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Lydia H. Kennard
This page last reviewed January 4, 2010
Appointed August 2004 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lydia H. Kennard is the former Executive Director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA),
serving from 1999-2003 and again from late 2005 through early 2007. As
LAWA Executive Director, Ms. Kennard was responsible for the operations
of four Los Angeles-area airports -- Los Angeles International, Ontario
International, Palmdale Regional and Van Nuys.
Ms. Kennard is a director of AMB Property, Inc., a global developer and
operator of industrial real estate; a director of Intermec, an
industrial technologies company; a director of
URS, a multinational professional services corporation; a trustee of
the Rand Corporation and the University of Southern California; and a
member of the UniHealth Foundation Board.
Ms. Kennard's academic credentials include a juris doctorate from
Harvard Law School, a master's degree in City Planning from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in Urban
Planning and Management from Stanford University.
