A proposed contract extension and salary increase for Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh is headed to a vote by the JAA board.
On Nov. 19, the authority’s CEO Evaluation Committee, made up of five JAA board members, voted to recommend a three-year extension for VanLoh, along with a 10% pay raise from $386,252 to $425,000.
If approved by the full seven-member JAA board, the increase will take effect Dec. 1. VanLoh also would be eligible for a 25% bonus based on his new salary when his goals are reviewed in November 2026. That would boost his total compensation to $531,250.
In 2024, the JAA board approved a 3% cost-of-living raise to VanLoh’s base pay of $375,000, plus a $99,750 contractual performance bonus.
The CEO Evaluation Committee is JAA board Chair David Hodges, Fernando Acosta-Rua, Michelle Barnett, Sol Brotman and Andy Hofheimer.
VanLoh’s bonus would be contingent on achieving performance goals that would be evaluated in late 2026.
They include JAA maintaining a 30% operating margin and VanLoh devoting at least two full days to providing updates to members of the Jacksonville City Council and Duval County legislative delegation with the JAA board and staff present.
Other civic duties are required, including speaking engagements. Employee satisfaction, land development and job creation are also proposed considerations.
VanLoh’s contract expires Nov. 30, 2026. An extension would need to be mutually agreed upon between VanLoh and JAA within 120 days of its expiration. A meeting to discuss his contract with the board is not scheduled, but the committee expressed urgency to prioritize it.
The JAA board hired VanLoh as CEO in 2018. He previously was president and CEO of the Tulsa Airports Authority; director of aviation for the city of Kansas City, Missouri; and president and CEO of the Chattanooga Airport Authority. He was selected from a pool of 73 candidates.