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Officers & Committees

Terms are one calendar year. For President and Secretary the terms run from Jan 1 to Dec 31. For Vice president and Treasurer the terms are from Jul 1 to June 30.

To see the list of Instructor and Tandem Administrators at the bottom of this page click here.

Election

Officers are elected by the full or higher members. In the case of uncontested elections, there will be no voting. To nominate someone for an officer position, please send their name, address, and nominated position either via postal mail to the home-page listed address or via email. Nominations must be postmarked or received at least 90 days before the office is to be vacated. Nominees must be members in good standing and indicate, in writing, their willingness to accept the nomination.

The following table are the current officers and their terms.

Office	Officer	Mug	Term
President	Jeff Goin		01/01/05 - 12/31/10 03/01/01 - 12/31/04 Alan Chuculate Two Year terms. www.Footflyer.com
Vice President	Rob Reynolds		07/01/03 - 12/31/10 Two Year terms. www.Glidergear.com
Secretary	Chris Bowles		01/01/05 - 12/31/09 Two Year terms. www.SouthernSkies.net
Treasurer	Don Jordan		01/01/02 - 12/31/09 Two Year terms. www.ppg-flt-trng.com

Officers Duties

All four of the officers will act together with the president to carry out the desires of the membership in accordance with the bylaws and mission statement. Individual duties of each position are described in the Bylaws.

Committees and Other positions

These positions will be filled by volunteers as appointed by the officers. They will perform tasks in conjunction with the officers to accomplish the goals of the organization. Committees will be added as conditions and volunteers dictate. The Training committee serves special bylaw-required functions.

Committee & Pos	Officer	Mug Shot	Term
Training - At least 3 Required	1. Chad Bastian     Chairman 2. Terry Alford 3. Eric Dufour		Oct 19, 2008 - Chris Bowles March 01, 2001 - Oct 18, 2008 Steve Barret 2004 - Feb 2009
Membership Administrator	Tim Kaiser		Aug 2004 -  www.TimKaiser.com
Member Services Webmaster. If it's on the website and it's useful, it was developed by this guy!	Jerry Starbuck		Mar 2004 -
Editor, Static Site Webmaster	Jeff Goin		Mar 2001 -
Membership Renewals	Robin Rumbolt		July 2009 -
Public Affairs	Adam Bell		Mar 2009 -

Training

Works with instructors and members towards developing and maintaining training standards and other materials. This person will preferably be an experienced, respected instructor who works well with people. The officers will approve any major change to the training standards but the recommendation of the training committee will weigh the heaviest as they have the most experience.

Safety

Develops programs, materials and policies which will enhance the safety of the sport. He reviews any training, testing, competition and other tasks and offers input regarding their implementation safety. Publishes articles, whenever possible, pertaining to safe operating practices.

Records

Handles PPG records, policies, and anything else having to do with their maintenance by the USPPA. This is currently under development.

Editors

The Editor in Chief is responsible for all aspects of putting together the organization's publication. Assistant editors will help this person in any way requested.

Membership

Handles updating the membership list, pictures and assigning member numbers. Corresponds with members regarding their membership status.

Webmaster

General maintenance of the web-site. Administers access in a way so as to allow other committee members some freedom to update "their" areas. This will also minimize the work of the webmaster. Any major changes to the static content must be approved by the officers...the idea here to prevent policy changes taking place that would be disadvantageous to the organization.

Public Affairs

Works with flight schools and other organizations to educate and communicate others about USPPA. Also works in other capacities that deal with the News Media and Public and maintain the list of approved schools. An approved school must have a USPPA certified instructor on staff more than part time.

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