Rick ParsonsRick Parsons

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Rick Parsons, the CEO of Safari Club International, announced today that he will retire from his position after a new CEO is hired and brought up to speed on SCI's internal operating systems. Parsons will then return to his advisory capacity within the organization.

Parsons has been with SCI since 1985 in a variety of vital capacities. In 2016, he agreed to take over the CEO role to reorganize certain functions, establish new programs, and assist SCI in finding, hiring and training the next CEO.

Working with the Executive Committee, the Board committees, and his staff team, Parsons instituted many important changes at SCI. The organization's fund-raising has been enhanced by establishing the post of Chief Business Officer to consolidate all revenue-generating activities. A promising new membership recruitment and retention campaign has been implemented. SCI's approach to governmental affairs has been reorganized and the organization's headquarters has been moved to Washington, DC. Most recently, SCI has embarked on an aggressive pro-hunting communications campaign to tell the truth about the many benefits of hunting and its important role in wildlife conservation.

President-elect Steve Skold is heading a task force to begin the search for the next CEO. Anyone who is interested in the CEO position, or has a suggestion for a qualified candidate, is requested to contact SCI's Human Resources Director, Reyna Molina, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


Safari Club InternationalSafari Club International – First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI's approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 106 other countries. SCI's proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies,

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