Behind The Mission
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBecause fewer than 7% of Americans have served in uniform, most Americans are unfamiliar with military service and culture. As a result, members of the military and Veteran community are at greater risk for disconnection and lack of belonging with the civilian community. PsychArmor’s mission is to bridge the military-civilian divide by educating and training a Nation. Each week, Duane France, a combat Veteran and Clinical Mental Health Counselor, will dig deep into the stories “Behind The Mission” - and create a conversation with organizations and leaders on how they are utilizing their expertise and networks to support the military-connected community.
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BTM77 - Jennifer Goodale - Military Officers Association of America
July 19, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Jen Goodale separated from the Marine Corps in 2009 after seven years of active duty service. Upon graduation from the University of North Carolina in 2002, she was commissioned as a second lieutenant. After completing Basic Communications Officers Course, she was assigned to 9th Communication Battalion in Camp Pendleton, Calif. As a platoon commander, Goodale deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In her final assignment, she served at Marine Bar...
BTM76 - Will Huff - Soldiers to Sidelines
July 12, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAbout Today’s Guest Will Huff served for over 23 years in the U.S. Army as an Army Officer. He achieved the rank of Colonel and served fifty-four months deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In addition to his military service, Will is a graduate of Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and the National War College in Washington, D.C. Following his Army career, Will worked in the Towson University Athletic Department and spent the last three years...
BTM75 - Besa Pinchotti - The National Military Family Association
June 28, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBAbout Today’s Guest As Executive Director, Besa brings leadership at NMFA along with her personal experience as a military spouse to this incredible team. Besa is an award-winning journalist and marketer whose passion for our military began during her time as a reporter and television news anchor. From Jacksonville, North Carolina to Kosovo, her assignments opened her eyes to the post-9/11 military experience, and its cycles of deployment, redeployment, and constant transition. She...
BTM74 - Dr. Lynda Davis - Implementing Change in Military and Veteran Support
June 21, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Dr. Davis is a subject matter expert on Military, Veteran, Family (MVF), Caregiver & Survivor support through successful, sustainable services. Dr. Davis is currently working with the Department of Defense in the area of Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and Caring for Military Families, Elizabeth Dole Foundation. She was educated at the University of Southern California. She is the former Deputy Undersecretary Of Defense for military community and...
BTM73 - Dr. Alex Balbir - Wounded Warrior Program Independence Services
June 14, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBAbout Today’s Guest Alex Balbir serves as the director for Independence Services. Prior to joining Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), he served as a health care consultant supporting the Department of Defense Military Health System and as the deputy director and chief of operations for clinical research at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence. Alex is a Navy reservist, serving as a health care administrator in the Medical Service Corps. He obtained his doctorate of philosophy i...
BTM72 – Amy Looney Heffernan – The Travis Manion Foundation
June 07, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBAbout Today’s Guest Ever since her late husband, LT (SEAL) Brendan Looney was killed in Afghanistan on September 21, 2010 and awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, Amy Looney has served as an inspirational champion for families of fallen service members, military families, veterans, and American troops. Serving as Vice President of Travis Manion Foundation, Amy leads a national movement focused on empowering veterans & families of the fallen to foster the next generation of leaders i...
BTM71 - Dr Michael Genovese, M.D., J.D., - Acadia Healthcare Military and Family Support Services
May 31, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Michael Genovese is the chief medical officer of Acadia Healthcare, the largest stand-alone provider of behavioral healthcare in the United States. Acadia operates a network of 238 behavioral health facilities in 40 States and Puerto Rico. Dr. Genovese is serves on the CMO Corporate Council of the Joint Commission and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a...
BTM70 - Jenna Pryor - Custom PsychArmor Training for Organizations
May 24, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAbout Today’s Guest Jenna Pryor serves as the Director of Programs at PsychArmor. In this role, Jenna leads the implementation and evaluation of PsychArmor’s educational programs and training on military culture. Jenna coordinates with the clinical, customer success, and content development teams to design and implement education and training resources for individuals, organizations, and community initiatives. In previous roles, Jenna managed research projects focused on economic m...
