Board of Directors

Delta Leaders

Delta's Board of Directors was established in 1930, when Delta Air Service (1928-1930) was rechartered as Delta Air Corporation on December 31, 1930. Board members are elected each year. These are Delta's past and current directors and their dates of service. For more information about Delta's current directors, see delta.com.

For Delta Air Service directors (1928-1930), see the Founding page.

Board of Directors

A-C

Name	Start Date	End Date
Allen, Ronald W.	10/23/1975	7/31/1997
Anderson, Richard H.	4/30/2007	10/11/2016
Artzt, Edwin L.	6/1/1991	4/26/2002
Atkins, Prentiss M.	12/31/1930	12/18/1939
Bastian, Edward H.	2/5/2010
Bays, Karl D.	11/3/1979	11/6/1989
Beebe, W.T.	9/14/1966	6/9/1984
Biedenharn, Bernard W.	4/28/1967	10/23/1986
Biedenharn, III; Henry A.	10/23/1986	1999
Biedenharn, Malcolm S.	12/31/1930	4/23/1950
Blake, Francis S.	7/25/2014
Boe, Archie R.	2/1/1987	1/2/1989
Bostock, Roy J.	10/29/2008	6/10/2016
Brinzo, John S.	4/30/2007	6/10/2016
Broadhead, James L.	1/1991	1/1/2003
Brown, Charles L.	5/1/1985	10/22/1992
Budd, Edward H.	5/1/1985	4/30/2007
Busbee, George D.	2/1/1983	10/23/1997
Carp, Daniel A.	4/30/2007
Carter, Ashton B.	10/23/2017	10/24/2022
Cartledge, R. Eugene	4/26/1990	4/26/2002
Cole, Todd G.	10/16/1956	8/15/1963
Courts, R.W.	6/28/1948	1/31/1983
Cushing, George R.	10/29/1945	4/22/1947

D-H

Name	Start Date	End Date	Notes
Davis, Eugene I.	4/30/2007	6/22/2009
De Sole, Domenico	10/3/2005	4/30/2007
DeWalt, David G.	11/22/2011
Dolson, Charles H.	1/10/1955	8/1/1987
Donilon, Thomas E.	2/20/2015	4/7/2017
Easter III, William H.	12/3/2012
Engler, John M.	10/29/2008	2012
Evans, Mary J.	12/28/1982	4/26/2002	When elected, last name was Head.
Faulk, C.E.	5/22/1934	8/31/1951
Fisher, George M.C.	1999	7/2/2004
FitzGerald, Catherine	12/31/1930	5/31/1934	First woman member. One of the airline industry's earliest female directors.
Flinn, Emery	10/20/1959	10/23/1975
Foret, Mickey P.	10/29/2008	6/29/2018
Franklin, Shirley C.	7/20/2011	6/30/2017
Freeman, R.W.	6/11/1947	1/23/1985
Garrett, Jr., David C.	10/24/1968	10/27/1994
Gerry, Edward H.	6/11/1947	10/1989	Longest serving member (42 years).
Richard K. Goeltz	4/30/2007	10/29/2008
Goode, David R.	4/22/1999	6/10/2016
Grinstein, Gerald	2/1/1987	9/1/2007
Harris, Hollis L.	8/1/1987	6/30/1990
Hawkins, W. Whitley	5/1/1991	3/1/1993
Hazleton, Christopher A.	6/20/2019		Northwest/Delta pilot since 1999. Nominated by the Delta Master Executive Council to serve on the Board of Directors.
Head, Mary J.			See Evans, Mary J.
Higgins, Pat	12/18/1939	10/6/1940
Higgins, Patricia L.	7/15/2005	4/30/2007
Hill, Jr., Jesse	10/23/1975	10/22/1998	First African-American member.
Huerta, Michael P.	4/19/2018

J-R

Name	Start Date	End Date	Notes
Jackson, Jeanne P.	1/25/2017
Johnson, Arthur E.	3/22/2005	4/30/2007
Johnson, Earl D.	7/25/1963	7/22/1964
Judd, L.B.	5/31/1943	12/26/1951
Kellstadt, Charles H.	7/23/1964	10/1/1975
Kilts, James M.	10/24/2002	2004
Krapek, Karl J.	7/2/2004	4/30/2007
Longmire, John R.	5/1/1953	10/28/1982
Lund, Victor L.	4/30/2007	10/29/2008
Massey, Walter	4/30/2007	10/29/2008
Mattson, George N.	10/1/2012
Maurer, R.S.	4/13/1954	7/31/1982
McHenry, Carl H.	5/31/1934	3/22/1960
Michaels, Bill	8/1/1972	5/13/1989
Miller, T.M.	7/23/1964	8/1/1987
Mullin, Leo F.	8/14/1997	4/23/2004
Nunnally, Winship	6/11/1947	10/28/1971
Oliver, Travis	12/31/1930	2/16/1955
Oppenlander, Robert	10/24/1968	10/1989
Parker, Laigh C.	12/18/1939	12/23/1959	Not consecutive years of service. Resigned 12/22/1941 to enter military; reelected on 10/29/1945.
Patton, Stuart W.	8/1/1972	10/25/1979
Phillips, John G.	8/1/1982	10/22/1992
Putnam, Carleton	5/1/1953	10/24/1984
Ralph, Douglas R.	6/25/2015	6/20/2019	Delta pilot since 1990. Nominated by the Delta Master Executive Council to serve on the Board of Directors.
Reynolds, Paula Rosput	8/17/2004	6/25/2015	When elected, last name was Rosput.
Reynolds Jr., R.J.	6/11/1947	10/1959
Rial, Sergio A.L.	12/9/2014		First Latin American member.
Rodgers, James Woodall	1/10/1955	7/6/1961
Rogers, Kenneth C.	10/29/2008	6/25/2015	Nonvoting associate member, 2005 to April 14, 2008, when he was elected as a director by the Board; then by the stockholders on 10/29/2008. Delta pilot since 1990.
Rosput, Paula G.			See Reynolds, Paula Rosput

S-Y

Name	Start Date	End Date	Notes
Slater, Rodney E.	10/29/2008	6/30/2011
Smith, Douglas Y.	12/31/1930	11/13/1956
Smith, Jr., John F.	2000	4/30/2007
Snellings, Jr., George M.	10/18/1960	10/26/1983
Spero, Joan E.	1/23/2002	7/29/2005
Steenland, Douglas M.	10/29/2008	6/30/2011
Stewart, S.A.	5/1/1953	6/30/1954
Storer, Sr., George B.	8/1/1972	10/27/1972
Sutherland, Peter D.	4/23/1992	7/1/1993
Taylor, David S.	8/7/2019
Thompson, Larry D.	10/23/2003	2005
Waller, Kathy N.	7/24/2015
Woodrow, Kenneth B.	7/1/2004	6/30/2017
Woolman, C.E.	12/31/1930	9/11/1966	Not consecutive years of service. Resigned 1934; reelected 5/5/1938.
Young, Andrew J.	4/27/1994	2004