Ronald Bell Email & Phone Number

Fredericksburg

The Director of Safety and Training reports to USPA's Executive Director and is responsible for developing curricula for USPA training courses, administering license and rating programs, promoting safety awareness, and appoints Safety and Training Advisors for all foreign affiliates in conjunction with the local authorities. Additional responsibilities include writing and proofing of all content in the Safety and Training section of USPA's monthly publication Parachutist and all electronically delivered media. Communication coordination, research, and report-presentation development for both the Safety and Training committee and the Compliance Group of the USPA Board of Directors.

San Francisco Bay Area

The purposes for which USPA is formed are as follows: To encourage unity among all persons interested in skydiving; to promote safety in all skydiving activities in the United States, to sanction skydiving competitions; to document officially all national and world skydiving records set by citizens of the U.S., to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of skydiving among the membership and the public at large; to cooperate with all government agencies connected with aeronautics or aeronautical activities; to compile information regarding the science of skydiving and to edit, publish, and disseminate the same; to select and train the United States Parachute Team for world competition.USPA regional directors have unique responsibilities not shared by other board members. Specifically, they have administrative duties and responsibilities to a regional constituency. They serve both as members of the board who, along with the USPA national directors, develop the policies and programs of the association, and as regional administrators of safety, training, and membership service programs.

United States

"Xcelskydiving Comapany Pledge"Xcelskydiving is a family owned business owned by Michael & Mercedes Wadkins who deeply believe in customer service. We are professionals driven by a passion for teaching and a deep love for the sport of Skydiving. Our vision is focused solely on training the trainer to Xcel in the sport of skydiving instruction, it is crucial to have our students Xcel from our dedication and professional training. Xcelskydiving believes in a whole system approach to instruction based on a solid foundation built from the USPA Coach to the method specific USPA ratings. We offer Accelerated Freefall (AFF) Courses, AFF Pre-Courses, Re-Currency for expired ratings, Static Line Courses, Instructor Assisted Deployment (IAD) Courses, Vector & Sigma (UPT) Tandem Instructor Courses and Coach Courses. Xcelskydiving's concept is an individually based premise on teaching the new instructor in a conducive, positive, and constructive learning environment how to teach their specific discipline by guiding them through the process with the IRM, the SIM and by reinforcing solid air skills. We believe that the training you receive during our pre-courses will prepare you to succeed in the courses themselves and ultimately make you a success at your Drop Zone as a USPA Instructor and in your future ratings. Skydiving Instructor Certification is not easy - let Xcelskydiving assist you along the way to your skydive ratings.

Winsted, Mn

Designed and implemented an eighteen jump tandem progression student program. Based on AFP (Accelerated Freefall Program) from Skydive Chicago. Requested by the DZO, to rewrite the program so it can be use in conjunction with ISP (Integrated Student Program) offered by the USPA (United State Parachute Association). Now being used at two locations Westside Skydivers Minneapolis and Westside Skydivers Houston.

Houston, Texas Area