Theresia Schatz, A.A.E.
Senior Project Manager
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Phone: 844-577-4400 Ext. 820
Theresia “Sia” Schatz has over 40 years of diverse experience in the aviation industry. She has experience with various aspects of the industry from the airlines to numerous airport and Port Authority positions and most recently with the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP).
Prior to joining ADK in 2022, Sia was Senior Program Officer for the ACRP at the Transportation Research Board under The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Since 2008, Sia has managed a variety of current, applied research projects geared to finding current, practical solutions to airport issues. The range of research topics she managed for the airport industry included operations, environmental, business and finance, human resources, safety, policy, and planning.
Prior to ACRP, Sia was with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and held a variety of supervisory and managerial positions throughout the Aviation Department including airport operations, administration and property management at JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia Airports. In her last position with the Port Authority, Sia was the Assistant Manager, Properties & Commercial Development at LaGuardia Airport, the principal business unit that negotiates and administrates the major airline leases that were valued at over $200 million in annual revenue.
In addition, Sia has worked for Lufthansa German Airlines at its North American headquarters and at JFK International Airport, an FBO at Republic Airport, NY and an internship at a New York Aviation Consulting Firm.
Sia holds certificates as a FAA Private Pilot and a Flight Dispatcher. She is an Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), a member of the Northeast Chapter and a Board member of International American Association of Airport Executives (IAAE). Sia holds an MBA, Baruch College, City University of New York, a B.S. in Aviation Management from Florida Institute of Technology, where she currently serves on the Advisory Board for the College of Aeronautics and also holds an A.A.S in Aerospace Technology from Farmingdale College, State University of New York, where she was recently inducted to the Aviation Hall of Fame.
Sia and her husband, Michael, were born and bred in New York City and have been residents of Maryland, in the DC region and now reside in South Central Pennsylvania. They have two adult children, and enjoy their rescue, Adelaide, “Addie.”