Des Moines Airport Authority Leadership
The Des Moines Airport Authority is composed of five citizens appointed by the Mayor of Des Moines and approved by the Des Moines City Council. The Authority Board works to improve the quality of air service and make air travel to and from Des Moines more convenient and pleasurable.
The DSM Airport Authority Board holds regular meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. CT in the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) office located at 420 Watson Powell Jr. Way, Suite 200, Des Moines, IA 50309 . See the schedule below. For more information, call Mary Benson at (515) 256-5100, or send us a message.
2026 Regular Board Meeting Schedule
Authority Board Members
Christine Lauridsen Sand, Board Chair
Ross Dickinson, Board Vice Chair
Jessica Feeney, Secretary/Treasurer
Mark Feldmann, Member
Jake Christensen, Member
Meet the Airport Officers