Thomas Prior Email & Phone Number

Rome, Georgia

President Nov 2019 to presentTreasurer Jan 2017 to presentMission: Leading youth to the dream of flight and offering adults the opportunity to serve through aviation.Lead an all-volunteer group of 12-17 pilots and others passionate about offering aviation experiences to youth. Annual operating budget of $70,000. Write grants, manage funds, build financial statements, and complete the corporate tax return (990EZ). Supervise flight operations and maintenance on 4 Alon Aircraft. Youth programs include free orientation flights, BSA Aviation Merit Badge program, Airfield Tours & Basic Aerodynamics program for youth groups, flight/ground instruction to help high school students compete for scholarships to earn their private pilot license, and missing-man formation flyovers for Veteran burials at the Georgia National Cemetery. http://tigerflightfoundation.org

Woodstock Ga

(Volunteer) Chief Financial Officer for non-profit raising awareness about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Annual budget: $60,000. Manage checking account, prepare financial reports, annually produce financial statements and complete non-profit tax return, Form 990.

O'Fallon Il; Burke Va; Warner Robins Ga, Canton Ga

2015-Present: Assistant Scoutmaster, High Adventure Philmont 2015, Northern Tier (Atikokan) 2017 Sea Base 2019, Life to Eagle Mentor, Troop 3752, Canton, GA2001-2008 Assistant Scoutmaster; Philmont '02; Troop 550, Warner Robins, GA1998-2001 Assistant Scoutmaster; Summer Camp; Life to Eagle coordinator; Troop 1346, Burke, VA1997-98 Webelos Den Leader, Pinewood Derby Coordinator; Pack 1347, Burke, VA1996-97 Webelos Den Leader, Pinewood Derby Coordinator; Pack 35, O'Fallon, IL1995-96 Den Leader Coach, Pack 35, O'Fallon,IL

Woodstock Ga

(Volunteer) Support financial management for non-profit family development and food pantry organization. Annual budget: $200K. Our vision: To have a community where everyone has the tools to achieve stability and where no one goes to bed hungry. Our Mission: Help families reach sustainability by offering essential "Stability Solutions Training," hands-on support mentoring, and life-coaching alongside food assistance as needed.

Canton Ga

Two-month paid seasonal position with year-round volunteer recruiting. Led team of 65 paid bell ringers, 150 volunteer ringers, Money Counting Team of 15, and a scheduler. Bell Ringers support kettles at 20 locations, 11 hours per day, Mon-Sat, from mid November through Christmas Eve. 6-week campaign donation total: about $150,000.

Warner Robins Ga

Led staff of 7 and over 500 volunteers to develop and execute $400K annual budget; advocated for affordable housing, recruited volunteers, promoted community awareness, raised funds, serviced $1M mortgage portfolio, selected and nurtured low-income families, operated $100K used building materials retail outlet, repaired homes and built new homes.

Robins Afb Ga

(Colonel) Led team of 35 employing the worldwide operational airlift portion of the command's $2B flying hour program; orchestrated aeromedical evacuation capability; managed command exercise activity; supervised command's 24/7 command center; directed command Contingency Action Team. Aircraft Commander KC-10A.

Robins Afb Ga

(Colonel) Led team of 45 delivering oversight on 44 major units, 400 aircraft, 74,000 personnel, and $4B annual budget.

Pentagon, Washington Dc

(Colonel) Member of team of 6 managing JCS Exercise Program, $325M exercise transportation budget, and $25M CINC Initiative Fund. Joint Staff Program Manager for $220M National Defense University budget.

Ft Mcnair, Washington Dc

(Lieutenant Colonel) Senior Executive-level education program grooming national security leaders to make difficult decisions under volitile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous conditions. Masters Degree

Scott Afb Il

(Lieutenant Colonel) Led team of 22 planning and executing $1M wing-level exercises to validate operational readiness.

Kadena Ab, Japan

(Major) Led team of 26 planning, scheduling, and employing RC-135 aircraft on nationally-tasked Western Pacific reconnaissance missions.

Mather Afb, Beale Afb, Columbus Afb, Offutt Afb, Kadena Ab

Logged more than 6,300 hours flying worldwide air refueling, post-attack command and control, and operational reconnaissance missions in the KC-135A/E/Q/R, EC-135C, and RC-135U/V/W.

Master Of Science (M.S.), National Resource Strategy

Activities and Societies: Regional Security Study: China, Industry Study: Energy

Master'S Degree, Systems Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Accounting

Activities and Societies: 4-Year AFROTC Scholarship, Delta Upsilon, 1975 - 1977 washed dishes daily (lunch & dinner) at Delta Gamma sorority

Education record

Activities and Societies: Junior Achievement 1969 - 1973, Boy Scouts 1963 - 1973, Paper Route 1971-1973, Summers picked beans.