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Examiners and inspectors near Santa Barbara Municipal SBA

17 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Santa Barbara Municipal in Santa Barbara, California: 1 pilot examiner, 2 sport aviation examiners, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (1), commercial and instrument (1), airline transport pilot (1), flight instructor (1) in airplanes (1), multi-engine airplanes (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 1 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

Name	Town	nm	May test for	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Robin Leabman	Goleta, CA IZA	12	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Above All Aviation 45 Hartley Pl	(747) 767-1711	dpe@rotaiva.com	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Sport aviation examiners SAE · 2 · Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft

Name	Town	nm	May test for	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Steven Buckley Johnson	Goleta, CA IZA	12	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	252 Ancona Ave	(805) 895-6587	steve@lmcaviationllc.com	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Michael Trudell	Camarillo, CA CMA	39	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters	Orbic Helicopters 777 Aviation Drive	(818) 693-4457	dpemikeflyz@gmail.com	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Aviation medical examiners AME · 5 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Steven B Hollstien	Santa Barbara, CA SBA	0	5333 Hollister Ave #150	(805) 967-9311	hollstien.aisb@gmail.com	Western Pacific Region
Gary Duane Wikholm	Santa Paula, CA SZP	39	VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP 247 W HARVARD BLVD	(805) 525-0907	drwikholm@yahoo.com	Western Pacific Region
Patricia Diane Lanter	Camarillo, CA CMA	39	2245-B Ventura Blvd	(805) 437-6547	pdlmd1@verizon.net	Western Pacific Region
Sara Whatleydustin	Camarillo, CA CMA	39	2245-B Ventura Blvd	(805) 437-6547	sara@drsarawhatley.com	Western Pacific Region
Stephen Joseph Reidy	Newbury Park, CA CMA	47	1090 Lawrence Dr, Suite 101	(805) 244-5159	skydoc@me.com	Western Pacific Region

Airworthiness representatives (maintenance) DAR-T · 1 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Phillip Gerard Difiore	Fillmore, CA SZP	47	rotorcraft support, inc 67 D Street	(818) 997-7667	phil@rotorcraftsupport.com	VAN NUYS FSDO WP-01 / VNY FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (manufacturing) DAR-F · 2 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Douglas A Anderberg	Lompoc, CA LPC	34	424 South C Street	(805) 895-7576	doug_anderberg@msn.com	Los Angeles CMS
Charles Joseph Palmer	Moorpark, CA SZP	47	12719 Crystal Ranch Rd	(805) 558-4353	seajpalmer@gmail.com	Los Angeles CMS

Engineering representatives DER-T · 4 · Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Stanley R Fisher	Santa Rosa Valley, CA CMA	44	11730 Barrance Dr.	(818) 554-5904	sfisherder@yahoo.com	West Certification Branch
Jeremy M Snow	Westlake Village, CA CMA	49	31355 Agoura Road	(818) 540-3130	jeremy@venturaaerospace.com	West Certification Branch
Matthew M Giles	Thousand Oaks, CA CMA	49	1867 Marlowe St	(805) 469-4851	matt.giles@faader.net	West Certification Branch
Robert M Halvorson	Thousand Oaks, CA CMA	49	1534 North Moorpark Road, #352	(805) 368-3047	bobhder@aol.com	West Certification Branch

Training center examiners DCTO-E · 2 · Designee at a certificated training organisation

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Lee Alan Westfall	Oxnard, CA OXR	34	2889 W. Fifth St	(805) 402-1235	oxr@rvainc.com	Operations Support Branch
Dylan Christopher Krassensky	Santa Maria, CA SMX	42	3237 Lightning Street	(805) 235-4732	sbp@rvainc.com	Operations Support Branch

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. A designee's functions are the FAA's own codes (DPE-PE-ASEL is a pilot examiner for the private certificate in single-engine airplanes), spelled out here for pilot examiners. Click a column heading to sort. All designees in California · by state.