As the CEO of Santa Barbara Airbus Samantha is responsible for helping drive the company vision, lead the strategic plan, and look after the company culture. Samantha embodies the company’s core values every day which she demonstrates in her daily dedication to the customer, the Santa Barbara Airbus team and the community. Samantha has Airbus in her blood, and her involvement started when she was young. Starting when Samantha was in elementary school, she would assist the Airbus team by assembling the monthly Airbus mailer and day trip calendar and prepared it for distribution. Samantha studied Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State University and has applied her learnings in a collegiate setting during her time at Airbus.
Community engagement is a significant part of Samantha’s life. She currently serves on the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital board, a 2020 Alumni of the Katherine Harvey Fellows Program, and a former Junior League of Santa Barbara member. She has been named a 2019 Top Women in Business and a 2020 40 under 40 by the Pacific Coast Business Times. She is passionate about Airbus’s mission to “improve our customer’s lives and our community through passenger transportation services.” When Samantha is not at work she can be found enjoying the beauty of Santa Barbara, traveling (when the world allows), hiking with her husband, or getting cuddles from her dogs.
Samantha is excited to work for the amazing team at Santa Barbara Airbus and help to rebuild the company after the challenges of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contact via telephone (805) 964-7759 ext 114