Carson, who joined the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) in October, was director of air service development at Tampa International Airport for more than 13 years and helped attract foriegn and domestic carriers to develop services to the gateway.
Before joining the Tampa aiport team, Carson was a marketing specialist at Southwest Florida International Airport and before that a passenger liasion officer for Delta Air Lines.
She has a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and marketing from Xavier University in Ohio and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. Originally from El Salvador, Carson is fluent in Spanish and German.
In 2009, she served as the chairwoman for the International Air Service Committee of the Airports Council International (ACI).
A spokeswoman for Tampa Airport confirmed that they were seeking a replacement.