Meet the Granite Crew!
Windsock - Customer Service Representative
Born in 2006, she is young, but she is fierce! In 2008, Windsock was rescued from the Panhandle Animal Shelter and brought to the Sandpoint Airport. Generally speaking, she is a great asset to the team. She rarely barks, never works, and only occasionally sleeps on the job! Windsock likes to protect her turf from the dogs that come and visit Granite Aviation and also chase birds…. which she gets scolded for (worth it to her though!) Windsock has a love for aviation that is just as strong as the rest of us, she enjoys going into airplanes, jets and even helicopters! If you leave your doors open, do a Windsock check before departing. Her favorite people that visit her at work are the UPS delivery people (so she can have a box to play in) and her fans that come in every morning. Windsock is the Sandpoint Airport’s celebrity; people want pictures with her and she is posted on all of their social media, she has quite the following. She loves visits, so come on in!
Troy Hindle - Manager
Troy is originally from the East Coast and relocated with his family to Sandpoint a few years ago. He enjoys aviation, the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.
Amanda Rochelle - Assistant Manager
Vonda Esh - Front Desk Coordinator
Not only is she a front desk coordinator and customer service extraordinaire, but she is also the writer and publisher of our ever-so-famous, “FBO Weekender”! There you’ll find ALL the latest airport news (definitely all true), random updates and observations, and some humor too! That’s not all though, on top of being a top notch member of our team, Vonda is also an entrepreneur, an amazing mother to two boys and my goodness you should see her garden! Her creativity, artistic touch and desire to achieve perfection shines through every aspect of her life.
Suzanne R. - Front Desk Coordinator
Suzanne is one of our front desk coordinators and you’re sure to be greeted with a warm smile and a kind word whenever she is on duty! She is currently working on getting her private pilot’s license. She plans to one day use her aviation skills to do missionary work abroad where she hopes to be flying her favorite plane, a Kodiak!
Aaron Roush - Line Service Technician
Aaron and his family moved to North Idaho from Oregon a handful of years ago and love calling this place home! An avid aviation enthusiast, Aaron works with us as well as helps run the family business, all while attending college full time! He is enrolled at Moody Aviation where he is honing his skills so that he can utilize them doing missions work in the future.
We are hiring!
We are currently looking to add to our team! Check out our “Employment Opportunities” page for more information!