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Austin Aspires hires new Executive Director

The Austin Aspires Board of Direc- ognized as a leader in education, with a culture of educational
tors is pleased to announce that they have excellence, cradle to career, embraced in every aspect of our
hired Ms. Jayne Gibson as the Executive community.”
Director for Austin Aspires, Inc. Jayne
has served in various capacities in the Elite Airways to launch service
education community, most recently as
Executive Director of Curriculum and at Rochester International
Instruction for Rochester Public Schools.
She holds an Educational Specialist de- Elite Airways recently announced the launch of air service at
gree in Educational Administration and a the Rochester International Airport (RST). Beginning July 19,
Master of Science degree in Educational GIBSON Elite Airways will operate nonstop flights to two new destina-
Leadership. Ms. Gibson has also served in tions from RST: Phoenix, Arizona and St. Augustine, Florida.
Austin as a teacher, Principal, and Director of Educational Ser- “Elite Airways is pleased to announce service at Rochester
vices for Austin Public Schools. International Airport with two new routes—St. Augustine and
Chad Sayles, Austin Aspires Board President says, “Jayne Phoenix—that offer convenient nonstop travel between three
has many years of diverse experience in wide variety of educa- Mayo Clinic campus locations, plus the flexibility for weekend
tion and leadership positions. As a long-time resident of Austin or week-long travel,” said John Pearsall, President of Elite Air-
with a demonstrated commitment to education, she is perfectly ways. “We’d like to thank the airport and community leaders in
positioned to lead the work of Austin Aspires.” Rochester for their support and look forward to a successful start
About Austin Aspires of service in July.”
Austin Aspires was formed in 2014 to meet the goals of Vi- “We are incredibly excited to welcome Elite Airways to
sion 2020’s Education Leaders. Austin Aspires is a local non- Rochester” said John Reed, RST’s executive director. “These
profit agency using collective impact to affect educational out- two new nonstop destinations are very important markets for
comes in our community. Our vision is that “Austin will be rec- business travelers in our region. St. Augustine and Phoenix are
also attractive, nonstop leisure opportunities for our travelers.
With two new nonstop destinations from RST, there are even
more reasons to ‘Fly Local’. We are appreciative of these new
offerings Elite will provide.”
Elite Airways operates a fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200s and
CRJ-700s, is known for comfort and efficiency, and maintains
an impeccable safety record. Elite Airways passengers receive
free onboard snacks and beverages, free first checked bag up to
50lbs, and no ticketing change fees.

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must resolve long-term funding challenges facing the Twin Cit-
ies transit system with specific attention to the Metro Mobility
program.
Health care: We advocated for the creation of an Independ-
ent Health Policy Commission that would review and recom-
mend how Minnesota can better achieve improved access, care
and health outcomes at lower costs through our commercial
market and public programs. The commission was part of the
vetoed budget bill.
Environmental permitting: We’ve worked closely with the
Dayton Administration to streamline environmental review and
permitting at state agencies. This year’s bill would have made
changes to the wetland mitigation law, established a peer review
for new water quality standards, required legislative approval
for water quality fee increases and created a 16-year permit for
industrial wastewater treatment plants. The provisions were part
of the vetoed budget bill.
Legislative dynamics notwithstanding, our policy team rep-
resented the combined interests of Minnesota employers at eve-
ry step of the process. We cannot make progress at the Legisla-
ture without the help of our local chamber partners. Together
we present a united voice for the statewide business community.
As always, thanks for your support. We look forward to advanc-
ing another aggressive agenda in 2019.