Aimilia Xistras

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), South Lake Tahoe

Aimilia Xistras, who goes by Aimi, has lived in South Lake Tahoe since 1997, after arriving for a ski season and deciding to stay. She built a career in the snowsports and tourism industries, working as an assistant editor at the Tahoe Daily Tribune and spending over a decade in marketing and public relations at Heavenly Ski Resort, where she hosted international media and organized events including Winter Wake Up Call and Tahoe Snowcial. She later served as executive director of the Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation, tripling the number of local youth with affordable access to skiing and snowboarding, and since 2022 has been development director at the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, raising more than $1 million in under two years. She currently serves on the city's Arts, Culture and Tourism Commission and the Embarc Advisory Board.

She describes herself as a voice for local businesses, the workforce, and youth, and says elected officials should serve everyone in South Lake Tahoe's diverse community. She says she is committed to respecting the environment while prioritizing community services, and wants a more functional council able to work collaboratively toward solutions.

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