Richard A. Pearson
Executive Director
Chatsworth

Career Summary:

• Executive Director – Illinois State Rifle Association, 2004-present

• Insurance Broker

• Owner - Shafer-Pearson Insurance Agency, Chatsworth, IL,
  1978-2001

• Geography Teacher - Bloomington Junior High School,
  Bloomington, IL, 1976-1978

• Cooperative Work Training Instructor – Bloomington, IL, 1970-1977

• Teaching Assistant - Department of Geography & Geology, ISU, Normal, IL, 1969-1970

• Teacher – IL Youth Commission, IL Department of Corrections, Kankakee, IL, 1967-1968

• Social Studies Teacher – Bradley-Bourbonnais High School,
  Bradley, IL, 1966-1969

Education:

• Certified Insurance Counselors Degree, 1981

• M.S. in Ed. – Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 1973

• B.S. in Ed. – Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 1966

Qualifications:

• CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Month, July 2005

• Distinguished Pistol Shooter

• Glock 500 Club (2007)

• Illinois State Free Pistol Record Holder, 1992-1999

• Pistol – Camp Perry, OH, 1974-1975, 1987-1998

• Air & Free Pistol – International Shooting Tryouts, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Fort Benning, GA; Prado, CA; Quantico, VA, 1989-1992

• Air Pistol Champion – Missouri State Standard Pistol Championships, St. Louis, MO, 1990

• High Power – Camp Perry, OH, 1989-1990

• Air Pistol Winner – US Grand Prix Championships, Camp Perry, OH, 1989

Shooting Instruction:

• Chief Range Safety Officer, 1998

• Small Arms Firing School – Pistol – Camp Perry, OH, 1987-1998

• LFI I & LFI II Graduate, 1997

• Advanced Rifle & Pistol Coaches College - U.S. Olympic Training Center, 1995

• Advanced Pistol Graduate, Chapman Academy, 1995

• NRA Pistol Coaches Class, 1993

• NRA Rifle Coaches Class, 1991

• Instruction Classes in Home Safety, Personal Protection, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, 1985-1990

• Small Arms Firing School – Rifle – Camp Perry, OH, 1987-1988

• NRA Basic Pistol Instruction Class, 1969

Positions Held In Shooting, Conservation, and Collecting Organizations:

• President – Illinois State Rifle Association, 1998-2003

• Treasurer – ISRA PVF – 1998-present

• Lobbyist – Illinois State Rifle Association, 1998-present

• Head Coach of the National Jr. Bullseye Camp at Perry, 2008-present

• Coach – National Coach Development Staff, 1997-present

• Past Chairman – Friends of NRA Dinner, East Central Illinois FNRA, 1996-present

• Membership Chairman – Illinois State Rifle Association, 1992-present

• Delegate – Conservation Congress, 1996-2004

• Member – DNR, Hunting & Fishing Equipment Committee, 1999

• 1st VP – Illinois State Rifle Association, 1994-1998

• Chairman – Whitetails Unlimited Dinner, Chatsworth, IL, 1998-1999

• Pistol Instructor - Youth Sports Camps, Bloomington, IL, 1997-1998

• Assistant Instructor – Remington Shotgun School, Bloomington, IL, 1997

• Instructor – Youth SportsFest, Secor, IL; Shelbyville, IL, 1997

• Coach – ROTC, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 1996-1997

• Instructor/Coach – Women’s Shooting Committee Classes, Bloomington, IL, 1992-1997

• Pistol & Rifle Instructor - NRA Training Counselors Program, 1988-1997

• Pistol Coach – NRA Pistol Camp, Streator, IL, 1997

• Pistol Coach – Illinois State Rifle Association Women’s Shooting Committee – Camp Perry, OH, 1996

• Coach – Women’s International Pistol, 1996

• Convention Chairman – Illinois State Rifle Association, 1990-1992

• Pistol Coach – Illinois State Rifle Association National Championships Team, 1988-1992

• Secretary – Bloomington Rifle & Pistol Club, Bloomington, IL, 1972-1977

Additional Items Related To Shooting:

• Developed Club-In-A-Box Program

• Contributing Editor – The Illinois Shooter; Adventure Sports Outdoors

• Shooting Editor – Adventure Sports Outdoors-TV

• Radio Host – Adventure Sports Outdoors (WMBD), Peoria, IL

• Member – Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers

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