SkyWest Airlines Inc.

Eric D. Christensen is the Vice President of Planning for SkyWest, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Eric was brought to SkyWest in 1985 as the Director of Finance to oversee the initial public offering of SkyWest stock on the NASDAQ stock exchange, which subsequently occurred in 1986. After a successful public offering, Eric’s responsibilities were altered to work directly with Jerry Atkin as the assistant to the president. He was commissioned with all budgeting and insurance needs for SkyWest and managed the construction of the company’s hangar in Salt Lake City. Eric also spearheaded the purchase of the airline’s first regional jets. In 1990, Eric became SkyWest’s third Vice President as he was named the Vice President of Planning. He continues to direct all aircraft purchasing and has seen the fleet of regional jets expand with the total fleet growing to more than 200 aircraft. He played an instrumental role in negotiating SkyWest’s contracts with both Delta and United. Eric has also continued to be the “project guy” managing the construction of several more hangars in SkyWest’s system and a new, state of the art corporate headquarters building in St. George. Prior to joining SkyWest, Eric worked for four years as a Certified Public Accountant for Ernst and Whinny (now Ernst & Young) in Salt Lake City. Eric graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and later a Master's of Business Administration. He and his wife, Lichelle, live in St. George, Utah and are the parents of four daughters.

Mr. Atkin is a member of the Utah State Bar, as well as a member of the state Bar's Business Law and Probate / Trust law sections. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Atkin was elected the Washington County Attorney in 1970 and served one term. Mr. Atkin served as the Director of Economic Development for the State of Utah, from 1991 to 1993, and prior to that he served as the Chairman of the Utah Travel Council for nine years. He has maintained a private law practice in St. George with his emphasis in Business and Estate planning. Mr. Atkin is the founder of Skywest Airlines (1972) retired as its Chairman and continues to serve on the Board of Directors of Skywest Inc. which is a Public company. He is also a member of the National Advisory Counsel (NAC) for both BYU Marriott School of Management, and Dixie State College. Mr. Atkin has created Airlines in Europe (Austria 1995) and West Africa (Ghana 2005). He is a life long resident of St. George, Utah, a graduate of Dixie State College, (AS), Brigham Young University (BS) Accounting, Golden Gate University (MBA) and received his JD from the University of Utah 1970.

LEE KAHN is quite an accomplished pilot and instructor. Lee is a captain for Skywest Airlines, and he flies both paragliders and hang gliders. He has been teaching windsurfing for years, but now prefers to rip it kite surfing. Lee came from a hang gliding background so he picked up on paragliding rather quickly. He has been teaching quite a bit at Elings Park getting students up in the air. Lee always seems to be the last one to land when we are flying in the mountains. How does he do that?

Henry J. Eyring is an Associate Academic Vice-president at Brigham Young University-Idaho, with responsibility for on-learning and instructional technology. Henry attended Brigham Young University, earning degrees in Geology (B.S., 1985), Business (M.B.A., 1989), and Law (J.D., 1989). He was a student editor of the J. Reuben Clark Law Review. Henry worked from 1989 to 1998 for Monitor Company, an international management consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During that time, he served as President of Monitor Institute, the subsidiary of the firm that consults in the public sector. In 1998 Henry became Director of the MBA Program at BYU, a position held until 2002. From 2003 to 2006 he presided over the Tokyo North Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In addition to serving now as a strategic advisor to Peterson Partners, Henry is a director of SkyWest Airlines. He and his wife, Kelly, are the parents of five children.