Cecelia L. Hunziker

Cecelia L. Hunziker has served as the Regional Administrator for the FAA's Great Lakes Region since September 1996. The 8 state region has 6,500 full time employees with an operations budget of $650 million a year. The region is one of the largest in terms of registered aircraft and airports, has the world's busiest Air Traffic Control Centers at Cleveland and Chicago, and the biggest and best U.S. airshow - the EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. The region is the nighttime air cargo hub of the nation.

Ms. Hunziker is a native of Alaska where she was part owner of an FBO prior to coming to work for the FAA. She has held various positions in Personal, Logistics, Civil Rights, Management Services, Budget, Flight Standards, and Air Traffic. She has served in the Washington Headquarters, FAA Aeronautical Center, and in 3 FAA Regions.

Ms. Hunziker has distinguished herself as a recipient of many awards during her 30 year FAA career. Most recently she was awarded the 1998 Secretary's Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Achievement and the Thirty First Annual DOT Secretary's Award of Diversity.

Ms. Hunziker holds a 1984 BA degree in Human Resource Development from Alaska Pacific University, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Ms. Hunziker and her husband Jim Bradford live in the northwestern Chicago Metropolitan area. She has one son and 7 grandchildren.