Teresa O'Dette

Re-elect Teresa 2024

Teresa O’Dette Built Consensus to Support

  • WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECT: Secured millions for wildfire safety projects in Truckee, North Tahoe, Northstar, Olympic Valley and West Shore Tahoe
  • LOCAL SEARCH and RESCUE: Funded the purchase of new $450,000 snowcat
  • AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Set aside land for local affordable housing
  • FINANCIAL SUPPORT to MANY LOCAL NON-PROFITS: Annual grant process for a variety of community non-profit organizations

She’s Also Providing Leadership to Support

  • FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY and efficient management of the Truckee Tahoe Airport, which provides an $80 million regional impact annually
  • REINVESTMENT in our COMMUNITIES – North Lake Tahoe and Truckee
  • BALANCE and SMART GROWTH for our community

Reinvesting your tax dollars into our
North Tahoe and Truckee communities

What the community is saying about Teresa

I have known Teresa for over a decade and found her an outstanding business person with a loyal and committed team that produce results. She is a long time resident of the North Shore and has deep knowledge and understanding of the community we live in and what our needs are. We need a strong representative on the Airport District Board. We need Teresa to ensure the interests and needs of the North Shore are heard and met given all the other demands from our larger airport district region. I fully support and endorse Teresa O’Dette for the Airport District Board.

Alex Mourelatos, General Manager, Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort

“Teresa is intelligent, experienced, objective, fair and passionate.”

Ange Worl, Branch Manager

“I have served on the Airport Board for 8 years with Teresa O’Dette. She supports the Airport and the Community. She has been a terrific Board member. I totally endorse Teresa for another term on the Airport Board.”

Rick Stephens, Director, Truckee Tahoe Airport

“In today’s complex and fast-paced world, we need leaders who not only understand the challenges we face but also possess the drive, tenacity and determination to get the job done. That is why I fully support Teresa O’Dette.”

Debra Mangalin

“I’ve known Teresa since 2004 when she helped me buy my first home in Truckee. Teresa is brilliant, cares immensely about our community, she’s a noble leader in our community, a great mother, and someone that everyone who knows her looks up to. Cannot say enough about what a tremendous individual Teresa is and the impact she’s had on my family’s lives.”

Ephraim Schwartz, Partner
“I’m proud to support Teresa O’Dette for the Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board. With a deep commitment to our community and a proven track record of effective leadership, Teresa stands out as the candidate who will bring real, positive change. Her dedication to providing the best service to our community is unmatched. Please join me in supporting Teresa O’Dette for the Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board!”
Lindy Haack
“Teresa O’Dette is dedicated to real change and effective leadership for our community. With a proven track record and a clear vision, she is the right choice for a better future. Vote Teresa O’Dette for Truckee Tahoe Airport Board!”
Alex Haack
“Teresa works tirelessly for the airport district and our local communities. Please reelect Teresa O’Dette.”
Bette Sutherlin
“I believe in the pro airport/community approach that Teresa takes. With a great thriving airport comes benefits of a great thriving community, on airport grounds and beyond.”
Mike Daniel
A proven Truckee Tahoe Airport Board member, who takes her fiduciary duties seriously. She does a great job of balancing the interests of the Airport with those of the community – while carefully considering safety, the environment, and all of the constituents involved. She deserves to the reelected.
Sven Pole

Thank you for your great perspective and work on our behalf!! KTRK is a vital resource and I’m grateful for your leadership as both and aviator and a community member.

Joshua Greenberg, CEO

Thank you for your great help with TRK airport.

Gary Ricupero, Aviation Manager

Teresa understands what a unique and fortunate community resource the airport district is, centered around a beautiful airport whose scale is appropriate to the community it serves. Her no-nonsense leadership is exactly what is needed to preserve the broad scale community advantages that the airport district represents, serving a community made up of aviators, recreationists, retirees, working people and families. I support Teresa’s re-election.

