Michelle R. Swanson
Manager of Administration and Finance
Salina Airport Authority

As Manager of Administration and Finance of the Salina Airport Authority, Michelle Swanson helps lead the vibrant and thriving Salina Municipal Airport and the Salina Airport Industrial Center. Known as America's Fuel Stop, the Salina Airport is a familiar cross-country refueling location for more than 7,000 jets each year.

Michelle is committed to the existing businesses and organizations at the airport and serves as a resource to the entities not only in financial related matters, but also with issues related to human resources, marketing and business expansions. Michelle has experience in working with airport businesses throughout all stages of a company life cycle.

Michelle has worked in financial management for more than a decade. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Business from Fort Hays State University in 1991 and began working for the Salina Airport Authority in 1998. She is currently working on her accounting degree from Kansas Wesleyan University and pursuing her Certified Public Accountant certificate.

Michelle's proficiency was instrumental in the selection of the Salina Airport as Mission Control and the launch/landing site for Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer's international record attempt to fly around the world solo, non-stop, and non-refueled. The Salina Airport Industrial Center is one of the nation's most progressive airport industrial parks with over 70 businesses and organizations and the community is aggressively recruiting aviation service businesses to the SLN Aviation Service Center with an attractive package of incentives.

Michelle has participated in the following professional organizations:

Non-profit and civic leadership roles include: