Metropolitan Airports Commission
Jeff Lea is an experienced communications professional with a strong background in media relations and strategic branding. Currently serving as the Manager of Strategic Communications at the Metropolitan Airports Commission since April 2020, Jeff Lea oversees communications for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six reliever airports. Prior to this role, Jeff Lea was the Public Relations Manager at St. Louis Lambert International Airport from August 2007 to April 2020, where a significant branding initiative was successfully executed. Earlier in the career, Jeff Lea worked as a reporter at KMOV-TV and KTUL TV, and held various roles at KXII. Jeff Lea holds a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Texas Christian University, earned in 1992.
Metropolitan Airports Commission
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is dedicated to providing services that consistently exceed the expectations of its customers. Whether it's providing exciting shopping and healthy dining options at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), plowing snow from one of its seven airports' runways, designing and building sustainable facilities, or ensuring the organization's long-term financial strength, the MAC strives to fulfill its vision statement: Providing your best airport experience. Created in 1943 by Minnesota state law, the MAC is a public corporation providing coordinated aviation services throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. In fact, the MAC operates one of the largest airport systems in the nation, which includes MSP and six general aviation airports. Together these airports help drive the region's economy and job growth while providing quick, easy access to destinations around the globe. A 15-member board of commissioners appointed by Minnesota's governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul establishes the commission's policies. Those policies are implemented by the commission's senior leadership and staff. The MAC and its airports are funded through rents and fees paid by airport users, not by general tax dollars.