It's often been said that a career at STAR Flight is more of a lifestyle than a job. With all the training and educational demands and the realities of working and covering for each other in a small program, it can be easy to lose the personalities behind the uniforms. Our constant focus on "scooping and swooping" leaves us little time to get to know YOU, the emergency responders, nurses, practitioners and the everyday citizens of Central Texas.
But we want you to know that behind the tan flight suits are personalities! People with families, hobbies, history and lives. People that work hard, play hard and love to help others.
Program Directors
- Craig Hilzendager - Director of Aviation Operations / Justin Soulier – Director of Medical Operations
Management
- Frank Veliz - Director of Maintenance
- Joe Lebreque - Director of Safety
- Nick Volz – Chief Clinical Supervisor
- Brandon Solomon - Assistant Chief Clinical Supervisor
- James Esquivel – Chief Medical Supervisor
- Taylor Petty - Chief Pilot
- Marc Jones - Assistant Chief Pilot
- Patrick Phillips - Chief Deputy
Pilots
- Ryan Kelly - Senior Pilot
- Ryan Baker - Senior Pilot
- Jeffrey Picklesimer
- Dwayne Hernandez
- Andrew Pohl
- Drew Stringer
- Brian Rinck
Mechanics
- Robert Pado - Senior Mechanic
- John Jacobsen
- Bryan Franklin
- Alexis Diaz Morales
Flight Paramedics
- Andrew Gallagher - Senior Flight Paramedic
- Patrick Brennan - Senior Flight Paramedic
- Joel Covery
- Tim Watkins
- Cody Tucker
- Maximiliano Ballesteros
Flight Nurses
- Jason Freitag - Senior Flight Nurse
- Jennifer Roberts - Senior Flight Nurse
- Jessica Lieb
- Ashley Reinert
- Jennifer Baxley
- Caleb Merrell
- Katie White
- Cristian Delao
