Jim is an avid aviation enthusiast and videographer, a member of the Commemorative Air Force and Adjutant Officer for the Devil Dog Squadron. He is employed by Teletse Corporation of Finland as the Director of Sales, Americas for the Video Solutions Division where he is responsible for the sale and integration of large-scale, distributed video capture and storage solutions for command and control applications. He and his wife Linda reside in Georgetown.
Tim has been in & around aviation all his life. Born and raised in California his father first took him to the Reno National Air Races about 1966. From there his love and appreciation for aviation has continued. Tim served 22 & 1/2 years in the Air Force Reserve, retiring in September 2005. He was an Egress Systems mechanic on F-4s and F-16s. Tim joined the airshow as a volunteer in 2000 and was assigned to refueling duties because of his knowledge of safety & aircraft ground operations gained with the Air Force. In 2002 he was assigned as a "Sector Co-captain" reporting to the Ramp Boss and Command Post with responsibility for 1/2 the airfield during the show. Since the show moved to Temple in 2003 Tim has been involved in all phases of planning, organization and presentation of the Central Texas Airshow. He assumed the role of Vice President following the 2009 show. Tim has been an Insurance Claim Adjuster since 1992.
Moving to Texas from her native Minnesota in the late 70’s for college, Beth Ann Jenkins pursued her love of flying, financing the process with, among other things, selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Completing her Flight Instructor Certificate, she discovered a true love for flight instructing, leading to the opening of the still thriving Pilots Choice Aviation flying school in 1986. Alumni of her flight school can be found all over the world, flying for airlines, corporations, and in a wide variety of aviation occupations. Having grown up with an avid aviator for a father, she nurtured her fascination with the aircraft and people of World War Two by joining the CAF, and became a pilot sponsor of the B-25 “Yellow Rose.” This soon led to her involvement with Devil Dog, and since she has held several officer positions in the squadron and remains the only bomber qualified female pilot and instructor in the CAF.
Beth was the founder of the Central Texas Airshow in 1986 and is currently the Show Coordinator and Air Boss.
