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STAFF

Kirsten Adams

Director, Corporate Partnerships

Brennan Avants

Manager Corporate Events

Meg Barron

Meg Barron

Executive Director

Kaitlyn Bronson

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

Tiffany Brown

Coordinator of PR and Marketing

Pedro Carrillo

Coordinator, Inventory and Donations

Dareyl Coleman

Manager, Corporate Engagement

Alexandria “Lexie” Coppinger

Manager, Military and Family Programs

Stacey Danlyan

Senior Director, Operations

Maria Escuela

Manager, Donor Relations

Christina Forino

Manager of Operations and Engagement

Lisa Gipti-Mojica

Coordinator, Engagement and Fulfillment

Katie Haney

Executive Administrator and Corporate Secretary

Cheryl Hardy

Director, Finance and Accounting

Patisha Johnson

Director OG Community Cares

Vicki Johnson

Sr. Director of Community Engagement

Trey Lavergne

Website & IT Systems Manager

Nico Lucero

Manager, Inventory and In-Kind Donations

Itzally Martinez

Staff Accountant

A. Annie McDougle-Stamey

Director, Marketing and Communications

Jacob McMillion

Manager, IT Systems

Emily Pirman

Senior Director, External Affairs

Michelle Pryor

Manager of Veteran Programs

Ruby Sierra

Coordinator, Shipping and Receiving

Kelly South

Director, Handmade With Love Programs

Jerry Stetler

Director, Information Systems

Cindy Tamoush

Data Entry Specialist

Emily Weekley

National Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager

Steven Willett

CFO and Director of HR

Kristen Vauiso

Director, Programs

James Johnson
Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer & President
(818) 960-7444

Alexander Popov

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Kirsten Adams
Director of Corporate Partnerships
(818) 960-6300

Carolyn Blashek
Founder & Senior Advisor

Daniel Cardenas
Warehouse Worker

Pedro Carrillo
Inventory & Donations Coordinator
(818) 960-7877

Stacey Danlyan
Senior Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement
(818) 960-7879

Maria Escuela
Donor Relations Coordinator
(818) 960-6444

Luis Franco
Senior Manager of Production & Distribution
(818) 960-7875

Lisa Gipti-Mojica
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
(818) 671-4400

Katie Haney
First Responder Program Manager
(818) 960-6900

Cheryl Hardy
Accounting Manager
(818) 960-7873

Vicki Johnson
Senior Director of Marketing & Communications
(818) 600-9606

Nancy Levy
Director of National Volunteer Network
(818) 960-6999

Jacob McMillion
IT Systems Administrator

Emily Pirman, CMP
Chief of Staff
(818) 960-7400

Michelle Pryor
Halloween Candy Give Back Program Coordinator

Ruby Sierra
Shipping & Receiving Clerk
(818) 960-7875

Kelly South
Director of Handmade with Love Programs
(818) 960-7555

Terry Speer
Receiving Clark

Alanna Stuckert
Program Coordinator
(818) 960-7111

Cindy Tamoush
Data Entry Clerk
(818) 960-7874

Katrina Tomas
Volunteer Programs and Engagement Manager
(818) 960-7880

Kristen Vauiso
Director, Military and First Responder Program
(818) 960-6815

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Zach Beecher

Member

Carolyn Blashek

Member

Jordan Blashek

Captain, USMC (Veteran)

Member

Sharman Borncamp

Board Secretary
Chair, Nominating & Rules Committee

Jennifer Cho

Audit Chair

Cassie Crockett

Member

Joe Kristol

Captain, USMC (Veteran)

Member

Alan Leach, Esq.

Captain, United States Army Reserve (Veteran)

Chairperson of the Board, Personnel and Compensation Committee

Marty Martin

Member

Martha “Marty” Martin
Chairman of the Board
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
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Katelynn Heil
Chair, Finance Committee
Chair, Compensation and Personnel Committee
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Sharman Borncamp
Board Secretary
Chair, Audit Committee
Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee

Joe Kristol
Captain, USMC (Veteran)
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Jordan Blashek
Captain, USMC (Veteran)
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Terry Blankenship
Member

Scott Wuesthoff
Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.)

Angela Brightman Struebing
Member

COUNCIL OF ADVISORS

Jim Beamesderfer

Vice President, Systems Development Prudential Financial

Patrick A. Burke

Executive Director
Washington DC Police Foundation

Mitch Casteel

Director of Community
Veterans United Home Loans

Sherman Gillums Jr.

Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
National Alliance on Mental Illness

Brandi Gomez

Senior Program Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Navy Federal Credit Union

Katelynn Duffel Heil

GM, Blippi + T-Rex Ranch, Moonbug Entertainment

Tim Lebel

President, Sales
Mars Wrigley

Adam Modzel

Regional Vice President, New York Metro Starbucks Coffee Company

Bryan Tucker

VP, Corporate Communications
CSX

Military Advisory Council

Admiral Scott Van Buskirk
U.S. Navy, Ret.
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Lt. General Mark Hertling
U.S. Army, Ret.
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Colonel Rich Anderson
U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.
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Lt. Colonel Angel Ortiz
California Army National Guard, Ret.

Colonel Alphonso Trimble
U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.

Brenda Arreola
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and IRR

Captain John Reeser
U.S. Navy, Ret.

Domenico Pellegrini
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Stephen Toth
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

CWO Sherman Gillums
U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.

Leah Heil
U.S. Army Veteran

Serena West
Military Spouse

Katie Piedra
Military Spouse

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