BTM69 - Susie Dicker Sitzer - Tales of the Golden Acorn
May 17, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Susie Dicker Sitzer is an experienced organizer, connector, and public relations maven, who is highly dedicated to the mission of helping others. She has over two decades of experience leading teams in philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, communications, talent management, and more. Susie has most recently served as the Executive Director of Drawn from Valor, an award-winning non-profit digital-first content studio devoted to empowering kids and their ...
BTM68 - Paul Fukuma - TAJI 100
May 10, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAbout Today’s Guest Paul Fukuma is the Chairman and CEO of Taji 100, a nonprofit that hosts a virtual fitness challenge in February of every year. Paul is a fourth generation US Army veteran, and has deep ties to the military and a profound respect for all who have served their country. His great grandfather served in WWI, both grandfathers in WWII, father in Vietnam, and he served in Iraq. Paul was a competitor in the first TAJI 100 in 2010. When he returned to the civilian world...
BTM67 - Cat Corchado - WoVen, the Women Veterans Network
May 03, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Cat Corchado is the Community Relations and Partnerships Ambassador at the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN). She volunteered and was chosen as one of the original Peer Leaders with the WoVeN program in 2017. She has helped lead many in-person and online peer groups and she ran one of the first WoVeN online Peer Leader Trainings. She is an advocate and champion for all women Veterans and helps them to navigate the transition process from active duty to civilian, wh...
BTM66 - Josh Protas - Food Insecurity in the Military Affiliated Population
April 26, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBAbout Today’s Guest Josh Protas is the Vice President of Public Policy and heads the Washington, D.C. office for MAZON. In this role, which he assumed in 2012, Josh coordinates and implements MAZON’s advocacy agenda, including efforts to protect and strengthen the federal nutrition safety net, with particular emphasis on the food security needs for seniors, veterans, and military families. Josh has extensive experience working at Jewish communal agencies at both the local and natio...
BTM65 - Dr. Carie Rodgers - Education for Supporting Veterans
April 19, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBAbout Today’s Guest Carie Rodgers, Ph.D., ABPP, currently serves as Chief Program Officer at PsychArmor Institute, and is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine. Prior to joining the team, she was the Associate Director of the Education & Dissemination Unit at the VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health in San Diego, California. She has served as a National Trainer for the VA’s Cognitive Processing Therapy initiative and as a consultant for ...
BTM64 – Kristin Meekhof – Care and Support for Grief and Loss
April 12, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBAbout Today’s Guest Kristin A. Meekhof is an author, life coach, writer and obtained her M.S.W. from the University of Michigan. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience. A nationally recognized expert on resiliency and gratitude, her best-selling book, A Widow’s Guide to Healing, was inspired by her own personal experience with widowhood, grief, and healing. A Korean-American adoptee, she was left on the streets of Korea as an infant. She came to the US in 1974 and became...
BTM63 - Ken Davenport - Mission Edge and Supporting Veteran Career Transitions
April 05, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Ken Davenport is the co-founder and CEO of Mission Edge, a social enterprise providing consulting and strategy services to nonprofits and social impact organizations. Prior to starting Mission Edge, Ken was a serial entrepreneur who started and ran a number of successful companies in the healthcare and data analytics field. Ken is passionate about veteran entrepreneurship and teaches the Boots to Business course for the Institute of Veterans and Military Familie...
BTM62 - Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar - Supporting Veterans Through Connectedness
March 29, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAbout Today’s Guest Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar is a veteran of the United States Army (01-06) and spouse to a retired combat Veteran. Her work has spanned the last 20 years, supporting our Nation’s Military and Veteran communities. As the founder of In Their Honor, LLC, Qwynn serves as an End-of-Life Doula and Trainer. This Spring, she is slated to roll out state-specific training for End-of-Life Professionals supporting Veterans and their Caregivers; and training specifically gear...
