Dominique J Youakim

Dominique Youakim grew up in Harvard Il, and after graduating from SIU in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in aviation maintenance technology and an MBA. It was after graduating Dom met Rick Reed of Reed’s Fly-on Farming and Central Illinois Air(CIA) based out of Coles County Memorial Airport that he knew that Aerial Application was his calling. So after many hours of hard work to up his flight hours Dom achieved his instrument rating, commercial rating, and tailwheel endorsement by 2000 and bought 50% of (CIA) and eventually all of it by 2006. As if Airplanes weren’t enough Dom is also a helicopter dealer for the Robinson line of helicopters. Dom was an aerial applicator for Rick from 2005 to 2012. In 2013 Reed’s Fly On Farming became Aerinova Aerial and the CIA is now Aerinova both owned by Dom. Aerinova currently operates an Airtractor 802 ,502 and Bell 206 for aerial application of pesticides, fertilizers, and insecticides based out of Coles County Memorial. In 2017 Dom served as president for the NAAA and vice president in 2016. In addition, Dom is currently serving as the President of NAAREF, the safety and education arm of the NAAA.

Managing Member

(217) 512-1000

Dominique@aerinova.com