Councilor District 8

christiansen.pngBill Christiansen knows the Tulsa business environment. Since 1972, he has served as President of Christiansen Aviation, based at Tulsa's Riverside Airport. The company sells fuel, jet fuel and aircraft, offers aircraft leasing and rental, flight training, and provides aircraft parts and maintenance. A corporate sponsor of the "Adopt a Classroom at Jenks public schools, Christiansen Aviation currently employs 30 to 35 people.

Bill Christiansen graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.B.A in Business Administration and is currently working on his Master's degree at OSU-Tulsa. He also has a commercial pilot license and Flight Instructor rating and is an adjunct professor at OSU-Tulsa in the aviation department. Bill has also served as a flight instructor at Oklahoma University.

Bill and wife Veretta have two sons, Ken, an OU graduate, and Bryan, an OSU graduate. Veretta's 20-year career as a public school teacher has included 15 years at Jenks and the past three years at Darnaby Elementary in District 8. Ken and Bryan have joined their father in the family aviation business. The Christiansens are members of Kirk of the Hills Church.

Contact Councilor Christiansen via email: dist8@tulsacouncil.org.