Rikki has been the manager at Crest Airpark since 1997. She oversees all Crest Airpark operations. Rikki enjoys camping and water skiing and lives with her husband Charley and their children Zach, Jarred, and Mycah in Auburn.

Zach continues to work as the webmaster for this site. He is currently employed by the Richland School District working in the Tri-Cities, WA area. You may see him wandering around the office every now and then servicing the computer hardware around the office.

Silvia is part of the front desk staff. She has been working on her Private Pilots license and hopes someday soon to become a CFI. She is attending GRCC and working on getting her AAS degree in Professional Pilot. She also graduated from Cortiva Institute Brenneke School of Massage in February 2007 and is working on getting her license at the moment. On her free time she likes to ride her ATV, go camping, snowboarding, and snowmobiling.

Adam has been working at Crest Airpark since 2006. He is a private pilot with an instrument rating, is currently working on his commercial license, and plans to get his CFI after that. After graduating from Green River Community College, Adam is attending Embry Riddle where he is majoring in professional aeronautics.

Phi Du Le has been a part of Crest Airpark’s office staff since spring of 2007. Graduated from Green River June 11, 2008 and is now working on getting his flight ratings. Phi Du is hoping to become a CFI for Crest and one day fly for the airliners. On his off time when he is not flying, Phi Du likes to play sports, snowboarding in the winter, wakeboarding in the summer and hang out with friends. He currently plays in the Seattle fast pitch league at Green Lake. Phi Du is also a very active board member of a non-profit Vietnamese Organization called Tet in Seattle which promotes cultural diversity in Washington.

Kevin works for Crest running the front desk. He is currently a student at Green River Community College in the professional pilot program. Kevin has his private pilot’s license with an instrument rating. He is starting on his commercial license, and then plans to work as a CFI. When finished at Green River, he plans on getting his four-year degree and one-day fly professionally. When he is not flying or at work he enjoys outdoor activities such as backpacking and cycling. He once rode his bicycle on a 14 day tour down the Washington and Oregon coast camping along the way.

Darryl started flying at 17 years old and has been instructing off and on for 23 years. He is married and has two children. Darryl has over 200 hours of banner towing experience and loves to do spin training. He enjoys teaching full time at all levels Private, Instrument, Commercial CFI and CFII. His teaching passion is tail dragger endorsements.

Meg is a self-described "ramp-rat", passionate about flying and passionate about teaching. She earned her CFI ticket at Crest in 2003. Meg teaches the private pilot through CFI tickets and specializes in biennial flight reviews for pilots who are months or even years out of currency. She is one of 17 people in the world to concurrently hold the title of Master of Ground Instruction and Master of Flight Instruction from the National Association of Flight Instructors. Meg has flown a B-25, several light sport aircraft, a DC-3 and a motorglider. When she is not flying she writes articles for General Aviation News and Aviation for Women magazine. She also plays the drums in a jazz band.

Anders has more than fifty years experience as a pilot and flight instructor. He holds Airline Pilot Multi and Single Engine certification and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Flight Instructors in 1999. He has ‘The Wright Brothers “Master Pilot” Award. His aviation passion is teaching the art and science of flying, which he has been doing for more that 27,000 hours.

Dave Lehman has been flying for over 36 years and is rated to fly all categories of aircraft; airplane, rotorcraft, glider and balloon. He grew up in Seattle and is a graduate of Big Bend Community College and Central Washington University. Dave spent 27 years working for the FAA and retired in January 2006. He has lived at Crest Airpark for 21 years and is the proud father of three sons, the oldest flies for a regional airline on the east coast and the other two are active duty military, Navy and Army. Dave also is a charter pilot for a local operator, a board member of the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association, and active in Civil Air Patrol.

Todd began flying in 1991 and completed his CFI at Crest Airpark. Todd's personal aviation goal is to provide quality flight instruction at Crest Airpark which he also calls home. His aviation passion is mountain flying. With over 600 hrs flying Cessna 206's and 182's low and slow in the mountains. Todd also enjoy home improvement projects, Snow skiing and family time.

Mark started flying when he was 16, and was the only junior at his high school to earn his Private Pilot rating. Flying is something he has loved since he was a kid hanging out at the local airports just to watch the planes. He earned his Flight Instructor's rating at Crest, as well as CFII, Instrument, Commercial, & Multi-Engine ratings. He does intro flights, biennial flight reviews, private, commercial and instrument training. Aviation is his passion, and he loves the opportunity to help others achieve their goals and realize their dreams. He has a wonderful wife and two grown daughters. He also loves motorcycle riding and has climbed Mt. Rainier, ridden the Seattle to Portland bike ride, and is a licensed scuba diver. His motto is "Why work for a living when you can fly?"