Meet the Staff

The AeroDynamic Family

We consider ourselves a family of aviators. Our desire is to create a fun, exciting and professional atmosphere devoted to making competent new pilots. Our team of staff and instructors is vital to this. Whether you have a simple question about your first flight or more complex question about training, we are here to help. Feel free to stop by, email or call with any questions you have and our knowledgeable team will do their best to make you love aviation as much as they do.

San Jose Instructors

Salinas Instructors

Monterey Instructos

The Owners

Josh is the CEO and fleet manager for AeroDynamic Aviation. In addition to company management, thanks to years of business college, he is also a pilot and mechanic. He learned to fly at AeroDynamic and was caught by the aviation bug. You’ll often catch him hopping out of his J3 Cub with barefeet with a grin on his face. He’s happy to share his love of flying and knowledge, so track him down in the hangar and ask him how airplanes work.

Jen is the Chief Instructor, so chances are you will fly with her at some point. In her spare time she flies in aerobatic competitions, writes documents for AeroDynamic, and flies with the staff of instructors. She's worked for the airlines in supervisor positions, pilot hiring department, and served 4 years as a first officer for Mesa Air on the CRJ. She moved on to flying corporate (King Air, Citation) and realized she loved teaching people how to fly.

The Offices

Reid-Hillview

Matt - first solo flight

At our Reid-Hillview location, Matt is our full-time office manager. He is currently working on his Private Pilot license and plans to continue in an aviation career. His goal is eventually flying for the airlines. We can't wait to see him succeed!

Chaz works part-time at the office, and you'll most often find him there on Thursdays and Fridays. After earning his Private Pilot License with us, he moved back to Australia and finished up his other ratings. He is now actively working on his flight instructor license with us and we hope he will be joining our CFI list soon!

Monterey & Salinas

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Kate - first solo flight

Kate is our Monterey office manager. After earning her Private Pilot License with us, she works to support her flight career and is headed toward an Instrument Rating now. On the weekends, Haley, an ROTC cadet and local high school student, fills in at the office.

Although Salinas is not staffed, they are available to assist with operations and answers calls to support both Monterey and Salinas inquiries.