Experience

Our staff has over 80 collective years of aviation industry experience to give your travel requirements a winning edge.

No other company in the country offers the extensive services and travel programs that CharterSearch provides and we continue to grow.  This year alone, CharterSearch arranged, scheduled and monitored more than 1,800 on-demand flight segments moving more than 70,000 passengers – more than all other air charter arrangement service companies combined.

CharterSearch Personnel Bios

Peter Quinn,  Founder
Peter Quinn founded CharterSearch, Inc. in 1987 and developed the firm into the nation's largest air charter transportation service company for collegiate sports travel providing charters to over 100 university teams annually.
Peter's background includes 25 years within the aviation and air transport industry. His career began in 1976 as a ramp/customer service agent for Southern Airways in St. Louis. During this time period Peter attended college and obtained a degree in Aviation Management. In 1979 Southern Airways merged with North Central Airlines to become Republic Airlines. Peter was immediately assigned to the Flight Operations Department of Republic Airlines. In 1982 Peter accepted the position as Director of Flight Control for the start up carrier Air 1 Airlines. Air 1 was a B727 operation and Peter's responsibilities included managing the flight dispatch department, instructing for pilot ground schools and a task member for aircraft operation procedures.
In 1985 Peter served as both Director of Flight Control and Director of Customer Service for Trans World Express. Trans World Express was a Part 135 air carrier and a TWA regional partner. Peter's responsibilities were to incorporate TWA customer service procedures and policies for the regional carrier as well as transition the Operations department from a Part 135 operation to a Part 121 operation.
Peter holds FAA licenses as a Flight Dispatcher and a private pilot with an instrument rating.
Peter's focus incorporates a high level of customer service and operational expertise. This experience is evident when issues such as weather, ATC delays or mechanicals impact air charter operations. Finding ways to solve these irregularities as well as keeping the client well informed so that the right decisions can be made is critical to the task of completing a successful mission and has been the foundation of CharterSearch's success.
You can reach Peter Quinn by email at pquinn@chartersearch.com

Joe Quinn, President
Joe Quinn began his aviation career with Airport Terminal Services in St. Louis, MO in 1983 coordinating ramp operations for several commuter airlines operating at Lambert Field.
After attending the University of Missouri, St. Louis, Joe moved to Boston, MA and joined the Million Air FBO chain. During his 11-year association with Million Air, Joe became Vice President/GM overseeing all day-to-day activities, charter sales and business development.
In 1996, Joe joined Peter at CharterSearch, Inc as the Director of Flight Operations while assisting with the growth of the Collegiate Athletic programs. Joe implemented a Flight Control environment utilizing state-of-the-art technologies to actively monitor all flight activity and elevate the level of customer service provided to the athletic teams as well as other clients.
You can reach Joe Quinn by email at jquinn@chartersearch.com.

Gino DiBiasio, Director of Sales & Contracting
Gino DiBiasio graduated from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH in 1992 with a Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Management and an Associate's Degree in Flight Operations.
A licensed pilot and avid sports fan, Gino has been brokering air charters for Professional and Collegiate Athletic programs for the past 10 years servicing the needs of over 100 teams last year. Gino has also developed charter programs for the Incentive Travel industry and the U.S. Military.
Gino's experience and love of sports has given him a unique understanding of the needs of athletes and traveling teams.
You can reach Gino DiBiasio by email at gdibiasio@chartersearch.com

Kathy Byers, Director, Vendor Relations and Marketing
Kathy Byers began her aviation career in customer service with Empire Airlines/Piedmont Airlines in 1984. In 1988, Kathy began working in the Air Charter Brokerage industry and spent 10 years developing, marketing and operating charter programs which include Presidential Campaigns, Military Transport, Corporate and Incentive as well as Sports.
From 1998-1999, Kathy served as Director, Charter Sales and Government Programs for Trans Meridian Airlines. Kathy was also the Program Manager for the Daimler-Chrysler trans continental shuttle program.
Kathy returned to the Air Charter Brokerage Industry in 1999. Kathy’s operational knowledge and customer service experience have made her a highly respected individual throughout the airline industry.
You can reach Kathy Byers by email at kbyers@chartersearch.com

Jeanne Quinn Andel,  Controller
Since 1987, Jeanne has been a part of the CharterSearch team by serving as the company’s personal banker. Her banking career which began in 1972 at Chase Manhattan in New York continued after moving to St Louis in 1975.  She has spent over 30 years in the banking industry primarily in the role of head of operations. Jeanne retired from banking in March of 2009 to join CharterSearch full time as the company’s controller.

Mike Adams, Flight Operations
Mike Adams graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management/Flight Technology.  Since then Mike has worked in the airline industry in various capacities.  From 1993-1998 Mike worked as an aircraft dispatcher for several airlines including Continental Airlines in Houston, TX.  During his years at Continental he gained valuable experience in airline operations and how to cope with and manage operational issues. 
In 1998 Mike was hired by Jeppesen In Denver, CO as an Airline Operations analyst. He joined the CharterSearch team in 2001 with a main focus on managing daily flight activity and day to day operations. Mike is also a licensed pilot and aviation enthusiast. 
You can reach Mike Adams by email at madams@chartersearch.com

Julie Lerini, Flight Operations
Julie Lerini has served in the aviation industry for over 13 years.   Julie started as an aviation enthusiast in 1994 and learned how to fly while she earned a degree in Aviation Management. She began her career at Spirit Airlines in Detroit, MI working in passenger operations.  Julie then moved to USA Jet Airlines to become a flight attendant.  She quickly became a flight attendant instructor, responsible for all aspects of flight attendant training and served as instructor. She was then promoted to the sales and marketing department, serving as charter coordinator and was responsible for all aspects of private charter flights, including aircraft logistics, catering and ground handling services.  She was then promoted to Director of In-flight Services where she was responsible for all flight attendants, catering, training, and qualification of instructors, budgeting, training manuals, and insuring regulatory compliance for a FAA 121 air carrier.
You can reach Julie Lerini by email at flightops@chartersearch.com

Heidi Krull,  Customer Service Representative
Heidi is the newest member of the Charter Search team, and brings Customer Service to the fore front.  As a former nationally recognized distributor for Tupperware Brands Corporation, Heidi handled the demands of small business ownership, covering a distribution market in Southern Minnesota, North Iowa and Southwest Wisconsin.  Heidi managed a team of 46 sales managers as well as 3 mall sales kiosks in 3 different states.   She holds a degree in elementary education from the college of St. Benedicts in Minnesota, and is the mother to two fantastic and athletic boys.
You can reach Heidi Krull by email at hkrull@chartersearch.com