BTM61 - Steve Dilley - The Veterans Art Project
March 22, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Steve Dilley, MFA, founder and Executive Director of The Veterans Art Project, has 35 years collaborating with the military on creative Artistic engagement projects, expressing emotions, documenting experiences, and sharing ideas. After 9/11, Steve was moved to help Veterans, active duty and spouses through Art making. He has a profound weight of responsibility to reach out and help other people through Art and the process of Art making, and believes it is urgen...
BTM60 - Zach Kenny - The Stack Up Overwatch Program
March 15, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBAbout Today’s Guest Zach is a Retired US Coast Guard Officer who worked in IT security and engineering for most of his civilian life. As the parent of an autistic child, he developed skills and an affinity for working with people who have special needs. This grew his passion for helping others and that lead him to peer support and suicide prevention. He always knew he had a calling helping people and he found it in Stack Up. Links Mentioned In This Episode The Stack Up Web site ...
BTM59 - Dr. Deno Cooper - Cultural Intersectionality and Transition to Post-Military Life
March 08, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBAbout Today’s Guest Col. Denise “Deno” Cooper, Ph.D., is a U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior who worked with PsychArmor as part of the OSD employment education initiative program. Col. Cooper is now an Organizational Behavior Consultant for PsychArmor. A part of PsychArmor’s Program department, Col. Cooper also brings nearly three decades of Air Force leadership experience to the organization. She also coordinates our external evaluation and assessment program. Links Mentioned In Thi...
BTM58 - Lauren Postler - A Family Legacy of Service
March 01, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBAbout Today’s Guest Following in the footsteps of a family dedicated to military and spiritual service, Lauren Postler strives to apply the principles of servant leadership in all her endeavors. With more than 15 years of experience in strategic planning, change management, capacity building and collaborations for nonprofit organizations and Fortune 500 businesses alike, Lauren brings a wealth of knowledge, a dynamic skill set and a passion to her work with mission-driven organiza...
BTM57 - Art delaCruz - Team Rubicon
February 22, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Art delaCruz served honorably for over 22 years in the United States Navy and enjoyed a career that included a broad range of assignments. Art commanded a Navy strike-fighter squadron, spent one year with McKinsey & Co. as a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, served as a Topgun instructor, and made six combat deployments. After retiring, he spent two and a half years in the aerospace and defense sector in the roles of business development and strategy...
BTM56 - Jerome Tennille - Volunteerism and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
February 15, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBAbout Today’s Guest Jerome Tennille is the Manager of Social Impact & Volunteerism for Marriott International. Jerome is also an independent consultant and advisor in the subject matter of Sustainability and Social Impact. Prior to that Jerome held the position of Senior Manager of Impact Analysis and Assessment for Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), a national organization that offers help, hope, and healing to all those grieving the death of a loved one serving in A...
BTM55 - Dr. Roxana Delgado - Supporting Military and Veteran Caregivers
February 08, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBAbout Today’s Guest Roxana Delgado, Ph.D. is a health scientist, an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine, General and Hospital Medicine Division. She is also the Elizabeth Dole Foundation research advisor for the Campaign of Inclusive Care and one of the investigators at the VA Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research. Dr. Delgado developed the “Military and Veteran Caregiver Portfolio,...
BTM54 - Josie Beets - Connecting Military Families Through Reading
February 01, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAbout Today’s Guest As Senior Vice President of Advancement, Josie Beets works closely with the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Trustees to integrate communications and fundraising to support United Through Reading’s mission delivery. She leads a team of development and communications professionals who together provide program support through alliance strategies, marketing and campaigns, special events, gift development, and donor stewardship. Josie has more than 12 years...
BTM53 - Lornett Vestal - Sierra Club Military Outdoors
January 25, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAbout Today’s Guest Lornett Vestal was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He joined the United States Navy at the age of seventeen. He served four years honorably and was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He’s traveled to various countries including Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Estonia. He has a BA in Sociology from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago. He spent several years working in education ...
