Ben Case was welcomed by the NRA as the Executive Director of the Office of Advancement in November of 2005. He has brought over 28 years of experience as an advancement and management professional and leader in the nonprofit sector. Ben resides in Great Falls, VA, with his lovely wife Angela, and together they have raised two children. As a shotgun shooter, Ben enjoys training on the trap and skeet fields, as well as shooting sporting clays. When he is not shooting one of his favorite side by sides, Ben enjoys music, gardening, photography, NASCAR, Duke University basketball, Carolina Hurricanes hockey, and Washington Redskins football. A native of Washington, D.C., he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in 1976 from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. His experience includes work with leading institutions, such as Duke University and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as being involved in the start-up of a number of nonprofits.
Wayne Sheets has been with the NRA for over 30 years. He has a lifelong and diversified background in hunting, shooting and gun collecting. While attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York in the early '70s, Wayne coached the rifle, skeet and trap teams. His love for the shooting sports led to his first position at the NRA. In his years as Director of the Education and Training Division, Wayne managed a wide range of NRA programs, including: hunter education, law enforcement and civilian firearms training, range development and operations, and the National Firearms Museum. Wayne’s mission is to enhance the philanthropic programs and opportunities available to supporters of the shooting sports. He has worked with many who recognize the mutual benefits to both the NRA and its members of major gifts and philanthropy. It is through these entities that Sheets believes, "We can financially secure the NRA’s operation and growth."
Tim Fisher came to the NRA in September of 2002. He enjoys shooting sporting clays, trap, and skeet. Growing up in Pennsylvania gave him the opportunity to become an avid deer hunter and wing shooter. Tim resides in Shenandoah Valley, VA, nine miles west of Front Royal with his lovely wife Diane. Tim and his wife Diane have two grown children, Seth and Melissa. After earning a Master’s degree in History and Political Science from Ball State University, Tim taught high school U.S. History for seven years before he brought over twenty years of investment, estate planning, and seminar experience to the NRA Planned Giving Department. He believes that the Second Amendment is the Amendment that protects all other Freedoms, and that “nobody defends the Second Amendment and therefore Freedom, like the NRA."
Frank Cerutti joined the NRA Office of Advancement in March of 2007. He enjoys hunting pheasant and chukar and working to protect and defend the US Constitution; namely, protecting the inalienable right of the American citizen to acquire, possess, transport, carry, transfer, ownership of, and enjoy the right to use arms. Frank resides in Vienna, VA with his wife, with whom he has raised four children. He joins us from Prison Fellowship Ministries where he served as the Head of Strategic Gifts & Planned Giving Departments for nearly eight years. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware’s ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Frank’s deeply rooted American values have inspired him to protect the rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment.
Nicole Capossela joined the Office of Advancement in May of 2003. She is an avid shotgun shooter and hunter who also enjoys golfing, cooking, and traveling. Nicole relocated from her home state of New York to the Capital City Area over ten years ago. She began her career with the NRA as an Advancement Officer before beginning her work with Corporate and Foundation Relations. She serves as Secretary of the NRA President's Special Committee on Development and holds a B.A. and M.A. from George Washington University in Washington, D.C
Heide Kaser started with the NRA in December of 1999. Her first experience with a firearm was 25 years ago while serving in the United States Naval Reserve in St. Louis, Missouri, where she was given the opportunity to shoot with the USNR Pistol Team. Heide continued her training while serving as a Special Agent for both the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition to having worked as a Staff Instructor in the Law Enforcement Division until Nov of 2007, she teaches concealed carry classes monthly at the NRA HQ Range. Heide resides in Oak Hill, VA, but also owns a wooded property in the Shenandoahs where she has built a range and a small cabin. Heide completed her Masters in Justice from American University, and her B.A. in Sociology from Principia College. She is most passionate about protecting our right to own and carry firearms, and dedicated to the training of safe and accurate use of firearms for self-defense and sport. |
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