Board Members
Gene Anderson
Gary grew up in Alexandria, Louisiana, home of Alexandria Air Force Base (later named England AFB). “I was a little kid during WWII, but I vividly recall B-17’s and the flight crews in leather jackets and girlie pictures on their B4 bags.” Gary was hooked.
After college AFROTC then Air Force pilot training, he was assigned to KC-135’s based at March AFB. He served on Stanboard and did 3 rotational tours during the Vietnam War where he flew 123 combat air refueling missions. In 1969, Gary joined American Airlines and flew for 31 years, 11 as a line type FAA designated Check Airman on the MD-80. After retiring in 2000, he served 4 years on the Palm Springs Airport Commission and started attending Old Bold Pilot meetings in 2001.
In 2002, Gary volunteered to handle the Old Bold Pilot funds and continues to this day.
Gary Lueders
Patrick was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. One of his earliest childhood memories is that of his uncle home on leave in 1945 in uniform as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He believes it was this uncle who ignited his passion for flying.
After majoring in mathematics in college, Patrick pursued a career in information technology, eventually retiring from Microsoft. Immediately following the retirement luncheon, he went directly to the airport and signed up for flight training. He received his private pilot certificate at age 62, and his instrument rating at 71. He owned three airplanes: a Piper Archer, a Cirrus SR20 and later a Cirrus SR22.
Since 2014 he has been a regular at Old Bold Pilots and became a volunteer at the Palm Springs Air Museum a year later. He inherited the OBP website in 2021.
Patrick Shannon
Steve Elefant
Steve grew up in Oakland California and learned to fly/got his private pilot's license at Hayward Air Terminal (KHWD) at the age of 19. Steve was attending UCLA where he joined the flying club and learned real cross country flying to places like Moab Utah and Cabo San Lucas. Steve went on to earn his Instrument, Multi-Engine, and Seaplane ratings and has been a passionate aviator for over 40 years. His latest airplane is a Beechcraft Baron twin-engine piston turbo replacing a Piper Cheyenne. He has flown across the US many times, to Oshkosh / EAA for 15 years, and all the way to Panama, Costa Rica, Cuba, and the Caribbean twice.
Steve was a successful serial entrepreneur / CEO in the Fintech/software technology industry and currently does consulting and board of directors work. Steve has been involved in OBP since 2002 and recently volunteered for the OBP board and resides in La Quinta 8 months a year and Walnut Creek for 4 months a year.
Gene's first loves are flying and history. An Old Bold Pilot for two decades, he teaches computer security, crypto, and operating system topics at UC San Diego and University of Maryland. He is a multi-engine instrument-rated pilot and USAF veteran who made bombing charts during Vietnam.
Gene has been responsible for obtaining OBP's guest speakers since mid-2017. Please reach out if you have a suggestion! gene [at] oldboldpilots [dot] com.