John Sistarenik was recently appointed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to the Board of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority for a four-year term through July 2026. He replaces Mary Rose Evans, whose term expired following 20 years of service.
The Louisville Regional Airport Authority owns, operates and develops the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) and Bowman Field (LOU).
Mr. Sistarenik is a retired professor of political science having taught American Government and World Politics at Henderson Community College and Jefferson Community and Technical College for a combined 45 years. He currently teaches in the Veritas Program at Bellarmine University and serves as a reading tutor for students at Mt. Washington Elementary School in Bullitt County through the HUG (Helping Us Grow) Program.
Thanks to his community involvement, including leadership roles with the Airport Neighbors Alliance (ANA) and Community Noise Forum (CNF), Mr. Sistarenik brings a familiarity of the Airport Authority and the airports’ operations with him to the Board. Since 1996, he has served as Vice Chair of the ANA while also serving as Chair of the CNF since 2003.
Mr. Sistarenik is a longtime volunteer for the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council (OLNC), including serving as its Chair twice. He remains actively engaged and since 2020, has held the position of Secretary on the OLNC Property Improvement Committee. He also served as Chair of the Garvin Gate Association in Old Louisville from 2011 to 2015.
Mr. Sistarenik received his bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY and earned his master’s degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He currently resides in Old Louisville with his husband.
