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24 airportbusiness November 2015 Karen Korir chose a career in aviation planning because of its complex inter- disciplinary body of work. She explains on any given day "you are dealing with engineering, architecture, law regulations, finance, operations, corpo- rate strategy, project management, and the list goes on." Korir juggles a lot as an aviation industry planner for the world's busiest airports. She currently serves as managing planner for Houston Airport System, covering three air- ports that include George Bush InterContinental Airport, Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport. She led the program planning effort for the $1.5 billion InterContinental Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program that includes a new international terminal, expansion and reconfiguration of Federal Inspection Service, a new vehicle parking garage and other infrastructure improvements. Korir also served on an executive-level negotiation committee with United Airlines, which resulted in a successful agreement to transfer an existing terminal facility to accommodate the proposed development plans. The program plan for this effort has received several accolades across the industry. Korir has been involved in providing planning support for the development of new master plans for Houston's airports. She provided planning support to the spaceport study program for Ellington Airport that resulted in the FAA granting Houston Airport System a license in June to build and operate a commercial spaceport. DID YOU KNOW? KORIR provides coach- ing sessions to colleagues preparing for AAAE certification. Karen Korir: Juggles Multiple Aviation Tasks Managing Aviation Planner Houston Airport System Age: 36 Years in Aviation: 12 Memberships: AAAE