Reno/Tahoe Int'l Airport

Marily Mora became President/CEO of the Reno- Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) on July 1, 2013. She is responsible for leading and directing the Reno- Tahoe International Airport (RNO), and the Reno- Stead Airport (RTS), with an operating budget of $46 million.

Mora brings 28 years of airport management experience to the job from three international airports including San Jose, Oakland and Reno- Tahoe International, where she served as Chief Operating Officer for 12 years before moving to Oakland in 2011 as the Assistant Director of Aviation.   Ms. Mora also was a Deputy Director of Aviation for Mineta San Jose International Airport.  Her multi-modal experience includes her position as Director of the Marketing & Customer Service Division for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.  Following the RTAA’s Strategic Plan, Marily is strengthening air service, enhancing general aviation operations and cargo business, pursuing airport economic development and leading a customer service organization. 

Her community involvement includes serving on the Boards of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce.  Her aviation industry affiliations are Vice Chair and past Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee of the American Association of Airport Executives and she also serves on the Board of Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA).   Ms. Mora is a member of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee.

Mora is an Accredited Airport Executive and has a B.A. in International Relations from the University of California-Davis and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.