Stephen Oberlies has joined the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport as Director of Finance. Oberlies is responsible for directing and managing all airport financial and administrative activities.

Oberlies holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi. With over 26 years of accounting experience, he returns to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, where he previously served from 2007 to 2017, after having most recently worked as Controller for Roy Anderson Corporation in Gulfport. There, he oversaw the finance and accounting departments for one of the most successful construction firms in the Southeast.

Oberlies is a member of the Mississippi Society of CPAs, and he serves as Finance Chairman for the St. James Catholic Parish Fall Festival. Oberlies is a sacristan for St. James Catholic Church, where he also serves as a Core Team Member for the Life Teen Youth Program.