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How is your Faith taking your career to new heights? Ever find yourself thinking about past decisions and other things in hindsight? What comes to mind -- regret, excitement, gratitude for the past? What are you doing to reach new levels of excellence?
Join us for an Executive Speaker Series on "The Wisdom of Hindsight," presented by Major General (Ret.) Kevin Potts Pottinger. This event will be on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 7pm - 9pm at Good Shepherd Catholic Community in Colleyville.
Walk away with Faith-driven nuggets of how to frame your past and be more intentional and forward-thinking about your future than you may have ever been before.
Kevin served for 39 years in the United States Air Force as a Major General, for which he was honored with many awards and distinctions. He is a pilot, served as Commissioner and Chairman of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, and stays very active with Good Shepherd Catholic Community in Colleyville.
Kevin will share insights and wisdom, from the benefit of hindsight, in his career as Major General, fighter pilot, and other top-flight roles. Come hear some real-world stories for aiming at new heights of excellence in your Faith journey, career, and personal life.
Location will be announced soon. Please RSVP now so that we have an early headcount and can keep you apprised of updates. Hope to see you there :) !
Where:
Good Shepherd Catholic Community, 1000 Tinker Rd, Colleyville, TX 76034
When:
Thursday, February 22, 2024
7:00pm - 9:00pm
About Major General (Ret) Kevin Pottinger, USAF
Kevin "Potts" Pottinger, retired on 30 June 2015 after 39 years of military service in the United States Air Force as a Major General. He recently served for the Governor of Texas as a Commissioner and Chairman of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission from 2016 until January 2024. He is also the Chairman of the Freedom Mobility Foundation, which was established in Spring 2020.
Kevin was commissioned in 1976 after completing the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Arizona State University. He completed Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1978 at Reese Air Force Base, Texas then entered the Air Force Reserve in 1991 after spending 15 years on Active Duty. Kevin flew the F-4 Phantom and F-16 Fighting Falcon.
In 1999, Kevin retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Lt Col and flew for American Airlines. After 9/11, he requested a military leave of absence from the airline and re-entered the Air Force Reserve. From 2006 until 2009, he was Commander of the 301st Fighter Wing, at Naval Air Station Ft Worth Joint Reserve Base. Following that command, he was the Commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver, Colorado; Director under the Secretary of the Air
Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs at the Pentagon; and then completed his military career as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander of the Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Kevin is the recipient of many awards and decorations including the Distinguished Service Medal.
Kevin and his wife, Anne, have lived in Keller, Texas since 1995 and attend Good Shepherd Catholic Community. Their son and family are stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. Their daughter and family, who also attend Good Shepherd, live in Lewisville.
Since retiring from the Air Force, Kevin has become active at Good Shepherd volunteering in several ministries, and he was a member of a small church community called "Why Catholic" for several years. Additionally, he became involved at the church as a Eucharistic Adorer and Visitation Minister to the Sick and Homebound. These two ministries eventually led to his becoming a Sacristan. Last May he became the Lead Sacristan overseeing the ministry as well as the other 40+ Sacristans, and he also became involved as an Altar Server Trainer as Good Shepherd revamped their Altar Server program in 2023.
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