(Columbus) – The USSA will roll into its 30th year with a team of innovative leaders who will take the sportsmen’s movement to a new level.Veteran board member Mason Lampton is renewing his commitment to the organizations as he assumes the role of vice chairman.
Lampton, owner and chairman of a major construction industry firm, will continue to recruit new donors and help the sportsmen’s movement to prosper. He has been involved in the foxhunting community for many years and his influence will continue to be an asset to the USSA. Lampton is transitioning into a role that had been filled by longtime USSA board member C. Martin Wood. Wood, who has been on the USSA board since 1991, served as vice chairman from 2001-2007. He supported and advocated the name change from the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance in 2002, has actively recruited USSA supporters, and himself made significant financial contributions to protect sportsmen’s rights.Three newcomers to the USSA Board of Directors and USSAF Board of Trustees include Deb Cunningham, Houston, Texas; John Kanas, Mellville, New York; and Tommy Millner, Madison, North Carolina.
Deb Cunningham began hunting nearly 30 years ago, and is deeply-involved in wildlife conservation and education, and efforts to protect hunters’ rights. She has hunted on six continents, and was selected as the Safari Club International Diana recipient for 2002.
Tommy Millner is a sporting goods industry leader and hunter-conservationist. President/CEO of Remington Arms Company, he is a veteran international hunter and supporter of many conservation endeavors.
John Kanas is a banking industry leader and worldwide sportsman. Past chairman of the North Fork Bancorporation and CEO and Vice President, Capital One banking subsidiary, he is an accomplished hunter and conservationist.
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organization that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.
