Board of Directors
The board is composed of military officers and experts who work in the business and public-service sectors.
The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Chair
Former Secretary of the Air Force
Fred B. Caprio, CLU, Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Northeast Region, Allied Solutions, LLC
Sandra L. Patricola, Secretary/Treasurer
Comptroller, Air Force Audit Agency
Edward B. Cody
James C. Dinegar
Former President and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade
Thomas B. Dyer
Vice Chairman, APi Group, Inc.
Terry Finley
President and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds
Colonel James F. Quinn, USA (Retired)
Alfred Rudolph
Director for the Secretary of the Navy
Emeritus Directors
Major Edward D. Dauksz, USMC (Retired)
Former Director of Army/Marine Corps Programs, ITT
The Honorable Frederick Pang
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Partner, Martin, Blanck & Associates
David B. Schaeffer
Managing Partner, VeloAccel Partners
Colonel Robert W. Siegert, III
USA (Retired),
Senior Program Manager, AVP, SAIC
Foundation Staff
The Foundation has an amazing staff who are essential to the operations.
James Schenck
CEO
GEN (R) John Nicholson
President
Maren Brooks
COO
Tamara O’Neil
Senior Director of Development
Mark Smith
Director of Programs
Seda Goff
Director of Veteran Entrepreneurship
Nikki Emadi
Senior Program Specialist
Katherine Jagow
Program Specialist
Ashley Hieb
Senior Development and Communications Specialist
Xiaoxiao Wu
Development Associate
Kathy Dickson
Administrative Assistant
Becky Gillespie
Accountant III