Biography

Randy, a member of the Class of 1979, currently serves as the President of the Colorado Springs City Council. He is involved in various Boards, Committees, and Commissions. Concurrently, Randy served two terms as President of the AOG Class Advisory Senate and was on the AOG Board of Directors. Randy worked with the USAFA Endowment/Foundation for over three years, raising private funds for the Academy. Before that, he held various civilian leadership positions at the Air Staff and National Defense University. Randy and his wife, Donna, have sponsored and mentored multiple cadets. Colonel (Retired) Randy Helms served over 29 years on active duty. He was assigned to numerous strategic and DV airlift units, commanded at the flying squadron and ops group level, and served three Pentagon tours. As an AOC, he mentored cadets to become officers of character. His staff assignments included Air Staff, Joint Staff, OSD, and USTRANSCOM. Randy was also an international student at the Indian Defence Services Staff College. His last military assignment was at the National Defense University as NDU Chief of Staff. He is a former command pilot with over 5,000 hours in the T-39, C-141, TG-7A, C-21, and C-5 aircraft.