Appointed Board Members
About The Board
The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Board establishes the policies by which the airport operates, and does not involve itself in the day-to-day operation of the airport. That function is vested in Executive Director, Tony Bean and his administrative staff. The board is not representative of only one entity. Members from both cities of Pullman, Wash., and Moscow, Idaho, both universities–Washington State University and the University of Idaho, and both counties- Whitman County, Wash., and Latah County, Idaho, serve on the board. The City of Pullman Mayor and the City of Moscow Mayor appoint the eight members. The Pullman Mayor will always serve as Chair of the Board, and the Moscow Mayor will always serve as Vice Chair of the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Board. The board meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 3 p.m. in the Charter Conference Room in the Airport terminal, unless otherwise posted.
Francis A. Benjamin
Board Chair
Mayor of Pullman
Francis is honored to serve the people of Pullman. He is in his first four-year term as Pullman mayor and building upon fifteen years of Pullman City Council leadership (2003-2015, 2021-2022).
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Hailey Lewis
Vice Chair
Mayor of Moscow
Hailey was elected to Mayor in November of 2025. She served on City Council until 2025 when she was elected as Mayor.
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Paul J. Kimmell
Latah County Representative
Paul J. Kimmell – is the Palouse area regional business manager with Avista Corporation.
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Gus LaRoy
City of Pullman Representative
Gus LaRoy is currently the Aviation Maintenance Manager for the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Flight Department.
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Tim Thomson
City of Moscow Representative
Tim Thomson is an active retiree with a broad range of interests and a strong desire to contribute to his community.
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Kate Kamerrer
Washington State University Representative
Kate Kamerrer is the Assistant Vice President for Capital Budget and Facilities Business Administration at Washington State University.
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Lee Espey
University of Idaho Representative
Lee joined the university in 2020 and brings over 10 years of operations management and industry perspective to his role as Division Operations Officer...
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