Pat Thomas

TRUSTEE

Pat is the owner and president of Sun Path Products Inc, Raeford, NC, a manufacturer of parachute harness and containers. She is also owner of Complete Parachute Solutions, DeLand, FL, and owner of Tactical Training Facility in Coolidge, AZ.

Pat made her first jump in 1987 and last jumped in 1991. She currently holds dual citizenship in England and the US, and has three sons, one aged 44 and identical twins aged 41, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

Pat is an honorary Golden Knight and very active with the Parachute Industry Association (PIA), of which she has chaired the PIA Symposium Committee since 2005. In 2018, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, the USPA’s highest award.

Pat became an International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame Advisor in 2011, joined the Board of Trustees in 2013, and serves on multiple committees. She is Chair of the Event Committee and serves on the Awards & Recognition: Hall of Fame Standing Committee, the Path of Excellence/Pioneers of Excellence Committee, and the Development and the Marketing Committees.