BTM52 Scott Tirocchi - Veteran Courts and Justice For Vets
January 18, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBAbout Today’s Guest Scott Tirocchi is the division director for Justice For Vets (JFV), a division of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP). He served in the U.S. Army reserves and the Rhode Island Army National Guard for 21 years. His occupational specialty was being a military police officer. While deployed to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004, he served as commander for the training and doctrine component of Training Assistance Group II to the Afghan National ...
BTM51 - Betty Rhoades - HillVets and Veteran Representation on Capitol Hill
January 11, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBAbout Today’s Guest Betty Rhoades joined the HillVets Foundation in December of 2019 as the Executive Director. Betty lives in Washington, DC – just steps from the HillVets House! – with her husband, her rescued pit bull, Jack, and her “quarantine kitty,” Rex. Betty’s husband, Jason, was one of the original class of HillVets Fellows; he worked in Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick’s office and then moved on to achieve success in federal government, consulting, and private legal practice...
BTM50 - Dr. Tina Atherall and Carole Turner - Behind The Mission Year in Review
January 04, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAbout Today’s Guests Dr. Tina Atherall brings her vast experience and leadership in the military non-profit community and academia to PsychArmor. In 2006, she co-founded Hope For The Warriors, an organization dedicated to serving combat wounded servicemembers and their families. Scaling a grass-roots effort to a national platform, she worked extensively with various levels of military leadership, agencies, corporations, and communities educating and advocating for critical support ...
BTM49 - Dr. Becky Porter - Military Child Education Coalition
December 21, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAbout Today’s Guest Dr. Becky Porter joined MCEC® as the President and CEO in 2019 following her retirement from active duty service with the U.S. Army. Becky is a 1983 Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Washington and holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University. She earned her Master of Arts in counseling psychology from Chapman University and a Master of Science in national security and strategic studies fr...
BTM48 - Bill Braniff - Countering Misinformation and Disinformation with We The Veterans
December 14, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBAbout Today’s Guest Bill Braniff is an Army veteran and Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) and a Professor of the Practice at the University of Maryland. He previously served as the director of practitioner education at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center and an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences, as a foreign affairs specialist within the National Nuclear Security Administration, and as an Armor Office...
BTM47 - Jen Wilson - Army Week Association and Afghan Ally Support
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBAbout Today’s Guest Jen Wilson was born and raised in Louisiana, the product of a National Guard town and the proud granddaughter of a D-Day & Battle of the Bulge survivor. Like many Americans, Jen's worldview shifted dramatically after September 11, 2001. While sitting in her dorm room at LSU on that fateful day, even though she'd never been to New York and knew no one there, she made the decision to move to NYC. She quickly earned a position at NBC's corporate fitness facility...
BTM46 - Thomas Brennan - Military and National Defense Journalism
November 30, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAbout Today’s Guest Thomas Brennan is the Founder of and Executive Director for The War Horse. Prior to studying journalism at Columbia University, he was a sergeant in the Marine Corps and served as an infantryman in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thomas is the co-author of Shooting Ghosts—A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War. His bylines have appeared in Vanity Fair, Center for Investigative Reporting, and The New York Times. Links Mentioned In This Episo...
BTM45 - Charles Tawiah and Shay DeBarr - Service Never Stops PSA Campaign
November 23, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Charles Tawiah is a United States Navy Veteran. He served from 2013-2017 as an Aviation Boatswain's Mate Crash and Salvage Firefighter on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN75). Charles was deployed twice with the Harry S. Truman to the Mediterranean Arabian Gulf; Operation Enduring Freedom (JUL2013-APR2014) and Operation Inherent Resolve (NOV2015-JUL2016). Charles comes from a military family where his father, retired Senior Chief, served 26 years in the Navy and his ...
