Chairman Emeritus Jerry Smith is Chairman Emeritus of JB&A Aviation and continues to play an active role in the company. He is a commercial instrument, multi-engine and instructor pilot in airplanes and helicopters and has a Westwind type rating. Jerry started his flying career in the ROTC flight program at the University of Vermont in […]
Team Members Archive
President Jon Taylor is President of JB&A Aviation and has more than 38 years experience in business jet aircraft sales and acquisition. He brings both a strong technological and aviation background to JB&A Aviation and his clients. As President he is not only responsible for aircraft sales but also administrative operations, and database management. Jon […]
Vice President Toby Smith is Vice President of JB&A Aviation and has been helping clients buy and sell corporate aircraft for over 25 years. He operates a satellite office located at the Atlantic Aviation FBO in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In his time with the company, Toby has been responsible for maintaining customer relationships and bringing in […]
Associate Partner Les Space joined JB&A Aviation in 2006 bringing with him 40 years experience in business aviation. Prior to JB&A Les held several senior management positions in aircraft sales, management, manufacturing and maintenance organizations. In addition to sales and management, Les is an Airline Transport Rated Flight Safety graduate with over 8,000 flying hours […]
Associate Partner Bill McNease joined JB&A Aviation in 2018. Bill flew in SE Asia in 1971-72 with the 225th and 73rd Surveillance Airplane Companies and in Alaska with the 222nd SAC. He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University, BA Professional Aviation and Delta State University, MA Commercial Aviation. He was a Test Pilot, Undercover […]
Associate Partner Steve Schulte joined JB&A Aviation in 2022. Steve started his 30 years of aviation experience while in High School in 1992, taking an Aviation Maintenance Tech class which allowed him to work as an airplane mechanic part time for Wings of Hope. In 1994 Steve started working for Executive Beechcraft (14 years) where […]
Associate Partner Nick Steenson joined JB&A Aviation in 2024. His 25 years of aviation experience began as a Senior in High School, earning his private pilot license and instrument rating before attending college. He attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney, achieving a Bachelor of Science degree in Aircraft Systems Management in 2004. While earning […]
Office Manager/Controller Dee Smith has been with the company since 2015 and is the Office Manager/Controller at JB&A Aviation – Tulsa. She graduated from Texas Christian University. She has previous experience as an ESL teacher and as office manager/bookkeeper of M&W Powersports. Dee brings with her over 15 years of work experience in which she […]
Office Manager Brenda Hallaron has been with the company since 2017 and is the Office Manager at JB&A Aviation – Houston. She’s an administrative professional with 35+ years of experience across education, medical, real estate, and oil & gas. Her experience includes contract negotiations, maintaining databases, preparing reports, inventory, accounts payable, advertising and customer service. […]