Kevin Klein is an Accredited Airport Executive and a member of the American Association of Airport Executives since 1994. He is a Past President of the Michigan Association of Airport Executives. Mr. Klein has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Technology and Operations Management, and a minor in General Business from Western Michigan University. Mr. Klein is a licensed airport manager with the State of Michigan and also holds a Private Pilot Certificate since 1991. As Assistant Airport Director for Cherry Capital Airport, Mr. Klein received numerous professional awards including the FAA Airport Partnership Award in 2009. In 2009 he was recognized for his work on the FAA’s Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment Group, helping to rewrite the FAA Advisory Circular on Winter Operations. Mr. Klein was instrumental in securing several prestigious awards for Cherry Capital Airport including the FAA Airport Safety Excellence Award in 2004; the Balchen Post Award for Winter Safety Excellence in 2004, 2005, and runner up in 2003 and 2016; and the Airline Pilots Association’s ‘Airport of the Year’ in 2005. Mr. Klein was awarded Airport Manager of the Year by the Michigan Association of Airport Executives in 2017.