Volume: 1 | Number: 11 | Date: November 14, 2008 Celebrating Five Years of Success
NSSF and NWTF Continue Support of Sportsman-Legislator Summit
They were there since before the beginning and they continue to be a strong force in the support and success of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses. For the fifth year in a row the National Shooting Sports Foundation is the Title Sponsor of the NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit. In 2003, realizing the potential and need for organizing state legislators into sportsmen's caucuses and having an organization to serve as the coordinator, NSSF provided CSF with $25,000 seed money to begin the planning and build the infrastructure to launch NASC. They have been a key partner ever since.
 Joining NSSF in their support, the National Wild Turkey Federation was a founding council member of the NASC when it was launched at the first Sportsman-Legislator Summit in 2004 at Lake Whitney, Texas. NWTF has been an active partner of NASC and at the state level NWTF State Chapters have been engaged. NWTF continues their partnership this year through state chapters and at the national level as a Host Sponsor of this year's Summit.
The NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit is the most important event of the year for NASC State Sportsmen's Caucuses and partners. It is the only forum that provides a venue for focused discussion and interaction among state policy makers and the hunting and fishing community. Find out more information.
CSF Elects Mark DeYoung to Board
 Mark W. DeYoung, ATK Senior Vice President and President of ATK Armament Systems has been elected to the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation's Board of Directors. His term will begin on January 1, 2009.
An avid sportsman, Mark is well respected within the shooting sports and conservation communities with more than 20 years of outdoor industry and business acumen.
"ATK is always looking toward the future, and in doing so, we must consider the implications that legislation has on hunting and the shooting sports. CSF and NASC are at the epicenter of making sure sportsmen's issues are promoted and protected in the halls of government and I am honored to be able to contribute to their efforts," commented DeYoung, who also serves on the boards of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
"ATK has been a staunch supporter of both the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses and we are delighted to have Mark DeYoung volunteer his talents and time to our cause," stated CSF President Jeff Crane.
Mark W. DeYoung holds the title of ATK Senior Vice President and is the President of ATK Armament Systems. ATK Armament Systems is the world's largest ammunition manufacturing entity and the leading supplier of ammunition to the US Military, US Law Enforcement, and the shooting sports. He served as Senior Vice President, ATK Ammunition Group, from 2004 to 2006. He was Group Vice President, Ammunition and President, ATK Commercial Products, from 2002 to 2004. Before that, he was President, ATK Lake City Ammunition.
CSF Welcomes Two New Team Members
State Caucus Manager Jenifer Lundy
Jennifer Lundy joins CSF as a manager of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses. Her duties include overseeing the eastern state caucuses and coordinating state caucus activities.
A graduate of North Carolina State University, she earned her degree in communication with a concentration in public relations and a minor in psychology. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in public administration.
Prior to joining NASC, Jennifer worked as tournament administrator for FLW Outdoors kingfish and redfish tournaments. She has also worked for the North Carolina State Senate and for the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources as a communications specialist.
Jennifer enjoys saltwater fishing, kickboxing, horseback riding, and spending time with family and friends.
Communications Manager Lance Lemmonds
Lance Lemmonds comes to CSF from Bozell & Jacobs, a leading advertising and public relations firm, where he was an account executive charged with overseeing client accounts such as Entergy Corporation, First Western Bank, and Cirque du Soleil.
With an extensive background in communications, Lanced has also served as the communications manager for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and was the marketing director and on air-personality for a variety of radio stations in Arkansas. He has had the distinct pleasure of accepting the Country Music Association Station of the Year Award at the 2005 CMA Awards in New York City.
Lance also brings political experience to CSF from his days as political director for the Republican Party of Arkansas, working on the re-election of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and special election of Congressman John Boozman. He also served as a governmental affairs assistant under Governor Huckabee.
Lance is a native of Searcy, Ark. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Harding University and a master's degree in political science from Arkansas State University.
About the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
With alliances with every major hunting and fishing organization and
industry, CSF is the leader in promoting sportsmen’s issues with
elected officials.
About the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses
NASC together with state sportsmen’s caucuses are the core of the
legislative front protecting and promoting hunting, fishing and sound
wildlife management in state legislatures.
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