by Maria Polletta - Sept. 19, 2012 08:49 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com
Lynn Kusy's 20th anniversary at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport will be his last.
The 66-year-old executive director on Monday submitted a retirement letter to the airport board, announcing he would be leaving March 15 to relax for the first time in two decades.
Kusy started on March 15, 1993, hired to transform what was Williams Air Force Base into something the greater Southeast Valley community could use.
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"I'd had my eye on this job a year and a half before it was advertised," he said. "I knew about the growth that was taking place in the Valley. I knew the military base was a project that could be very successful, given the right leadership and the right commitment from the local government."
Despite his eagerness to revamp the former base, Kusy initially wasn't set on staying with Gateway beyond the initial transfer process.
"Honestly, when I took the job, I thought at the end of five years I might be somewhere else. But the project was just so exciting and had so many facets to it, I wanted to continue working on it," he said. "It's actually still very exciting to me, and there's still a lot of work to be done here."
Among other milestones, Kusy has seen the airport through land and terminal developments, the acquisition of three passengers airlines, an explosive uptick in passenger service and the site's evolving status as an economic driver.
He will leave as the airport wraps west-side expansions and begins looking toward the east side of the property to accommodate future growth.
"It's a natural point in our evolution and a natural time (for Kusy to leave)," said Gateway Deputy Director Casey Denny, who has worked with Kusy for nearly 19 years. "He's not leaving any of us hanging."
That it may make sense for Kusy to leave now doesn't make it any easier for his staff to accept, however.
"He's been more than a boss to us. He's been a leader, a mentor and a friend through all these years, and I think there will be a lot of emotion as we get closer to his retirement," Denny said. "It's hard to even think about someone else coming in, just because Lynn has meant so much not only to the airport but to the whole community."
Airport officials have begun working out the details of a national search for Kusy's replacement.
19 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2012/09/17/20120917mesa-gateway-director-retiring-after-years.html
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