BTM44 - Beth Conlin - Military Spouse Employment at Amazon
November 16, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Beth Conlin is the Senior Program Manager of Military Spouse Programs at Amazon. An Army spouse, Beth has been working to improve employment opportunities for military spouses since an overseas move in 2013 forced her to quit her job, putting both her professional development and family stability at risk. Initially, Beth started working on the unemployment crisis for military spouse alone from Germany. From educating employers, recruiting spouses, and directly p...
BTM43 - Michele Spires - American Council on Education Military Guide
November 09, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Michele Spires is ACE’s acting executive director for Learning Evaluations, the national leader in recognizing and validating learning and competencies to connect students, workforce, training providers, and universities. In this role, she provides leadership to innovate new and transformational opportunities for ACE and its membership. With more than 25 years of wide-ranging experience in post-traditional and workforce education, Spires is actively engaged...
BTM42 - Stephanie Muckey - Humana's Veteran Bold Goal and Social Determinants of Health
November 02, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Stephanie is a Population Health Strategy Lead for Humana’s Veteran Bold Goal, a population health strategy focused on both community and business integration to improve the clinical and social health outcomes of veterans and their families. Her career developed out of her passion to serve and invest in the military communities she has lived in for 20+ years as a military spouse. She navigated career progression while balancing the demands of wartime military li...
BTM41 - Chris Spencer - Oracle Corporation Military Affiliated Veteran Employee Network Resource Group (MAVEN)
October 26, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBAbout Today’s Guest Chris Spencer – Director of Operations, Oracle Corporation, is a passionate servant leader focused on bringing people together to help develop people solutions that keep things moving. With 30 years of experience building and leading teams, Chris is driven to think critically about process efficiencies and how what we do affects the way we should be doing it. Chris’ current role is helping lead the global onboarding effort within Oracle. He also leads the planni...
BTM40 - Jonathan Crandall - Problem Gambling in the Military Affiliated Population
October 19, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBAbout Today’s Guest Jonathan Crandall served eight years in the United States Marine Corps. Crandall served as a Team Leader for the Scout/Sniper Platoon of Third Battalion, Sixth Marines (3/6). Following his time with 3/6, Crandall was assigned to the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) training unit as their Chief Instructor for the Designated Marksman Course. After his 4th MEB assignment, Crandall returned home to Syracuse, NY where he served the remainder of his time with Ec...
BTM39 - Zack Baddorf - Military Veterans in Journalism
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest Zack Baddorf is the executive director and founder of the non-profit organization Military Veterans in Journalism. Baddorf is a national security and foreign policy professional with more than 15 years experience on the frontlines of the world’s conflicts, including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central African Republic, Crimea, Kashmir and the West Bank. Baddorf works for the Department of Defense conducting public affairs on high profile mission. He als...
BTM38 - Leah Christensen, LCSW - VA Caregiver Support Program
October 05, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Ms. Christensen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has spent her career supporting families in healthcare settings. Ms. Christensen began her career in pediatric oncology and palliative care, at Oregon Health & Sciences University and then at Stanford Children’s Health. Her career with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began when the Caregiver Support Program (CSP) was implemented in 2011. Since that time, she has been dedicated to carrying out the ...
BTM37 - Dr. Matt Miller - Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention
September 28, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBAbout Today’s Guests Dr. Matthew A. Miller, PhD, MPH, is the National Director, Suicide Prevention Program, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He leads a team dedicated to the implementation and reinforcement of evidence-based community and clinical interventions addressing suicide prevention. Previously, he served as the Director of the Veterans Crisis Line and under his leadership, the VCL became the world’s largest and most effici...
BTM36 - Nick Howland - The Firewatch Suicide Prevention Program
September 21, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAbout Today’s Guests Nick Howland is CEO of The Fire Watch, Florida’s fight to end veteran suicide. Nick is a Navy veteran, defense industry executive, husband and father of two boys. After serving 4 years as a Naval Officer, Nick spent the next 20 years leading U.S. defense manufacturing businesses focused on protective products for soldiers, airmen and sailors, including body armor, life rafts and tactical boats. In late 2019, Nick helped found The Fire Watch. Having spent a care...
