Nia Newton

Nia Newton serves as the Deputy Chief of Business Development and Management, overseeing the Office of Commercial Management, Procurement, and Ground Transportation at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Before joining BWI, Nia served as the Chief Legal Officer at Fraport USA, a concessions developer.  Prior to Fraport, Nia served as Corporate Counsel, Restaurant Brands & Development, at HMSHost.  Nia started her career as an attorney at the law firm Nixon Peabody where she specialized in franchise law. She is originally from Newburgh, NY and is the oldest of three girls. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and Georgetown Law in Washington, DC.  She has lived in Washington, DC since 2012. Nia enjoys working out, riding Capital Bikeshare, karaoke, trying new restaurants, hanging out with friends and family, sewing, and most importantly – traveling. Fun fact about Nia, she lived in Lagos, Nigeria for five years with her family when she was a child and has since revisited the continent three times as an adult.