PARACHUTIST STORE Search Register Login Governance / About USPA / Board of Directors The Winter 2022 USPA Board of Directors Meeting February 11–13, 2022 Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston 2222 West Loop South Houston, Texas 77027 713.627.7600 FFI: uspa@uspa.org National Directors Sherry Butcher Vice President National Director USPA Member # 95549, D-16988 sherryaerohio.com 8894 Akron Road Marshallville, OH 44645 (330) 714-2003 (330) 669-2994 (fax) Larry Hill National Director USPA Member # 4362, D-3132 larryskydiveaz.com 5100 N. Tumbleweed Road Eloy, AZ 85131 (520) 251-0356; (520) 466-4334 (h) (520) 466-4720 (fax Alan T. King National Director USPA Member # 72478, D-4240 northeastalgmail.com 2038 Wildwood Ln Jackson, MI 49203-3869 (413) 717-0542 Melissa Lowe National Director USPA Member #117165, D-20224 hellomelissalowegmail.com 236 S. 3rd St #240 Montrose, CO 81401 (970) 633-0640 Michael McGowan National Director USPA Member # 16041, D-5709 funair5709gmail.com 4854 North Taylor St. Eloy, AZ 85131 (520) 213-7912 Jan Meyer National Director USPA Member # 23931, D-7833 JanMeyerDiveMaker.com PO Box 2581 Hemet, CA 92546 (951) 658-3526 Mike Mullins National Director Chair, Group Membership USPA Member # 336, D-1643 mikeskydivekingair.com 1664 Old Mill Road Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 355-2629 Kirk Verner ISC Delegate National Director Chair, Competition USPA Member # 43183, D-11059 kirkparacletexp.com 2220 E Indiana Ave. Southern Pines, NC 28387 (910) 495-3334 (c); (910) 848-2600 (w) (910) 848-2601 (fax) Regional Directors Chuck Akers President Gulf (GU) Regional Director USPA Member # 49855, D-10855 chuckakerscomcast.net 19514 Pitchstone Dr. Tomball, TX 77377 (832) 630-1213 Ray Lallo Secretary Mountain (MT) Regional Director USPA Member # 56554, D-11400 uspa.mountain.directorgmail.com P.O. Box 428 Laporte, CO 80535 (330) 205-4788 Jack Pyland Treasurer Southwest (SW) Regional Director Chair, Regional Directors USPA Member # 72690, D-17377 swdirjackpyland.com P.O. Box 360279 Dallas, TX 75336 (972) 287-2225 Luke Aikins Member at Large Northwest (NW) Regional Director USPA Member # 74853, D-21189 lukexaosmac.com P.O. Box 728 Shelton, WA 98584 (253) 686-1247 Randy Allison Chairman of the Board Mideastern (ME) Regional Director USPA Member # 41521, D-11112 uspamidwestfreefall.com 18780 29 Mile Rd Ray, MI 48096 (586) 698-8110 (c) (248) 494-7248 (f) Shauna Finley Eastern (EA) Regional Director USPA Member # 272080, D-34907 fin16sdsgmail.com P.O. Box 10 Sussex, NJ 07461-0010 (203) 982-8514 Paul Gholson Southern (SO) Regional Director USPA Member # 98407, D-17101 paul.gholson1gmail.com 985 Laverne Davis Rd Whiteville, TN 38075 (901) 233-4144 Joshua Hall Western (WE) Regional Director USPA Member # 151534, D-24093 josh4waygmail.com 285 E. 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Box 917 Rockmart, GA 30153 (386) 283-3705 Brian Naiman Pacific (PA) Regional Director USPA Member # 251311, D-34489 brian.p.naimangmail.com 25090 County Road 95 Davis, CA 95616 Phone: (916) 794-5424 Charles Crinklaw Central (CE) Regional Director USPA Member # 155386, D-27666 cacrinklaw@cox.net 10609 S. 18th Circle Bellevue, NE 68123 (402) 981-8852 Jim Rees Northeast (NE) Regional Director USPA Member # 56394, D-13359 jimreesmagmail.com 44 Sachs Rd Nottingham, NH 03290 (781) 330-9296 Michael Wadkins North Central (NC) Regional Director Chair, Safety & Training USPA Member # 95639, D-18691 michael.wadkinsxcelskydiving.com 2986 Lake Forest Park Dr. Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 (615) 504-9791 Chris Wagner Mid-Atlantic (MA) Regional Director Chair, Membership Services USPA Member # 7090, D-5479 uspa7090gmail.com (757) 323-6984 Committees Email all members of the USPA Board of Directors Executive Chuck Akers, President Sherry Butcher, Vice President Ray Lallo, Secretary Jack Pyland, Treasurer Luke Aikins, Member-At-Large Randy Allison, Chairman of the Board Competition Finance & Budget Governance Group Membership Membership Services Regional Directors Safety & Training USPA Meeting Minutes BOD 2021 Summer Meeting PDF (Sep 2021) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting 2021 General Membership Meeting PDF (Sep 2021) USPA Meeting Minutes Gen. 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Membership Meeting BOD 2003 Summer Meeting PDF (Jul 2003) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting BOD 2003 Winter Meeting PDF (Jan 2003) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting BOD 2002 Summer Meeting PDF (Jul 2002) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting BOD 2002 Winter Meeting PDF (Feb 2002) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting BOD 2001 Summer Meeting PDF (Jul 2001) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting BOD 2001 Winter Meeting PDF (Feb 2001) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting 2000-2005 BOD 2000 Summer Meeting PDF (Jul 2000) USPA Meeting Minutes Board of Director Meeting 2000-2005 About The Board of Directors There are 14 USPA Regions and, therefore, 14 USPA Regional Directors, who are jumpers from a geographical region of the country, elected by members within that region to the USPA Board every three years. The USPA Board also includes eight National Directors, elected by the USPA membership at large. Nearly all drop zones have at least one USPA Safety & Training Advisor (S&TA) who is appointed by and serves as the direct link to their Regional Director. The S&TA is a local jumper who is available on your drop zone to provide administrative services and information. The members of the USPA Board elect officers, including a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and chair of the board. The officers, together with an additional member-at large, also elected from among the USPA Board members, make up the USPA Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is responsible for making decisions and taking care of important matters that arise between the USPA Board meetings. The USPA Board of Directors establishes USPA policies and procedures during meetings held twice a year. The board operates through a committee system comprised of USPA Board members with special qualifications and interests. Each of the committees provide guidance and advice in major areas of activity within the sport. The actions of each working committee must be approved by the full USPA Board before becoming USPA policy. Each USPA Director has one vote at USPA Board meetings. Voting responsibility includes not only making business decisions and setting policy, but also the establishment and modification of the Basic Safety Requirements and official USPA Recommendations. USPA Board members cast their votes based on the input they receive from their constituency (the membership) and their own judgment. Between the meetings of the USPA Board, held twice each year, USPA's administrative staff conducts the day-to-day business of the organization. The USPA Board hires the Executive Director, who assumes all the various responsibilities and duties assigned by the USPA Board. The Executive Director, in turn, hires the staff, which operates from USPA Headquarters, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In summary, USPA Headquarters, led by the Executive Director, serves the USPA membership and carries out the instructions and policies set by the Board of Directors. USPA 5401 Southpoint Centre Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA, 22407 (540) 604-9740 M-F 9am-5pm Eastern (540) 604-9741 uspa@uspa.org Copyright 2021 by United States Parachute Association Privacy Statement | Terms Of Use