Matine Nejad

Matine is a second year professional flight major at San Jose State University. She is also a part of the Horizon Air Pilot Development Program. Having completed all of her training at Trade Winds, Matine is committed to giving back by creating a fun, safe, and...

Candace Le

Candace dreamed of being a pilot as a child and is now pursuing aviation as a second career after a decade of work in public service and local government. She is excited about training the next generation of pilots and helping others who might have never seen...

Jamie Espey

Jamie was born in Arizona and raised here in Colorado. After her freshman year of college at Arizona State University, she did a discovery flight. This was inspired by her dad, who got his private pilot’s license when he was younger, as well as her great-grandfather,...

Jack Corrigan

Jack’s journey into aviation began as a child in Ireland, flying in a Cessna 172 with his dad and dreaming of the skies. Life first took him down a different path — earning a degree in Science Education and a Master’s in Mathematics before spending over a decade...

Matthew McClintock

Matthew was born and raised in the mountains of Colorado in a little town called Conifer. Matthew is a 4th generation pilot in his family following his dad being a retired United captain, his grandpap being a B-29 bomber (running 15 missions during WWII), and his...