Board of Directors
The board is composed of military officers and experts who work in the business and public-service sectors.
The Honorable Frederick Pang, Chair
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Partner, Martin, Blanck & Associates
Thomas B. Dyer, Vice Chair
Vice Chairman, APi Group, Inc.
Fred B. Caprio, CLU, Secretary/Treasurer
Senior Vice President of Northeast Region, Allied Solutions, LLC
Edward B. Cody
James C. Dinegar
Former President and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade
Terry Finley
President and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds
The Honorable Deborah Lee James
Former Secretary of the Air Force
Sandra L. Patricola
Comptroller, Air Force Audit Agency
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
David B. Schaeffer
Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing, AmWINS Group Benefits
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
Mark Smith
Director of Programs and Development
Seda Goff
Director of Veteran Entrepreneurship
Becky Gillespie
Accountant III
Nikki Emadi
Senior Program Specialist
Katherine Jagow
Program Specialist
Ashley Hieb
Development Specialist
Xiaoxiao Wu
Development Associate
Kathy Dickson
Administrative Assistant