The jetAVIVA Team

jetAVIVA is in the dream making business

jetAVIVA was founded in 2006 as a dream by two childhood best friends, Cyrus Sigari and Ben Marcus, to create the Greatest Aircraft Sales Organization in the World. Having met at the age of 11 years old at the Santa Monica Airport as cadets in the Civil Air Patrol, the two subsequently grew jetAVIVA into the #1 light jet sales company in the world.

As a pioneer in the owner/flown light jet business, jetAVIVA has helped thousands of people enter the world of jet ownership.

In 2016, jetAVIVA acquired Kansas Aircraft Corporation, a sales leader in high-performance general aviation aircraft.

In 2017, jetAVIVA acquired Jet Quest Inc, an aircraft sales and acquisition firm specializing in the Cessna Citation family.

Our job: Dream. Fly. Repeat.

Cyrus Sigari
Executive Chairman, Co-founder
Chief airplane nut. Ironman triathlete. Aerospace engineer. Rode a grizzly bear once.
Ben Marcus
Co-founder
Big dreamer. Airplanes make his world go round. Founder of Airmap.com
Tim White
Vice Chairman
Former head of sales for Cessna. Fast runner. Jet-A fuel gets his blood pumping.
Emily Deaton
CEO
All about people and processes. Loves flipping houses. Has more kids than you.
Ryan Scott
President
Founding member Embraer Executive Jets. Former D1 baseball player. Passionate about investing. Bleeds Dodger blue.
Kathy Oberbroeckling
CFO
Numbers are her life. Lives to see a project come together. Proud mom of 3 boys.
Mike Simmen
Vice President, Operations
Fascinated with how things work. Lifelong learner. Rebuilds classic cars.
Brittany Kelso
Vice President, Transactions
Fell in love with flying at age 3. One of 7 pilots in her family. Proud wife and mother of 2 boys and 2 spoiled dogs.
Ben Dow
Sr. Managing Director
Grew up in the right seat of a Premier. Proud dad of two. Native New Yorker.
Jason Deifik
Sr. Managing Director
Collegiate soccer player. Knows how many hours you flew your plane since you bought it. Texas native.
Jade Hofeldt
Managing Director
CJ3 is her favorite jet. Piper Cub favorite piston. Aviation queen of Wisconsin.
Kandi Spangler
Managing Director
Bob Hoover’s marketing agent. Loves the outdoors. Spends weekends teaching women how to adventure motorcycle.
Timon Huber
Managing Director
Over 36 years with Embraer. Botafogo fan. Has cycled 200 miles from Ft. Lauderdale to Key West.
Gonzalo Quintana
Sales Director
Tri-lingual. Chases Solar Eclipses. Family Man.
Mickea Smith
Sales Director
Real Texas cowgirl. Shoots guns from horseback. Loves flying floatplanes.
Kyle Delphon
Sales Director
Loves talking airplanes. Petitioning for bass fishing to become an Olympic sport. Proud dad.
Max Oberbroeckling
Sales Operations Specialist
Kansan born and raised. Horsepower obsessed. Loves anything that flies, drives, or does wheelies.
Egan Rzonca
Sales Operations Specialist
Minnesota Nice. Lifelong obsession with aviation. Has flown left seat in a B-17. Porsche nut.
Joe Crockett
Sales Operations Specialist
Foodie, pilot, coffee expert and new dad. All about the client experience.
Hailey Knight
Sales Operations Specialist
True Florida girl. Loves people but probably loves your dog even more.
Samantha Harris
Sales Operations Specialist
Based in the Big Apple. Loves flying, jumping horses and Shavasana .
Rick Sylvia
Director of Technical Services
Decades of experience as a DoM. He knows how your plane was put together.
Brian Beheler
Director of Technical Services
Proud Texan. Enjoys mountain biking and fishing.
Kelly Wolff
Marketing Specialist II – Brokerage Services
Wisconsin native. Loves anything outdoors, especially waterskiing.
Laura Meyer
Transaction Operations Specialist
Obsessed with her dogs. Scuba certified. Proud Florida State Seminole.
Tim P.
Creative Design
We think he invented the internet. Does best work from 10 pm-5 am. jetAVIVA's longest standing partner.

In Memory Of:

Tom Dafoe
Devoted husband, father, friend and passionate aviator.

To learn more about jetAVIVA please contact us at +1.512.410.0295 or from our contact page.