Rob Pincus Bio – I.C.E. Training https://www.icetraining.us/robpincus.html Rob Pincus is a professional trainer, author and consultant. He and his staff at I.C.E. Training Company provide services to military, law enforcement, private security and students interested in self-defense
Rob Pincus at AmmoLand.com https://www.ammoland.com/author/rpincus/ Rob Pincus is the owner of the I.C.E. Training Company, that develops, teaches and consults on training for military, law enforcement, private security and others
2AO (Second Amendment Organization) is a nonprofit, non-political, grassroots organization with a focus on engaging, educating, and equipping all shooters
SEOPA is the nation’s premier regional outdoor communicator’s organization
May, 1964 Founded at Fontana Village, N.C by Tennessean Evan Means
1965 Treasury contained $35.26 for publication of a newsletter
1973 Tom Rollins executive director
1974 SEOPA boasted 95 active and 39 corporate members
1976 Meetings were decreased from twice annually to once because of an increase in gasoline prices
1977 SEOPA was chartered
1984 SEOPA logo was redesigned to include Arkansas
1985 Sharon Coe (Rushton), SEOPA’s first woman president
1987 initiated the SEOPA Education Fellowship Endowment with scholarships to deserving Southern students in outdoor-related fields
1988 Tom Rollins retired as executive director.
400 members with assets of almost $20,000 and acquired a reputation as the largest, most active and progressive regional outdoor press association.
1988 Carle Dunn executive director.
1988 SEOPA office was moved to Zwolle, La
1992 Outdoor Tables and Tales cookbook was published
1992 Gail Wright succeeded Carle Dunn as executive director
1992 SEOPA office was moved to Gilbert, S.C.
1995 West Virginia, Missouri and Texas were added to the SEOPA area
membership climbed from 375 to 579
1996 Gail Wright resigned and was granted honorary lifetime membership status in the organization by the board of directors
1996 Stephanie E. Wise was selected to serve as executive director, and the office was moved to Sumter, S.C.
1999 Lisa McDowell (Snuggs) executive director
1999 office was moved to Unionville, Tenn
2001 first Southeast Outdoor Showcase debuted in Gulf Shores, Ala
2002 new website was unveiled to include links to members’ sites and a color version of the newsletter
2002 SEOPA moved to North Carolina
2004 established the Outdoor Journalist Education Foundation of America Inc. (OJEFA)
a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to further education, research and network opportunities in the field of outdoor journalism for students, active outdoor journalists and outdoor journalist organizations.
2005 the annual conference was canceled because of weather (Hurricane Katrina)