{"id":35771,"date":"2025-10-22T16:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=35771"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:45:29","slug":"changes-in-dsc-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=35771","title":{"rendered":"Changes In DSC Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:235,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/forums.accuratereloading.com\\\/eve\\\/forums\\\/a\\\/tpc\\\/f\\\/1411043\\\/m\\\/9531054282&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260415023128\\\/https:\\\/\\\/forums.accuratereloading.com\\\/eve\\\/forums\\\/a\\\/tpc\\\/f\\\/1411043\\\/m\\\/9531054282&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:236,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.africahunting.com\\\/threads\\\/dsc-the-latest.97809\\\/post-1503287&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.africahunting.com\\\/threads\\\/dsc-the-latest.97809\\\/#post-1503287&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Rob McCanna has resigned as Executive Director of the Dallas Safari Club and Russell Stacy has been named as Interim Executive Director. There is no public word as to why McCanna resigned or whether it was a forced resignation. Having met him at both the DSC Convention in January 2025 and later at the NRA Annual Meeting in April, I thought he was both a good fit and a very good executive for DSC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the official announcement from the DSC Board:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>DALLAS, Texas (October 22, 2025)<\/strong> \u2014 Dallas Safari Club (DSC), a worldwide leader in hunter-funded conservation, is pleased to announce that Russell Stacy, former DSC Board Director and DSC Foundation President, has been appointed to serve as Interim Executive Director, effective immediately.<br><\/em><br><em>Stacy, a longtime supporter and leader within the DSC community, steps into this role as the organization initiates a succession plan for its top executive position following the departure of Rob McCanna, who had served as CEO since January 2025.<\/em><br><br><em>\u201cRussell brings a wealth of experience, strong leadership, and a deep understanding of DSC\u2019s mission and vision,\u201d said Ray Mulholland, DSC President. \u201cHe is exceptionally qualified to guide our organization through this interim period, ensuring stability and continued progress as we move forward to celebrate DSC\u2019s Convention, taking place this coming February in Atlanta.\u201d<\/em><br><br><em>A familiar face to many within DSC and the broader international hunting community, Stacy has co-chaired the DSC Convention for the past four years alongside his wife, Mary Edith. He has served in numerous other volunteer and leadership roles over the years and has long been recognized for his commitment to advancing DSC\u2019s mission of Conservation, Education, and Advocacy. His proven leadership and passion for conservation make him ideally suited to lead DSC during this period.<br><\/em><br><em>\u201cI am honored to step into this role and continue working alongside our dedicated board members, staff, volunteers, members, and exhibitors,\u201d Stacy said. \u201cTogether, we have accomplished great things, and I look forward to building on that momentum. The future holds exciting opportunities for DSC, and I am committed to advancing our key organizational priorities and to ensuring the future of our hunting heritage.\u201d<\/em><br><br><em>Mulholland expressed the Board\u2019s appreciation for McCanna, stating \u201cThe DSC Board values the significant contributions Rob has made as CEO. His efforts have been pivotal in guiding this great organization through numerous recent challenges and milestones.\u201d<br><br>The DSC Board anticipates a seamless transition and remains confident in the strength of DSC\u2019s management team and dedicated staff. \u201cThe entire Board of Directors has full faith and confidence in Russell and our outstanding team to continue advancing DSC\u2019s mission fulfillment objectives,\u201d Mulholland added.<br><\/em><br><em>As DSC looks ahead to its 2026 Convention, the organization remains steadfast in its commitment to serve members, volunteers, partners, and the entire global hunting and conservation community with integrity and excellence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35772\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If I remember correctly, Stacy was one of the people manning the DSC booth at the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commentary on the forums dedicated to hunting in Africa is not exactly complimentary towards Stacy nor hopeful for what this means for DSC. There have been a number of issues plaguing DSC over the past couple of years including the leadership changes and the reaction to the temporary move of the convention to Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.accuratereloading.com\/eve\/forums\/a\/tpc\/f\/1411043\/m\/9531054282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accurate Reloading forum under the headline<\/a><\/strong> &#8220;The Continued Implosion of DSC&#8221;, MJines said, &#8220;Looks like the Rob McCanna is out. Served as Executive Director for less than ten months. The leader of the coup that led many of the former directors and executive leadership to resign has been installed as the Interim Executive Director.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africahunting.com\/threads\/dsc-the-latest.97809\/post-1503287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AfricaHunting.com<\/a><\/strong>, there are questions about this change. After questioning the timing of it, MDWest whom I&#8217;ve both met and corresponded with, said, in part, &#8220;I also question their choice for Interim Executive Director.. I admittedly DO NOT know him personally&#8230; I do know however that his name came up several times earlier this year in threads about DSC, the direction its taken, decisions that have been made, etc.. and that the name was not placed in a positive light..&#8221; He went on to question whether given this if the optics would not have been better to appoint a different person as interim executive director even if Stacy remained the power behind the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Life Member of DSC and on the Board of Directors of their Carolinas Foundation chapter. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob McCanna has resigned as Executive Director of the Dallas Safari Club and Russell Stacy has been named as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":188,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1707,7241,7242],"class_list":["post-35771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dallas-safari-club","tag-rob-mccanna","tag-russell-stacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35773,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35771\/revisions\/35773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}