DATE OF DISTRIBUTION: May 5, 2009           FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT

Tucson Airport Authority Names Sarah Meadows
Associate General Counsel

     Sarah Meadows has been named Associate General Counsel for the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA). Ms. Meadows will be responsible for assisting the General Counsel’s office with all aspects of TAA’s legal needs.

     Prior to joining TAA, Ms. Meadows worked as a law clerk for the Hon. Judge John Pelander and the Hon. Judge Joseph Howard at the Arizona Court of Appeals, and as an associate with Snell & Wilmer, LLP, practicing in the commercial litigation and real estate and finance departments. Ms. Meadows is a graduate of the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, where she served as an Ares Fellow and as a member of the Arizona Law Review. She also holds a B.A. in Ancient Greek and Latin from the University of Arizona.

     Ms. Meadows is currently a board member of Emerge Center Against Domestic Violence and is the Chair-Elect of the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona.

     She and her husband Nathan have lived in Tucson since 1995.

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Attachment: Sarah Meadows photo

     The Tucson Airport Authority, TAA, is a nonprofit entity created by State Charter in 1948. Composed of 115 community members, the Authority has a nine-member board of directors that meets monthly. TAA President/CEO Bonnie Allin, oversees day-to-day operations, and a staff of 300 employees. TAA manages Tucson International Airport and Ryan Airfield.

Tucson International Airport
. 8 airlines provide daily nonstop service to 15 destinations
. 2008 Passengers: 4,225,869
. Three Runways: 11L/29R; 11R/29L; 3/21
. Land Area: 8,244 acres
. Elevation: 2,641’

Ryan Airfield
. 2008 Aircraft Operations: 211,259
. Three Runways: 6R/24L, 6L/24R, 15/33
. Land Area: 1,804 acres
. Elevation: 2,417’