Board of Directors:
Board President
Pete Swenson has been involved in competitive NRA smallbore rifle shooting as both a competitor and Match Director for much of his life. Realizing that conventional NRA smallbore was losing popularity, he started researching other shooting sports activities and discovered the NSSF Rimfire Challenge program. His home club, Michigan City Rifle Club, of which he is President – invested in the program to bring affordable competitive shooting activities to the club. It soon became one of its most popular activities.
Pete is an NRA Certified Chief Range Safety Officer and NRA Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Personal Protection in the Home and Outside the Home Instructor. He brings a strong background in running and managing various competitive shooting sports programs. Additionally, he has helped develop and organize youth shooting camps.
Professionally, Pete spent most of his career in International Sales and Marketing management for the machine tool industry.
VP/Treasurer
Lori O’Rear started competitively shooting USPSA and Steel Challenge 9 years ago. Excelling in the discipline of Steel Challenge she achieved numerous titles in Rimfire Pistol and Rifle in State and Area Championships. In 2015, she also branched out into Action Pistol (Bianchi Cup) and holds several National Records with her Rimfire Pistol. It wasn’t until 2021, Lori discovered a new passion with Rimfire Challenge and entered her first World RCSA Competition.
Along with competing, Lori is a Certified NRA Pistol Instructor. She has assisted many new shooters in learning the fundamentals of firearms plus introducing them to competitive shooting. She has also spent many volunteer hours supporting the Fisher House Foundation and Homes For Our Troops Organization.
Lori is originally from Atlanta, Georgia where she obtained her BBA from Georgia State University. She offers over 20 years as a Certified Professional in the Human Resources Industry providing an extensive background in Recruitment and Retention, Training and Development and Employee and Client Relations.
Secretary
Susan Paris started competitive shooting in the late 1990’s. Initially shooting Conventional Indoor and Outdoor Pistol with a 22 and 45 at the Expert level. She competed in the NRA National Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio for a few years. As shooting sports shifted from precision shooting to action shooting, she began shooting Steel Challenge and currently shoots a Ruger MKIV Lite.
With a MBA in Finance Susan brings a wealth of experience in financial and management reporting. Susan and her husband John shoot steel twice a week.
Susan will work with Board members to increase awareness of and participation in RCSA events.
Director of Club Development
Tracy Stefanski started competitively shooting in 2015 in the IDPA discipline and won the 2016 Wisconsin IDPA State Championship in his division. He then took a break for 5 years to complete his Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems and his Master’s Degree in Business Leadership and Organizational Development from Lakeland University.
In 2021 after completing his Master’s Degree, Tracy returned to shooting competitively in IDPA, USPSA, Steel Challenge, and GSSF. Over the years, Tracy heard of NSSF which is now RCSA, but there were no local matches near him. Still wanting to get involved in this discipline, Tracy contacted RCSA and recommended Schultz Resort Rod and Gun Club in Muskego, WI as a range to hold monthly RCSA events. It was a success and in 2024 SRRGC will start holding RCSA events plus hosting the first Wisconsin RCSA State Championship.
Tracy was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a huge advocate for the 2nd Amendment and concealed carry for citizens throughout the country. He spends his spare time training new shooters on the proper techniques of gun handling and always looks forward to promoting the shooting sports.
Tracy has extensive experience in project management, database management, computers, and leadership. Presently, he is an Engineering Systems Business Lead and has spent the last 36 years in the Engineering Field.
Director of Range Management
Greg Goff started competing at 9 years of age in an NRA rimfire competition and then later in life picked up shooting bowling pin matches and tactical matches. In 2000 he started Cowboy Action Shooting with SASS. Since 2003 has been actively involved in planning and running state and regional matches. He has been a member and on the Board of Directors of the North Alabama Regulators, as the Stage Designer, Territorial Governor (Club Representative for the RO committee) and as President.
Greg worked in the Aero Space and Defense Industry for about 11 years as a mechanical draftsman and designer. He then owned and operated a small business for 27 years in the Martial Arts Industry. After 37 years of training, Greg achieved the distinguished rank of 9th degree Black Belt in July of 2021. As a Tiger Rock Martial Arts Academy owner, he has helped several of his students realize their dream of owning and operating an Academy.
In 2022 Greg decided to step down from running the academy and teaching classes. He is now retired from daily operations but stays active within the Tiger Rock Martial Arts organization.
In November of 2019, Greg and his wife, Brandy, along with another family, the Popes, purchased the Cavern Cove shooting range. At that time, the range hosted USPSA, Steel Challenge and Cowboy Action Shooting, but has since added other disciplines such as NRL 22, 3-Gun and Rimfire Challenge. The range has also grown to hosting 6 Championship Matches a year. Greg is currently one of the partners of the Cavern Cove Competitive Shooting Range.
Advisory Committee Members:
RCSA Rules Administrator
Wayne Kidd became interested in RCSA in 2019 when he brought one of his sons to a local Rimfire Challenge match as he showed interest in the sport. As a spectator, Wayne saw how fun the match was and the next month brought his youngest son and father to shoot with him. This was the beginning of 3 generations shooting RCSA matches throughout the country.
In addition to competing in Rimfire Challenge matches, Wayne participates in Metal Madness, Steel Challenge and GSSF competitions. Wayne is a USPSA Range Officer with Steel Challenge and Multigun endorsements and in 2022 served as a RO in the RCSA World Championship.