McKINNEY, Texas  –  The McKinney Airport Development Corporation (MADC), leading body of the Collin County Regional Airport, elected two officers last month due to a vacancy left by the former chairman who resigned in December 2008.  

John Wroten, former MADC Vice Chairman, was elected Chairman. Wroten is a retired long-time executive of EDS in Plano overseeing corporate administration, which included travel services and aviation. He has served on the MADC board since its inception in 2007.  

Andy Cowan, former MADC Treasurer, is now Vice Chairman and Treasurer. Cowan retired from JC Penney as their Vice President of Applications Development, IT and served on the Collin County Regional Airport Board, the predecessor of MADC, from 2005 through 2007. He is a private pilot with 1,700 flight hours and owns and operates aircraft out of the airport.   

New MADC board member Mark David was appointed by City Council last month to fill the open seventh seat. David is an investor in real estate in McKinney and the surrounding area. He is a past owner of the fixed base operator and corporate hangars at Collin County Regional Airport. He is also an owner of Ussery Printing and Texas Institute of Science. 

Other members of the MADC Board of Directors include Daniel Jones, CEO of Encore Wire, Glynn Raymer, Vice President of Combat Systems at Raytheon , Harry McKillop, an executive with the Perot Group, and John Sullivan, retired executive of Texas Instruments and President of Welsh-Sullivan Group. 

The MADC board meets on the second Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. in the board room of the MEDC. Visit the airport’s Web site, www.flymckinney.com, for updates or changes to the meeting schedule.