Meet Our Team!
Red Ghost is the product of more than two decades of Terry’s hard work. Now retired, he single-handedly built the business from nothing into the shop that we have today. Before opening the gun store in its present location, Terry worked for Koch Label company and retired from there after many years. Terry was also active on the German Township Fire Department, with over 14 years of active service, including the rank of Division Chief, and many more years on the board of directors for the fire department.
Terry has a strong interest in target shooting, both rifle and pistol, cowboy action shooting, and metallic reloading of ammunition. He is also an active member of the West Side Sportsman’s Club.
While he is technically retired from the store, seeing Terry around is still a fairly frequent occasion, and he is always welcome at the shop!
Ashley is primarily a behind the scenes person at the shop, although things would absolutely not work without her time and efforts. She is a driving force behind making sure that the gun shop stays in compliance with state and federal laws and ensures that the bills all get paid on time!
Jim has been affiliated with Red Ghost since he moved to Evansville in May of 2007. Having originally grown up in the state of New Jersey, where the 2nd Amendment is continuously under attack, Jim was looking for a new gun store to call “home.” After visiting the rest of the shops in the Evansville area, Jim found a place to call home at Red Ghost. As a frequent customer who enjoyed spending time at the shop, Terry asked for Jim’s help assisting customers with the surge in demand after the presidential election of 2008. Jim started working part-time at the gun shop when Terry was out of town or otherwise unable to work and began assisting with stocking inventory at the store when schedules would allow. Jim bought into the shop as a partner in June of 2015 and purchased the business from Terry in September 2016.
When not at the gun shop, Jim works full time as a paramedic supervisor at AMR Evansville. He also volunteers as a firefighter / EMT for Perry Township Fire Department. Jim is a member at the West Side Sportsman’s Club and Red Brush Rifle Range, where he enjoys shooting pistols, rifles, and shotguns. Jim continues to try to find time to learn to reload and to shoot competitively.
Ashley Mascenik is a Spencer County native, and recently return to her roots there. She is a previous preschool teacher, a mom of 2 girls, and a proud wife of a US Navy Vet. Ashley has five years of experience working with female gun owners of all backgrounds and experience levels, 3 of those years as an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor. She specializes in coaching beginner females in a non-intimidating and non-judgmental environment.
Neel is now an instructor at Red Ghost, but started out as a “fixer of many things” and Jim’s “go-to guy”. His full-time job is Security Coordinator at a local hospital. Neel is a BSA Eagle Scout and Venturing BSA Silver Award recipient. Some of his favorite activities in Scouting were, wilderness survival, first aid, orienteering and land navigation, and backpacking. Neel has many years of experience in competition shooting in the areas of Long-Range Precision Rifle and IDPA. Neel is also experienced in what it takes to host a shooting competition as a Range Officer and Match Director. Neel has been an NRA Certified Handgun instructor and Range Safety Officer for since 2016. He has experience training in both the group and individual settings. When not working or training Neel enjoys time in the outdoors hiking, hunting, and trying his hand at outdoor photography.
Neel’s Certifications Include:
- NRA Basic Pistol Instructor
- NRA Range Safety Officer
- NRA Firearms Safety in the Home Instructor
- Glock Armor
- IAHSS Basic Training Certificate
- IAHSS Advanced Training Certificate
- IAHSS Certified Healthcare Security Supervisor
- Stop the Bleed