Dr. Telling is a director of the RARA board since October 2017, CEO of RARA since February 2018, and has been the President of the T-6 Racing Association since 2007. Dr. Telling is also on the Board of Directors for Oragenics in Tampa, Florida. Prior to retiring from Pfizer after 30 years in June 2007, Fred was elected a Corporate Vice President of Pfizer Inc. and its Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning and Policy in October 1994. Dr. Telling resides in Daytona Beach, Florida with his wife Barbara. He is type rated in Citation jets and the DC-3, fixed wing (Commercial) and rotorcraft (Private) rated, and has a collection of North American Aviation aircraft—“Lady B” a P-51D, “Almost Perfect” a stock T-6G and “Baby Boomer” a T-6 racer.

Tony Logoteta is the current Chief Operating Officer of RARA and also a member of its Board of Directors. Tony grew up in northern California but has spent most of his adult life in Reno. After graduating from the University of Nevada, Reno’s Reynolds School of Journalism, he moved away for some years, but always considered Reno home and eventually moved back. While not a pilot, he has always loved flying and enjoyed the event as a fan, and has always appreciated the great benefits the Air Races bring to the community he loves. As a former small business owner, Tony brings an entrepreneurial spirit to the event and a passion for this community. In his off time, Tony enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.

Joey Scolari is an accomplished pilot of both propeller and jet-powered planes. He has been a RARA board member since 1993 and is the Secretary of the Board of Directors. Joey served as Chairman of the board in 2002 and 2003 and was named RARA’s “Man of the Year” in 2006.

Jon Hitchcock represents a pivotal update to our already incredible Board. He is our newest addition, and first member from Roswell. Jon first earned his private pilot license in 1982, and went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel in New Mexico’s Civil Air Patrol. He worked as a CPA and retired as CEO of New Mexico’s Pioneer Bank. He has served in leadership roles on many community-focused organizations, and looks forward to helping air racing become an institution in New Mexico.

Todd Donahue joined the RARA board in January of 2019 and brings expertise in accident prevention. He began flying in 1993 and within a year became a CFII in Helicopters where he worked as an instructor and a charter pilot. In 1995, Todd was nominated as an accident prevention counselor with the Bradley FDSO. Todd moved to Missoula, Montana in 1996 where he started Homestead Helicopters, Inc. (HHI), the first company in the U.S. to become an FAAapproved part 141 flight training academy offering Helicopter Firefighting, a Mountain Flying Course, and Vertical reference training. HHI has gone over 26 years without any accidents or incidents. Todd currently is the President, Director of Operations, Check Airman and Chief Instructor at Homestead Helicopters.

Bobbi Thompson’s aviation career has spanned more than 40 years, she is a 4,500-hour pilot (single and multi-engine and helicopters), Aviation FAI World Record Holder, has over 35 years of experience producing air shows, has been the airport manager for eight airports, FBO owner and manager, air racer and aviation consultant for more than 1,400 airports/FBOs. She currently serves as RARA’s VP of Strategic Planning and a member of the Board of Directors. Bobbi is also the COO of ABS Aviation, and serves as a Board member and Chair for several local, state national boards.

Dale Morris joins the RARA Board with decades of experience in aviation and government affairs. He retired from American Airlines in 2014 after 29 years as Regional Vice President of Government Affairs and continued as Senior Consultant in the same role. Dale also served on the Board of Directors for the Aero Club of Washington, D.C.

Before his aviation career, he was appointed by team owner Jack Kent Cooke as Director of Stadium Operations and Marketing for the Washington Redskins, representing the team at the NFL Draft in 1984 and 1985.

A lifelong aviation enthusiast, Dale’s passion for flight continues through his family—one of his children serves as a UH-60M Black Hawk command pilot in the U.S. Army. He is dedicated to helping RARA advance its mission of promoting and preserving air racing and airshows.

Tank is the 3rd generation of Air Race fans in his family. He started his career as a Combat Engineer in the US Army in 1991. He was stationed in Friedberg & Giessen, both in Germany, for 10 years, deploying to Bosnia in Operation Joint Endeavor during that time. After separating from the Army he worked for the Department of Defense for 3 years before moving back to the United States in 2005. He landed in Reno, close to the Air Races, and earned his degree in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, minoring in Management and Safety. In 2011 he started as the Operations Supervisor at the Minden-Tahoe Airport, becoming the Airport Manager in 2018. During this time he was also volunteering at the Air Races in multiple roles as well as running Operations in the Aviation Roundup Airshow. He is currently the General Manager of a small community south of Reno and the Director of Operations for the Air Races which he has held since 2021. In his free time he enjoys shooting archery.