Meet Our Dedicated Team

From experienced flight instructors to skilled maintenance professionals and efficient dispatchers, our team is committed to providing the highest quality flight training experience.

Management Team

Elijah Burgess

Elijah Burgess

Manager

Gold Seal CFI/IERAU GraduateAirline Captain

Hi, I'm Eli, the owner of EB Flight Training. Whil...

Deven Chavez

Deven Chavez

Operations Manager

Flight Instructor CFIERAU Graduate

I was born and raised in Florida and fell in love ...

Dispatchers

Coordinating schedules and ensuring smooth daily operations

Pierce Warp

Pierce Warp

Dispatch Manager

Flight DispatcherGround InstructorCFICFII

Pierce leads our dispatch team, coordinating sched...

Alynne Cawley

Alynne Cawley

Dispatcher

Flight DispatcherCommercial Pilot

Alynne is our newest dispatcher. She is a student ...

Quality Flight Instructors

Meet our people - Flight Training Done Right

Why Our Instructors Are the Best in the Area

Every instructor at EB Flight Training is hand-selected through a rigorous interview and skills evaluation process. We hold our instructors to an exceptionally high standard — because your training deserves nothing less.

Rigorous Interview Process

Candidates undergo multi-stage interviews covering aviation knowledge, teaching ability, and professionalism.

Skills & Standards Testing

Every instructor is evaluated in the aircraft and on the ground to ensure they meet our exacting standards before joining the team.

Only the Best Make the Cut

We turn away qualified candidates who don't meet our culture and quality bar. Your success depends on who teaches you.

Jacob Nessim

Jacob Nessim

Lead CFI

Flight Instructor CFI/IERAU Graduate

I grew up near JFK Airport in Long Island, New Yor...

"Becca" Butler

"Becca" Butler

Flight Instructor

CFIEverglades University Graduate

Hi, I'm Becca! I am originally from Colorado and n...

Collin Maynard

Collin Maynard

Flight Instructor

CFI/IERAU Graduate

Hi, I'm Collin. I was born and raised in Ocala, Fl...

Ben Kimmel

Ben Kimmel

Senior Flight Instructor

CFI/IERAU Graduate

I'm originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Outside o...

Timothy Bannon

Timothy Bannon

Flight Instructor & Simulator Tech

CFI/IERAU GraduateSimulator Tech

Hello! I'm Tim, originally from Connecticut. Growi...

Zachary Barnhart

Zachary Barnhart

Flight Instructor

CFI/IDavenport University Graduate

I'm originally from Michigan and have always been ...

"Lexi" Zeruto

"Lexi" Zeruto

Flight Instructor

CFI/IERAU Graduate

Lexi began her aviation journey in Southern Maryla...

Rob Hines

Rob Hines

Flight Instructor

CFI/IERAU GraduateCitation Jet ExperienceSimulator Tech

Hi, I'm Rob. I'm originally from Louisville, Kentu...

Pierce Warp

Pierce Warp

Flight Instructor

CFICFIIGround Instructor

Pierce is a former dispatcher at ERAU's flight dep...

Maintenance Team

Keeping our fleet safe and airworthy

George Sullivan

George Sullivan

Maintenance A&P

A&P MechanicFormer U.S. Army Pilot

George brings over 40 years of aviation experience...

"Ziggy" Villavicencio

"Ziggy" Villavicencio

Maintenance A&P

A&P MechanicC172 Specialist

Ziggy brings over 7 years of hands-on experience w...