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BBCC Aviation Staff

 

Full Time Faculty from Left to Right:

John Gillespie, joined BBCC in 1995


B.A. Gonzaga University; A.A.S., A.A. & S. BigBend Community College; FAA Certificates including: Commercial Pilot, Single and Multi-Engine: Gold Seal Flight Instructor, Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land; Ground Instructor, Advanced and Instrument.
Phone: (509)793-2246

Send email to johng@bigbend.edu   

Greg Crane, joined BBCC in 1998


A.A.S., Big Bend Community College, FAA Certificates include: Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land and Sea, Multi-Engine Land, Instrument Airplane; Flight Instructor Single and Multi-Engine, Instrument Airplane; Ground Instructor, Advanced and Instrument; FAA Pilot Examiner.

Phone: (509)793-2245

Send email to gregc@bigbend.edu

Joe MacDougall, joined BBCC in 2000 

 

B.Sc., in Aeronautics, University of North Dakota 1997
Diploma in Aviation, Mount Royal College, (Canada) 1995 Canadian Certificates: Commercial Multi-Instrument; FAA Certificates: Commercial Multi-Instrument; Flight Instructor, Single, Instrument;
-Four and a half years weather modification experience in Canada, U.S., & South America
-Webmaster of
AvCanada (Online aviation employment)
-Webmaster of 
BBCC Aviation 

Phone: (509)793-2249

Send email to joemac@bigbend.edu 

Pete Hammer, joined BBCC in 1976

 
A.A.S., Big Bend Community College;FAA Certificate including: Commercial Pilot , Single and Multi-Engine, Land and Sea, Rotocraft-Helicopter; Ground Instructor, Advanced and Instrument; Mechanic A&P; FAA Pilot Examiner.
Phone: (509)793-2247

Send email to peteh@bigbend.edu

 

 

John M. Swedburg, joined BBCC in 1982

 
B.A./ B.Th., Nebraska Christian College; M.A., Sangamon State University; FAA Certificates including: Airline Transport Pilot; Flight Instructor, Single and Multi-Engine, Sea and Land, Instrument; Ground Instructor, Advanced and Instrument.

Phone: (509)793-2250

Send email to johns@bigbend.edu

 

Lewis Mason, joined BBCC in 1992

B.S., U. S. Naval Academy ; M.S., Naval Postgraduate School; CDR USN (Ret); FAA Certificates including: Airline Transport Pilot, Multi-Engine; Commercial Pilot Single Engine; Flight Instructor, Single and Multi-Engine, Instrument; Ground Instructor, Advanced and Instrument. 
Phone: (509)793-2248
Send email to lgmason@atnet.net 

 Our knowledgeable support staff  

 

Geralyn Topalanchik

Big Bend Community College, Aviation Secretary.

Joined BBCC in 2005

Irene Osumi

Big Bend Community College, Program Coordinator.

Joined BBCC in 1988

 

 
 

Howard Temple

Big Bend Community College, Lead Mechanic, IA

Joined BBCC in 2003

 

Nathan Holes

Big Bend Community College, Mechanic, IA

Joined BBCC in 2003