2018 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40 Award Recipients

Throughout 2018, hundreds of nominations were submitted across eight career categories. NBAA’s Young Professionals in Business Aviation (YoPro) Council reviewed these outstanding candidates and identified 40 men and women who represent the best of our industry. This is NBAA’s 2018 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40, and these are their stories.

ANTHONY BANOME
FBO Director of Sales
Fontainebleau Aviation

JOSEPH BARBER
Director of Business Development
Aircraft Management Clay Lacy Aviation

ADAM BECKMAN
Lecturer, Center for Aviation Studies
The Ohio State University

WILLIAM “BILLY” BOHLKE
Owner and Chief Pilot
Bohlke International Airways

LEE BREWSTER
Director of Product Marketing
Flightdocs

NEIL EVERETT CAPANO
Founder
YonderWest Aero

CATRINA CAPISTRANT
Safety Manager/ International Captain
VISA

JENNIFER CIOTTA
Contract Flight Attendant

ERNESTA CORCORAN
Director of Charter Sales
Jetstream Aviation, Inc.

ERIN CROOP
Marketing Coordinator
Base Operations at Page Field

JENNIFER DROLEMA
CFO
Northern Jet Management

KYLE EISERER
President
Apex Executive Jet Center

BRAD ELLIOTT
General Manager
Desert Jet Center

JARED GRINDSTAFF
Chief Pilot
MasterCorp

KALI HAGUE
Attorney
Jetlaw, LLC

ADAM HARTLEY
Manager, Charter Management Team
Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.

COREY HOBBS
Captain
Jet Aviation

MOHAMMED HUSARY
Co-Owner/Founder and Executive President
UAS International Trip Support

JOSH JABOUR
Sales Executive
AirSure Limited

NICK LAMBERT
Chief Pilot
Van Wall Equipment

KATE LATIS
Founder
BizAv Young Talent Initiative

KINDRA MAHLER
Sales and Marketing Specialist
Fargo Jet Center

ALEX MARKS, CAM
Senior Captain
Exelon

JADE MARTIN
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

DANIEL PEREZ
First Officer
Latitude 33 Aviation

MARY POIRIER, CAM
Corporate Pilot/Safety Manager
Jackson National Life Insurance

CHRIS QUIOCHO
Founder and CEO
OFFLAND Media AeroSystems, Inc.

GINA RADKE
CEO
Galley Support Innovations

JEFF RAMSDEN
Founder and Owner
Ramjet Aviation, Inc.

ANNA ROMER
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
3M

JESSICA ROWDEN
General Manager
Cutter Aviation

CHRISTOPHER SALLEY
FBO/CRS 145 Sales & Marketing Manager
National Jets, Inc.

CYRUS SIGARI
President
jetAVIVA

MATTHEW SIMMONDS
Captain
Dallas Area Flight Department

CALEB STITELY
Marketing & Client Relations Manager
Chantilly Air, Inc.

CHRIS SWATHWOOD
Director of Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions
Altivation

BRIAN TYMINSKI
Owner
Compressed Gas Systems

ZACH UNGERLEIDER
Aftermarket Sales Manager
Textron Aviation

SHAESTA WAIZ
Founder and President
Dreams Soar

BRANDON WILLIAMS
Lead Captain – Training
Richardson Aviation