About FMF
The Freedom Mobility Foundation Story
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The Freedom Mobility Foundation Story
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kevin Pottinger, USAF
Chairman of the Board
John S. Winsauer
President | Member, Board of Directors
John F. Johnson
Treasurer | Member, Board of Directors
Greg Clark
Chief Marketing Officer | Member, Board of Directors
Anne Pottinger
Corporate Secretary | Member, Board of Directors
Andrew Bottrell, US Navy Veteran
Member, Board of Directors
Kasey Harte
Member, Board of Directors
Rick Irving
Member, Board of Directors
Carter Malouf
Member, Board of Directors
Joseph (Jody) McCord
Member, Board of Directors
CMSGT (Ret) Jack B. Mills, USAF
Member, Board of Directors
William O. Winsauer
Member, Board of Directors
Justin Casares
Advisor
Bill Garoutte
Advisor
John Holloran
Advisor
Richard Carson
Product Engineer
At the 2017 Airpower Foundation Skyball event, several physically disabled veterans were gifted motorized wheelchairs, empowering them to climb stairs and sit at eye level with a standing person. Weighing 350 lbs., however, these chairs were nearly impossible to lift and transport, and one attendee, Carter Malouf, took notice.
The next year, Malouf invited John Winsauer, an inventor and the founder of ANT Lifts, to introduce his product at Skyball. Originally invented to lift heavy drill bits in the Texas oil fields, this lightweight hydraulic system turned out to be the perfect solution for transporting oversized chairs.
In 2018, Winsauer was introduced to Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kevin Pottinger, an Air Force veteran, former Vice Chairman of the Airpower Foundation, and Commissioner and Chairman of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission. Together, Winsauer and Pottinger sought a network of supporters to provide funding for mobility packages for our active military service members, veterans, and first responders—and the Freedom Mobility Foundation came to be.