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Staff Biographies

E.C. "Coach" Wong

Ed Wong is the Chairman Of The Board and co-founder of the National Association of Shooting Sports Athletes (NASSA). He also serves at the Assistant Pistol Coach for the United States Shooting Team under National Pistol Coach Erich Buljung and former National Pistol Coach Arnie Vitarbo. He is also the Head Pistol Coach of the USA Shooting Junior Club.

Ed is very involved in supporting international shooting. To date, Ed has established four Olympic-style pistol shooting clubs and has conducted numerous shooting camps and clinics across the United States. He has also conducted and assisted in several national pistol camps at the Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has served as the Director of all shooting venues for the 1995 and 1996 Olympic Festivals.

George Patterson

George is the President and co-founder of the National Association of Shooting Sports Athletes (NASSA), and is essential to NASSA's success. George has single-handedly tackled NASSA's computer, legal and administrative functions. Some of George's most significant accomplishments include: drafting up the NASSA membership and postal match guides, designing NASSA's administrative and scoring database, designing the postal match sticker system, and heading up NASSA's effort to obtain non-profit 501(c)(3) status.

George has been competing in air pistol since 1986. He has competed at the national level, and has also worked as a volunteer at the USA Shooting National Matches. George currently serves as the Assistant Pistol Coach of the USA Shooting Junior Club under Ed Wong.

Joanne Bradford

Vicky G. Ulrich

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Jason Long

Jason has been a pistol competitor for the last 12 years, and is actively training to gain a spot on the U.S. National Pistol Team. Jason is also the webmaster of the NASSA web site, and is employed by Paychex, Inc. as a Computer Programmer.

Dr. Joel Sexton

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Arnie Vitarbo

With 37 years of shooting experience under his belt, Arnie Vitarbo is by far the most experienced NASSA staff member. Rather than do injustice to such an illustrious shooting career by trying to put it into words, here is a list of his accomplishments:

Coaching

• Assistant U.S. National Pistol Coach (1990 - 1992).
• U.S. National Pistol Coach (1992 - 1994).
• Holder of a UIT "B" Judge's license (soon to be upgraded to "A").
• USA Shooting Recognized Coach and a Match Official.
• NRA Referee and a Life member.
• Member of the NRA Coach Development Staff.

Records

• Free Pistol: 571 (1969 - 1985)
• Standard Pistol: 586 (1968-1981)
• Air Pistol: 584 (1986)

Awards Received

• Awarded distinguished badges in Rifle, Pistol and International shooting (Only 27 people have qualified for all three since they began being issued by the DCM in 1926).
• National Free Pistol Champion (1973).
• Interservice Champion (1973).
• Interservice Rapid fire Champion (1969).
• Held numerous Individual and Team records in Conventional Pistol Shooting, having shot as high as 2666.
• Served as a staff member for 14 United States International Shooting Championships and for 5 World Cups.
• Jury Member for the Hiroshima, Japan World Cup in 1995.
• Member of the 1966 and 1985 World Championship Team.
• Member of the 1967 Pan American Team (2 gold Medals).
• Member of the 1968 Olympic Team in Free Pistol (4th place).
• Coach of the Air Force Pistol Team (1989 - 1992 and 1996 - present).

Military Service

• Served ten years in the Marine Corps and Air Force respectfully having been retired from the Air Force in 1973. While in the service I was a weapons specialist for over 12 years and shot for both the All Marine Corps Pistol Team and the All Air Force Pistol Team.

Other Accomplishments

• Organized the Junior program for the State of Oregon.
• Held numerous Junior clinics while serving as the U.S. National Pistol Coach.
• Secretary/Treasurer of the USA Shooting Club.
• Member of the Colorado Shooting Association.

Fujie Vitarbo

J. D. "Jack" Withers

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Lt. Ronald J. Maul

Kathy Wright

Although she is not an active competitor, Kathy Wright devotes her free time as a parent volunteer in support of her daughter (NASSA and U.S. National Development Team member), Megan Wright. She is an experienced match statistician, and she helps run the Air, Sport and Free Pistol matches at her local shooting club.

Kathy currently works as a Mortgage Banking Consultant.

Frank Saylor

Merle S. Carlsgard

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Wayne Douglass

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John E. Leinberger

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John L. Barberi

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_{NASSA is a stand-alone organization, and is not associated or affiliated with any national or international shooting organization, association, or club.}