LIZ
DESTAFFANY
Director of Citation Sales
Liz is a long-time aviation professional, providing Aircraft Broker and Acquisition Services for well over a decade. She has worked independently as a pilot and flight instructor, accepted a prestigious role with OEM Cirrus Aircraft as Sales Director of the SoCal region, and then stepped up to a broadening marketplace with Aerista. Liz has a depth of experience that spans the owner-flown class of performance aircraft.
Liz has been active over the years with the modern Citation product line, flying both the Citation Mustang and Citation CJ 525 Series. Liz's experience flying the CE-525 CJ3 into places like Aspen and SoCal and cross-country brings invaluable experience and knowledge to the purchase process.
Liz has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas @ Austin and applies that journalistic curiosity to the wide world of aviation. She's been a pilot since age 17, a CFII and MEII, a Platinum CSIP and current CSIP Instructor, and has logged somewhere in the realm of 7,000 to 8,000 hours (hard to keep count when the numbers get so big!). She enjoys flying everything from Piper Cubs to PC-12s to Citations and makes sure to exercise her Helicopter license as well.