serves on the board of Airport Purchasing Group.

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