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Deborah Ale Flint
Deborah Ale Flint
Chief Ex​​ecutive Officer
Los Angeles World Airports

San José State

BS, Accou​nting (1990)
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  • Currently leading an $8.5 billion LAX modernization project, the largest public works project in the history of the city of Los Angeles
  • Committed to building the complex structures with leading-edge innovation and design, while creating new jobs and opportunities for small, local and diverse business
  • Appointed in 2012 to President Obama’s Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection and currently serves on the Oversight Committee of the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program
  • Previously served as Aviation Director at the Port of Oakland, where she completed the $480 million Air BART extension, revitalized passenger traffic, and redesigned the Oakland Airports customer experience to make the airport more competitive
  • Began a 23-year career at the Port of Oakland in the finance division in 1992, climbing the ranks to Aviation Director in 2010
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Notable CSU Alumni in aerospace & aviation

Gladys D. BrownMaritime Academy
Airport Director, Yuma International Airport

Cal Maritime

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering with license (2001)
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Yvonne CagleSan Francisco
Lead ARC Astronaut Science Liaison, NASA

San Francisco State​

B.A. Biochemistry (1981)
Tracy CaldwellFullerton
Astronaut, NASA

CSU Fullerton

B.S. Chemistry (1993)
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Gregory ChamitoffSan Luis Obispo
Astronaut, NASA

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

B.S. Electrical Engineering (1984)
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Victor GloverSan Luis Obispo
NASA Astronaut, (Commander, U.S. Navy), ​National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

B.S. General Engineering (1999)
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Ellen OchoaSan Diego
11th Director, NASA Johnson Space Center

San Diego State​

B.S. Physics (1980)
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Barry A. RondinellaLos Angeles
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Airport Director, John Wayne Airport Orange County

Cal State LA​

B.S., Aviation Administration (1987)
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Clark RuckerPomona
Director, Phantom Works Quality, T​he Boeing Company
Chair – Deans Leadership Board of Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Engineering

Cal Poly Pomona

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Technology (1983)
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