As the owner and manager of LD Aviation Services, Lindsay Dyer-Ancora brings over two decades of experience in the aviation industry to build a vibrant, growing business in corporate aviation. Lindsay began LD Aviation Services in 2014, eager to implement her own creative ideas and solutions for business aviation flight departments. Since then, LD Aviation Services has continued to provide progressive, professional, and personable flight solutions and services for their clients.

Lindsay has a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management from St. Cloud State University and is a Certified Aviation Manager. She is also a licensed private pilot and dispatcher. Her experience in the aviation industry helps her to continue to build and grow a thriving company. She maintains a high level of proficiency in changing aviation technology and enjoys learning and growing as the industry grows.

By helping clients create more time in their day by offloading aviation duties, Lindsay takes pride in LD Aviation Services’ continued success. In her free time, Lindsay enjoys spending time with her family and children and being outside in nature. She enjoys camping, craft beer, and wine tasting.

With over forty years in the business travel industry, Lori Knoper has harnessed all of her experience and skills to make sure that her clients have the best service when scheduling a flight. As a virtual contract flight scheduler, she takes pride in checking off every specific client request and managing their travel from beginning to end.

After years working on-site in the industry, Lori has moved to the new and exciting world of virtual scheduling – proving that it can be done efficiently and effectively to meet clients’ needs.

Lori thrives on the fast pace of corporate travel, comfortable handling the uncertainty and lightning-fast response time caused by potential changes. The relationships built with clients continue to be a reward, and she works to the best of her abilities to ensure that their travel is well-managed and efficient.

Working in many aspects of the corporate travel industry, Lori is able to draw on her years of experience managing both commercial and private travel for large corporations. With a perfectionist’s touch, she makes sure that each client’s travel plans are managed with white-glove service.

Danielle Calnin is a seasoned Business Development professional with a passion for aviation. Growing up in New Smyrna Beach Florida she was accustomed to watching Space Shuttle Launches from her backyard and thinking she one day would be an Astronaut sparked the aviation bug.

She earned a business degree from Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, earned a private pilot license, and has competed in the Air Race Classic. Her professional career started at Netjets where she worked in operations and was a flight attendant. From there she expanded her business acumen in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sales.

Eager to explore other areas of aviation she earned a Dispatch license and worked with Key Lime Air and World Fuel in Denver Colorado.

After completing her MBA and ready to start a family Danielle moved back to Florida and worked with ATP Flight School promoting, implementing, and managing the Pilot Tuition Reimbursement program with Regional Airlines. The program developed at ATP Flight school is now an industry standard pilot recruitment tool used by airlines.

Danielle is excited to be partnering with LD Aviation developing resources that support, educate, and create community for Corporate Aviation Dispatchers, Schedulers, and Executive Assistants.

Lauren Rodgers found a passion for aviation after growing up in a multigenerational aviation family.

Lauren recently graduated from Kennesaw State University and while working on her undergraduate degree, Lauren simultaneously started her General Aviation career working at a busy FBO in Metro Atlanta.

Working at this fast paced, high-volume international airport gave her the skills needed to provide efficient and thorough service in aviation operations, scheduling, and the soft skills needed to keep progress happening. In addition to her aviation experience, Lauren brings nearly a decade of high-value Customer Service experience to the LD Aviation team.

Joining LDA was a natural next step for Lauren. She is thrilled to be a part of the LDA team and looks forward to becoming a part of the next generation of aviators and operational personnel who are vital to the industry.

Lin’s love of aviation began when she was a child. At 16 years old, she got her hands on the controls of a Cessna 172 and her instructor let her fly around the Statue of Liberty. From that moment on, she was hooked. 

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Aviation Science at Parks College of Saint Louis University. It was there that she earned her commercial pilot’s license along with her multi-engine and instrument ratings. After graduation, she worked at a flight training school for a regional airline in the hiring and job placement department and continued to foster her love for aviation. 

Lin is not the only one in her family that shares the love of aviation. It is a family business for them. They own a small aircraft and have put many hours on it flying all over the country. She loves to travel and loves meeting and working with people all over the world. Working with the LD Aviation team compliments her passion for aviation and providing good customer service while working with like-minded people.

Brad landed with LD Aviation after recently working 12 years in Logistics for an Energy Corporation in Northern Canada.

Originating from Canada, Brad brings 30+ years of Client, Customer and Contractor relations, requiring a high level of confidentiality and diplomatic skills, to LD.

Working in several industries such as a Northern Energy businesses, the Private Yacht Industry, the Cruise Ship Industry as well as Real Estate, Finance and the Scuba Diving Industry, Brad has become Skilled at elevating process bottlenecks and assisting clients with the navigation of various policies and procedures associated with Logistics.

Being an adventurous type, the Aviation industry and LD Aviation were the logical next step for Brad. He looks forward to growing many relationship and providing exceptional service to the Aviation Industry

Nancy Berryman brings over three decades of experience in the aviation industry on a global scale to L/D Aviation Services as a Contract Flight Scheduler. A native of Germany, after moving to the United States as a young child, she took her first solo airplane trip at the age of seven and was hooked. She knew that the aviation world was where she wanted to be. In 1988 she began her career in the industry as a passenger service agent and translate for TWA and eventually American Airlines. Since then she has worked across the industry, making the move from commercial to corporate in 1996.

Nancy finds professional fulfillment in the successful logistics of seamlessly moving aircraft and people, especially as part of a team. She brings her detail-oriented organizational skills to every task. Her decades of experience within the industry give her a clear understanding of a flight department, from crew maintenance to reporting, and safety. Her passion for aviation continues in the ever-changing environment of the industry.