William H. Dailey, Chairman
Moline, Illinois
Mr. Dailey is a member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors and also a member of the Board of Directors of the NRA Special Contribution Fund. He received his Bachelor's degree from Coe College in Political Science, magna cum laude, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He served as a Captain in the Air Force in the Judge Advocate General Corps and as Administrative Assistant to Congressman Tom Railsback. He has served as an Assistant States Attorney and as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois. He is in private practice in Moline, Illinois and is admitted to practice law in Illinois, and before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Harold L. Volkmer, Trustee
Hannibal, Missouri
Mr. Volkmer has been recognized by the National Rifle Association as an "Outstanding Legislator." He was a member of Congress from 1976-1996 representing the 9th District of Missouri. He had also served ten years as a member of the Missouri Legislature, where he was twice a recipient of an award for Meritorious Public Service. A lawyer by profession, he served on the House Judiciary Committee, and in that capacity, became aware of the many abuses of civil liberties that were occurring in the enforcement of the 1968 Gun Control Act. As a result, the McClure-Volkmer Firearms Owners' Protection Act was introduced, and after six hard years of effort it became the law of the land.

Robert K. Corbin, Vice Chairman
Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. Corbin is a former President of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. Born in Indiana, he enlisted in the United States Navy. Following his discharge, he earned Bachelor and Law Degrees from Indiana University. An Arizona resident for nearly thirty years, he has served in a number of political offices, including three terms as Attorney General of Arizona. He has held a number of positions in the National Association of Attorneys General and was appointed by President Reagan to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Advisory Board. Among his many honors is the "Earl Warren Award", presented by the American Criminal Justice Association for outstanding contribution to criminal justice.

M. Carol Bambery, Trustee
DeWitt, Michigan
Mrs. Bamberry is a member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors. She was appointed by Governor Engler as legislative liaison to Department of Natural Resources; served as General Counsel, Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) for twelve years representing 475 hunting/fishing nonprofit organizations; conducted statewide impact litigation on hunting/firearm issues; worked with legislature on hunter/firearm issues including carry concealed reform (1997); helped write and pass Michigan Sport Shooting Range Protection Act (1994); contributor to MUCC's monthly magazine on firearm-related issues; adjunct professor Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Board Member of Governors Alumni (1993-present); teaching Second Amendment law; preparing Second Amendment textbook for law school classrooms; currently lobbying Michigan Legislature to recognize "Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Week;"NRA committee member, Hunting & Wildlife Conservation; Cochair MUCC Sport Shooting Range Committee; contributor to Range Protection Handbook; appointed by Governor Engler, Commissioner, Michigan Environmental Code Commission; member, Michigan Bar Association; received law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Cooley Law School Conservation Lawyer of the Year (1988).

Robert E. Sanders, Trustee
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Mr. Sanders is a member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors, a trustee of the NRA's Civil Rights Defense Fund and currently serves on three of the Association's committees, Legal Affairs, Law Enforcement and Urban Affairs. His practice involves defense of criminal prosecutions, criminal appeals and administrative law involving firearms matters. He was an adjunct professor of law and criminal justice at the Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Sanders had a twenty-four year career in Federal law enforcement with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Beginning as a special agent, he rose through the ranks to become the Assistant Director of Criminal Investigation, the highest executive law enforcement position in ATF. He was appointed a Commissioner by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to serve on the Commission for the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement. The Commission's 2000 report, "Law Enforcement in a New Century and a Changing World," contained findings, conclusions and recommendations concerning the role of federal law enforcement agencies their interactions, cooperation and coordination with U.S. and foreign intelligence communities and with other federal, state and local policing organizations. Mr. Sanders is a life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is Associate Counsel to the National Association of Treasury Agents.

Charles L. Cotton, Trustee
Friendswood, Texas
Current member of the National Rifle Association’s Board of Directors. Married with two sons. Committees: Finance, Legal Affairs, Bylaws and Resolutions, Action Pistol. Civil trial attorney and partner with successful Houston, Texas law firm. Consulted with Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate sponsors of Texas’ Concealed Handgun License (CHL) bills from 1993 through 1997, 1999, and 2003. Contributed language to the CHL statute and its amendments, and testified for CHL and anti-lawsuit legislation. At the request of the CHL authors, testified on implementation of the Texas CHL statute. Second Amendment advocate as interviewee on television, radio and talk shows and newspaper articles both before and after passage of Texas CHL statute. Seminar speaker on Texas’ CHL statute and Texas firearms laws and state constitutional protections. Competitive shooter, hunter, collector and NRA Certified Instructor. Member TSRA, IDPA, IPSC, NSSR, LEAA, co-founder and Match Director of PSC-IDPA Match.

Robert J. Cottrol, Trustee
Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. Cottrol is a professor of law and history at George Washington University School of Law, Washington, D.C. He holds Bachelor and Doctorate degrees in American Studies from Yale University and a Law Degree from Georgetown University. His publications on the right to bear arms include: The Fifth Auxiliary Right, Yale Law Journal; The Second Amendment: Toward an Afro-Americanist Reconsideration, Georgetown Law Journal; Gun Control and the Constitution: Sources and Explorations on the Second Amendment (Garland Publishing, Inc.) which was selected by the History Book Club; Second Amendment article in The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (Oxford University Press). Professor Cottrol is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve Retired.

Thomas M. Moncure, Jr., Trustee
Falmouth, Virginia
Mr. Moncure is the elected Clerk of the Circuit Court of Stafford County. A member of the Virginia State Bar, he holds degrees from the Virginia Military Institute and George Mason University. A former NRA Assistant General Counsel and former member of the Virginia General Assembly. He is a retired army reserve military police officer. His publications include: The Second Amendment Ain't About Hunting, Howard Law Journal; and Who is the Militia - The Virginia Ratification Convention and the Right to Bear Arms, Lincoln Law Review.

James W. Porter II, Trustee
Birmingham, Alabama
Mr. Porter is a member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors. He served as Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama; appointed Trustee to Alabama Trust Fund Board; founding Trustee, NRA Foundation; former Chairman and present member, NRA Finance Committee; longtime Chairman, NRA Legal Affairs Committee; longtime Chairman, NRA Industry Relations Task Force; Chairman, American Firearms and Shooting Foundation; legal advisor/counsel to NRA in federal court litigation; Vice President, Alabama Rifle & Pistol Association; member, International Municipal Lawyers Association; member, Defense Research Institute; member, Alabama Bar Association (Former Chairman, UPL Committee); former Law Clerk for the Honorable Virgil Pittman, US District Court Judge. Mr. Porter received his law degree from Cumberland School of Law.

Robert Dowlut, Secretary
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Dowlut is also General Counsel for the National Rifle Association. A member of the District of Columbia bar, he received his J.D. in 1979 from Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. His publications on the right to bear arms include articles in the Stanford Law & Policy Review (1997), St. Thomas Law Review (1992), University of Dayton Law Review (1989), University of Baltimore Law Forum (1984), and others. An Army veteran, his military duties included service as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 12th Special Forces. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant.

Wilson H. Phillips Jr., Treasurer
Vienna, Virginia
Mr. Phillips is also Treasurer of the National Rifle Association. A 1970 graduate of Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting, he worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Winston Salem, New York and Washington, D.C. He subsequently was a partner in a Washington, D.C. CPA firm and has served as Chief Financial Officer of not-for-profit and professional service organizations. He also currently serves as Treasurer for The NRA Foundation, Inc. and the NRA Special Contribution Fund.