Principal, Independent Mortgage Company. Inc.
Shelly Lesikar deZevallos is a small business owner. She is principal at Independent Mortgage Company and president of West Houston Airport. She started her career sweeping hangars at the age of eight and earned her pilot license at 17. Part of the family business, she focuses on aviation and infrastructure safety.
deZevallos currently serves Texas as chair of the Texas Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee and as a board member of the EAA. She previously participated on the NBAA Local and Regional Group Committee and was a member of the FAA Safety Oversight Certification Advisory Committee (SOCAC) formed in 2019. She is also a member of the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety Center Industry Advisory Board. In 2024, she was instrumental in developing the Girl Scout San Jacinto Council “Discover Aviation” patch.
She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas, her MBA from Texas A&M University and her Doctorate of Education in Aviation and Space Science from Oklahoma State University. deZevallos is an active multi-engine pilot and resides in Houston, TX, with her husband and twin daughters.
Joined NBAA Board: 2016
Current Term Expires: 2026
Committee Service: Member, Audit Committee
Additional Information About Shelly Lesikar deZevallos
| Oct. 18, 2023 | Board Elections Take Place at NBAA Annual Meeting During NBAA-BACE |
| Dec. 14, 2020 | Members Re-Elect Nine Board Leaders at Virtual Annual Meeting | Oct. 11, 2017 | NBAA Announces New Board & AMAC Leaders, Re-Elects Directors |
| Jan. 23, 2017 | NBAA Welcomes Three New Board Members |
Updated Jan. 21, 2026
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