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Trustees

The Soaring Safety Foundation has a five (5) member board of trustees and several advisors. The trustees manage the SSF activities and monitor the training and safety issues for the SSA. Each trustee is nominated by the current board to a three (3) year term. Nominations are approved by the SSA board of directors.

Trustee: Richard Carlson

Chairman

Germantown, MD

(630) 971-8736

"rcarlson501 at comcast.net"

Term expires: 12/31/2025

Program Responsibility: FIRC, Web-site

Trustee: Stephen Dee

Cordova, TN

(901) 757-8784

"goflysteve at gmail.com"

Term expires: 12/31/2024

Program Responsibility:

Trustee: Burt Compton

Marfa, TX

(800) 667-9464

"fbcompton at aol.com"

Term expires: 12/31/2026

Program Responsibility: Site Surveys

Trustee: Ron Ridenour

Naperville, IL

(630) 369-9648

"ronsnimbus3 at aol.com"

Term expires: 12/31/2024

Program Responsibility: Treasurer

Trustee: Thomas Johnson

Pensacola, FL

(850) 712-9095

"tjj757 at live.com"

Term expires: 12/31/2025

Program Responsibility: Safety Seminars