Secretary

(352) 874-0179 
secretary@poa4us.org 

Mr. Richard E. (Reb) Benson is from Virginia and lives in the Palo Alto Village.  Mr. Benson retired from Air Force Civil Service as a GS-15 in February 2018 after 11 years of negotiating and implementing international arms control treaties and agreements. 

In addition, Mr. Benson is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 23 years of distinguished service in space and missile operations, serving as crew commander, staff officer and strategic planner.  He commanded a Recruiting Squadron and served in a variety of staff assignments for Strategic Air Command and Headquarters, Air Force. 

Mr. Benson was also a Program Manager and Senior Analyst for Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC).  He is currently an SAIC Senior Consultant plus a Golf Ambassador at The Villages Tierra Del Sol golf course.  Reb enjoys playing golf and flying radio-controlled airplanes.  He is a Deacon at First Baptist Church at The Villages.