Mike Fonseca, President of First Flight Society, and documentary producer Clay Johnson met in Nags Head to discuss Wingman, a documentary Johnson is producing about the life and career of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo.  Also in attendance were Debra Torrence, the project’s development director, FFS administrative assistant Jennifer Hill, FFS bookkeeper Erika Paynter and Billy Vaughn, manager of Kitty Hawk Kites Hang Gliding School who is writing a book about Rogallo.

The meeting was a chance for everyone to get to know one another and discuss fundraising and marketing strategies for the production moving forward. FFS is the fiscal sponsor for Wingman and will help submit grants and manage and disburse funds for the documentary production.

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Debra Torrence, president of Grants for Good, will be the development director for Wingman, a television documentary on the life and career of aviation pioneer Francis Rogallo. Torrence has over 30 years of experience in non-profit administration, university research, marketing and fund development.

She has successfully secured dozens of grants for a host of community, research, education, arts, human services and local government entities. Her business, Grants for Good provides contracted organization support, fund development and marketing services.

First Flight Society is the fiscal sponsor for the documentary production and will submit grants, receive and manage funds and distribute funds to cover production costs.

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