2026 Conference Speakers

Ron Corun

President, Ron Corun Consulting, LLC

Mr. Corun is the President of Ron Corun Consulting LLC. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Previously, he worked for 23 years as the Specialty Products Sales and Marketing Manager for Associated Asphalt Partners, LLC, Director of Asphalt Technical Services for Axeon Specialty Products, Manager of Asphalt Technical Services for NuStar Asphalt LLC and the Sr. Technical Manager for the CITGO Asphalt Refining Company. Prior to those positions, he worked for 32 years for Corun & Gatch, Inc., an asphalt paving construction firm founded by his grandfather. He has worked extensively in all areas of the asphalt paving industry – laborer, equipment operator, plant operator, quality control and mix design technician, superintendent, estimator and general manager. He has served on numerous committees of the Asphalt Institute, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers and is currently Co-Chairman of the Northeast Asphalt User Producer Group. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board, The Association of Asphalt Pavement Technologists and Who’s Who in America.

Angie Seymour

Director of Government and Community Relations, Pearl River Community College

Ms. Seymour began her college experience at Pearl River Community College (PRCC) and went on to graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.S. in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing. While most of her career has been in marketing and public relations, both have prepared her to work with our federal, state, andlLocal elected officials to consistently maintain a positive relationship for PRCC. Her other roles with PRCC include, but are not limited to: serving as the project and program manager for the new PRCC Hancock Aviation Aerospace Workforce Academy, where she successfully secured over $22 million in federal, state and local funds; she has established Aviation, Aerospace, and Industry Manufacturing Roundtables to provide insight to our industry leaders and help build partnerships; she serves on numerous boards throughout the Gulf Coast Region and attends community events to raise awareness about PRCC’s programs and opportunities. She recently began serving as the PRCC Workforce Development Project Manager for Hancock County.

Angie is the proud mother of Emily McCord, who is currently attending Mississippi State University, and Mark Seymour III, who attends Biloxi Upper Elementary.

JOSH STUBBS

Director of Aeronautics and Rails, Mississippi Department of Transportation

Josh Stubbs has been at MDOT since 2009. After a short stint in highway safety, Josh spent the next 11 years working on railroad related matters, primarily focused on railroad crossing safety issues around the state of Mississippi. He began serving as the Director of the Aeronautics and Rails Division in September of 2021. He is a 2008 graduate of Mississippi State University and a registered professional engineer.

JEFF WAGNER

SHAREHOLDER, BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ. P.C.

Jeff Wagner, a shareholder in the Firm’s Jackson office, focuses his practice on public/governmental law and commercial transactional work. Mr. Wagner has extensive experience in public law matters, including the financing of public projects, public procurements and construction matters. Mr. Wagner regularly works with airports on all types of procurement, contracting and regulatory issues. Mr. Wagner served as counsel to the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority for over twenty years and has served as special counsel to the March Joint Powers Authority and the March Inland Port Airport Authority (Riverside, California) on Federal Aviation Administration regulatory issues. Mr. Wagner is general counsel to the Mississippi Airports Association. Mr. Wagner also helps clients in complying with regulatory requirements in other transportation infrastructure projects.

In addition to his public/governmental law work, Mr. Wagner helps clients in structuring and closing all types of complex financial transactions. Mr. Wagner has significant experience working with lenders and borrowers using federal and state loan guaranty programs, including programs through the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Small Business Administration. Mr. Wagner also represents clients in all types of affordable housing development.

Mr. Wagner’s experience has allowed him to develop an understanding of the organizational and practical considerations necessary to the achievement of a successful and timely result in all types of large and complex projects.

Bobby Walston, P.E.

Vice President of Aviation Development, 1200.aero, Inc.

Bobby Walston is a distinguished aviation executive and professional engineer with more than 35 years of experience in aviation planning, development, and management. Throughout his career, he has focused on expanding aviation infrastructure, advancing aviation technologies, and fostering public-private partnerships to meet the evolving needs of government and industry.

Bobby serves as Vice President of Aviation Development for 1200.aero, Inc., an innovative aviation technology company developing advanced decision-support and data analytics tools for airport operators and state aviation agencies. In this role, he leads business and product development initiatives and represents the company at national conferences and forums.

Bobby also founded Walston Consulting, LLC, through which he provides strategic and operational guidance to airports, aviation agencies and airport industries, the areas where he has built his deepest expertise over more than three decades.

Prior to his consulting work, Bobby served for ten years as Director of Aviation for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. In this role, he led all aviation functions for the state, including airport system planning and development, funding and grant programs, and initiatives to assist communities in building and improving their airports. He also managed North Carolina’s emerging aviation programs, directed the state’s flight department serving all agencies, and supported aviation-related business development across the state.

Bobby also had a distinguished 28-year military career in the Air National Guard, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. As a Civil Engineer Officer, he supported missions and training exercises across four continents and multiple U.S. states.

In 2020–2021, Bobby served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the NASAO.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master’s in Military Operational Art and Science from the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of North Carolina.