Education
Mount Saint Mary College (New Hampshire).
administrator executive chairman of Meridiam
Mount Saint Mary College (New Hampshire).
She was the first female Administrator of the United States. Federal Aviation Administration from 1997 to 2002. Garvey (née Famiano) earned her Bachelor of Arts from Mount Saint Mary College (a Catholic women"s college in Hooksett, New Hampshire which closed in 1978) and her Master of Arts from Mount Holyoke College and has been awarded several honorary degrees. She had previously worked as a teacher, highway safety administrator, and the director of Logan International Airport.
She was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Administrator of the United States. Federal Aviation Administration in 1997, and holds several "firsts" for an Federal Aviation Administration Administrator: she was the first Administrator appointed to a 5-year term, the first female Administrator, and the first Administrator who was not a licensed pilot.
She was the Administrator during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Following the 2008 presidential election, Garvey was named as one of six experts advising the Obama transition team on transportation issues.
She was among a small group of candidates mentioned for the post of United States Secretary of Transportation in the Obama administration, though the eventual choice was congressman Ray LaHood. Garvey is the chairwoman of the Capital-to-Capital Coalition, which works to promote non-stop service between Beijing and Washington Dulles International Airport.
She also serves on the board of United Continental Holdings.
She is currently also chairman of Meridiam in North America, and has been a board member of MITRE since 2004.