BTM35 - Dr. Joseph Geraci - Suicide Prevention for Transitioning Service Members
September 14, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBAbout Today’s Guests Dr. Joseph Geraci, PhD, retired from the U.S. Army as an Infantry Lieutenant Colonel after serving for 20 years and deploying as a combat leader with elite Special Operations/Ranger, Airborne, and Infantry units to Afghanistan four different times since 9/11. While in uniform, he also served as an assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy in both the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership and the Department of Military Instruction. One of his l...
BTM Bonus- 9/11 Reflections with Tina Atherall and Elizabeth O'Brien
September 10, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAbout Today’s Guests Tina Atherall, DSW, LMSW, brings to PsychArmor her vast experience and leadership in the military non-profit community and academia. In 2006, she co-founded Hope For The Warriors, an organization dedicated to serving combat wounded servicemembers and their families. Scaling a grass-roots effort to a national platform, she worked extensively with various levels of military leadership, agencies, corporations, and communities educating and advocating for critical ...
BTM34 - Melissa Comeau - American Red Cross Military Veteran Caregiver Network
September 07, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBAbout Today’s Guests Melissa Comeau is a Marine Corps spouse, director of the American Red Cross’ Military Veteran Caregiver Network, and a writer. She is known for her book “Sleeping with the War,” published in 2015 by the War Writers’ Campaign. The book offers a family and caregiver perspective on life after combat. She served as an Arizona Fellow for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and in that role was honored to help bring to fruition the Hidden Heroes Congressional Caucus fo...
BTM33 - Jake Dukes and Chris Murphy - Camp Southern Ground
August 31, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBAbout Today’s Guests JAKE DUKES: Jake joined the Camp Southern Ground team in March of 2018. He is a leadership coach, speaker and author who served for many years on executive teams of large churches focused on developing staff and overseeing campus operations. Now he uses his unique blend of business and ministry experience to develop future strategy for Camp Southern Ground and help facilitate a strong leadership culture among the staff. Jake brings his passion to every project ...
BTM32 - Mary Beth Bruggeman - The Mission Continues
August 24, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBAbout Today’s Guests Mary Beth Bruggeman spent 8 years as an active duty Marine combat engineer. After leaving active duty, Mary Beth worked for iRobot Corporation for 4 years, advancing their work on counter-IED robotics, spent time as a stay at home mom and Marine wife, and then started and grew a fitness and nutrition coaching business. Mary Beth joined the Mission Continues team in 2015 as the Executive Director for the Southeast Region. In 2019, Mary Beth assumed the role of...
BTM31 - Becky Scheusner and Suzanne Novak - The Monthly Housing Allowance Gap Initiative
August 17, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAbout Today’s Guests Becky Scheusner is a multi-faceted professional leading with an altruistic mission to do the most good for the most people. Primarily Becky works in Business Development for WWC Global - a small, Women-owned government contracting firm based in Tampa that specializes in providing practical, innovative, and budget-conscious business solutions to the government. Becky has also served in several volunteer roles focused on the military-affiliated community incl...
BTM30 - Tony Teravainen - Financial Education and Support for Young Enlisted Families
August 10, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBAbout Today’s Guest A vocal advocate for the public support of our military community, Mr. Teravainen assumed his position as President and CEO in February 2014 after serving as a board chairman, director and volunteer since 2009. In this role, Tony oversees the positioning of STEP as a successful, trusted and viable partner to Southern California and Washington State’s military population. Under his guidance, STEP has assisted more than 5,100+ military and veteran families in fi...
BTM29 - Rocio Galarza - Sesame Street Supporting Military Families
August 03, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBAbout Today’s Guest Rocio Galarza serves as the Vice President in the U.S. Social Impact department at Sesame Workshop. In this role, she manages the development of educational content and research for a wide range of multimedia projects. As an expert in early childhood educational development and the needs of young children, she works with advisors to ensure that the content of Sesame Street’s outreach initiatives is age-appropriate, appealing and effective in motivating families...