Darin Bue, Stakeholder Coordinator, Eastern Regional Firewise Coalition

I have known Teresa since I first moved to North Lake Tahoe in 1991 and as a long-time resident of this area, I absolutely recommend choosing her for re-election. Teresa is not only a long-time local and graduate of North Tahoe High, she is extremely business savvy and is the owner a successful business here for 25+ years. Teresa is a straight-shooter and is not a pilot which gives her a unique place on the board to make solid decisions that are fair and balanced. She is also a number-cruncher and knows how to make sure the board is being transparent in all their decisions to represent the community and important community needs. I ask you to vote to re-elect her in 2024 election!

Brinn Talbot, Realtor & Founder of TALBOT | HOLT PR + Marketing Company

Teresa has proven her leadership and strong decision making skills and is deserving of re-election to provide a balanced approach. She is not a pilot, but has shown a strong understanding of aviation issues, with a commitment to safety, noise reduction and community benefit to users and non-users of the airport. As a local with decades of board and community involvement experience and a small business background, Teresa has earned my support and vote. She is a strong voice for Placer County and all residents around the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Tal Fletcher, Airport Neighbor, 31-Year Local, Active Community Member

I love that Teresa recognizes that the airport is part of the larger Truckee/North Tahoe community. As a lakeside resident for many years, she sees the part TTAD plays in supporting our economy and everyday life here. I know that she cares about aviation needs and safety at the airport, but she also sees the value in investing more broadly in what our community needs.

Sue Rae Irelan, West Shore Resident

I strongly support Teresa and feel that she is the ideal candidate to represent our area as a board member for the Truckee Airport District. She is a life long resident of the area and has shown a strong commitment to making our wonderful area a better place to live.

Ryan Adams, Investment Advisor Representative

Teresa’s integrity is bar none. She puts her business acumen to the service of the community she cares deeply about.

Sebastien Cayolle

A dedicated and experienced member of the Truckee Tahoe Airport Board, Teresa upholds her fiduciary duties with integrity. She excels at balancing the Airport’s interests with those of the community, thoughtfully prioritizing safety, environmental stewardship, and the needs of all stakeholders. She is well-deserving of reelection.

Gretchen and Rob Sproehnle

Candidate Statement

I would like to thank all my supporters and ask you to vote for me again for the Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD).

I believe we need a thriving Airport to support the general aviation needs of the entire region. The noise and annoyance issue must be balanced with the $80+ million dollars brought into our community annually from the direct and indirect impact of airport operations.

As a North Tahoe High School graduate, I am a true local and no stranger to the growth and changes that have occurred in the District.  As the founder of O’Dette Mortgage Group over 25 years ago, I not only have the experience, but understand our ever-changing business climate and the need for balanced decision-making at this critical time for the Airport District.

I take great pride in my community, as well as my service to it.  If re-elected I promise to do my very best to serve the entire constituency of the Truckee Tahoe Airport District!
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Teresa, with son Lucas, at his North Tahoe High School graduation, along with Teresa’s mother Shari.

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Experience

I am currently a member of the five-person board of The Truckee Tahoe Airport District (TTAD), serving since 2016. I am neither a pilot, nor an aviator, but a long-time local, raised in Tahoe City with a lifelong commitment to the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities and a deep belief in the civic obligation to serve.

I want to continue to lend a voice to Truckee and North Lake Tahoe to promote smart growth, strengthen the local economy, and make the right decisions to give back to OUR communities. Over the years, I’ve learned how to build consensus to operate the airport and ensure the remainder of tax dollars are used to benefit the communities served by the TTAD equally.  I believe that once the Board comes to a decision, regardless of my original position, the course is set, and I get behind the initiative to the benefit of Truckee and North Lake Tahoe community.

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Balance

I believe smart growth is the way forward for our communities and the TTAD. Finding balance between nature, quality of life and smart economic growth is a top priority. Growth versus noise abatement is a sensitive issue while the Truckee Tahoe airport provides over $80 million of economic impact from airport operations to the region.

Noise abatement and protecting and sustaining the local environment is a top priority personally. As such, through consensus, the TTAD Board can distribute over $2 million dollars annually to local, governmental entities to improve safety and quality of life in the Truckee and North Lake Tahoe communities that the Truckee Tahoe Airport serves.

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Integrity

I hold a deep belief in the obligation to serve to the best of my ability.  I believe that developing relationships and building consensus is key to operating the airport efficiently to drive the economies of Truckee and the North Lake Tahoe region.