Behind The Mission
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 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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BTM18 - Kevin Schmiegel - Operation Gratitude
May 11, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAbout Today’s Guest Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Schmiegel is the CEO of Operation Gratitude, whose mission is to forge strong bonds between Americans and their Military and First Responder Heroes through volunteer service projects, acts of gratitude, and meaningful engagements in communities nationwide. Since 2003, Operation Gratitude has mobilized millions of volunteers nationwide and impacted over 3 million deployed Service Members, their children left behind, and Fir...
BTM17 - Michelle Norman - Military Exceptional Family Member Program
May 04, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAbout Today’s Guest Michelle Norman is a Navy spouse of over 25 years and mother of a 17 year old daughter with cerebral palsy. She is the Executive Director and Founder of Partners in PROMISE, a non-profit organization focused on educating, advising and advocating for exceptional military families and their education. After years of successfully advocating and winning multiple legal cases to ensure her daughter receives the minimum education required by law, Norman was contacte...
BTM16 - Axon President Luke Larson - Public Safety and Technology
April 27, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBAbout Today’s Guest As President of Axon, Luke Larson is responsible for leading the company's day-to-day operations and overseeing all aspects of the company. Luke joined Axon in 2008 and has filled a variety of executive and management roles since then, becoming President in April 2015. Prior to joining Axon, Luke served two tours in Iraq as a Marine Corps infantry officer and was awarded the Bronze star with V for valor on his first tour. Luke graduated from University of Arizon...
BTM15 - Hannah Hutler-Boyd - Camp Corral and Military Children
April 20, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBAbout Today’s Guest Hannah Hutler-Boyd is the builder of the Camp Corral programs where she diligently focuses on how best to empower children of wounded, ill, and fallen military heroes. During her seven years with Camp Corral, she consistently increased the number of children served, built strong partnerships with ACA Accredited camps, and required the highest quality of services to be delivered to military-connected families. Now with a strong foundational program, Hannah focu...
BTM14 - Steve Schwab - The Elizabeth Dole Foundation and PsychArmor
April 13, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAbout Today’s Guest Steve Schwab is a national leader and voice for the nation’s 5.5 million military and veteran caregivers and their families. He has closely advised senior leaders in every sector, addressed audiences across the country, and testified before Congress about the challenges faced by America’s military caregivers and how our nation can do more to support these incredible Hidden Heroes. As CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, Steve spearheads the country’s preeminen...
BTM13 Rye Barcott and Congressman Jared Golden - With Honor and Veterans in Public Office
April 06, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAbout Today’s Guest Rye Barcott is co-founder and CEO of With Honor, a cross-partisan political organization led by veterans focused on promoting and advancing principled veteran leadership to reduce polarization in the U.S. Congress. Previously, he co-founded and led the clean energy investment firm Double Time Capital, and co-founded the non-governmental public health organization Carolina for Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. His memoir, It Happened on the Way to War, juxtaposes militar...
BTM12 - Dr. Samuel Odom and 1LT Marlon Dortch - Cultural Diversity in Military Social Work
March 30, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBDr. Samuel Odom is President of the CRISP Board of Directors. He is an Adjunct Professor at Tulane University School of Social Work and a former professor in the Millie M. Charles School of Social Work on the campus of Southern University at New Orleans where he served as Faculty Senator and Faculty Senate Secretary. A native of Brewton, Alabama, he joined the United States Army in 1986 as a Forward Observer, Field Artilleryman, later becoming a Logistician and ultimately earning ...
BTM11 - Jerry Maniscalco - Military Transition and Creativity
March 23, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAbout Today’s Guest A Mississippi native, Jerry Maniscalco first picked up a guitar at 16 and he has been writing and performing original music ever since. In 2003, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 2007 and entering service as an SH-60B Seahawk pilot. During his time in the Navy--including 3 deployments and a remote tour--he found that music allowed him to unwind and escape. Jerry recorded two songs on Operation Encore’s debut compilation album, the upbeat “Wake Up,...
BTM10 - Nathan Graeser - Community Collaboration for Veteran Support
March 16, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Nathan Graeser is both a Social Worker and an Army Chaplain in the California National Guard. He serves on numerous local and national boards and is a national expert on policies and programs for supporting service-members transitioning out of the military. He has led multiple Veteran initiatives including Warrior Bards, the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative and, most recently with Southern California Grantmakers to build the first county-wide Veteran Peer Acc...
BTM09 - RanDee McLain - Post-Military Social Work and Justice Involved Veterans
March 09, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBAbout Today’s Guests RanDee McLain is a proud US Navy veteran that spent time in Iraq, Kuwait and Spain. After being medically separated in 2009, RanDee went on to earn a B.S in Criminal Justice from SDSU in 2012 and her Master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in Military and Veteran’s programs from USC. After a difficult transition, RanDee decided to make a career of serving her fellow veterans and their families. Her passions include serving post 9-11 veterans, specif...
BTM08 - Dr Keita Franklin - Social Work Supporting the Military Affiliated Population
March 02, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBAbout Today’s Guests A national policy leader with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Keita M. Franklin is the Chief Clinical Officer at Loyal Source Government Services – the nation’s leading healthcare solutions provider – and also serves as the Co-Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project, a Columbia University NY State Psychiatric Institute initiative focused on preventing suicide risk. Prior to joining the Loyal Source team, Dr. Franklin was a senior executive at PsychHub, an...
BTM07 - Kathy Roth-Douquet and Sinclair Harris - Blue Star Families Racial Equity Initiative
February 23, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBAbout Today’s Guests Kathy Roth-Douquet is an advocate for the role of the military in civil society; she is an author, nonprofit leader, attorney, and former government official. Kathy is the CEO of Blue Star Families, the largest Chapter-based nonprofit organization serving active duty of all branches, Guard and Reserve, wounded, and transitioning veterans and their families. Blue Star Families mission is to strengthen military families and our nation by connecting communities an...
BTM06 - Kaprece James - Using Our Voices for Advocacy and Empowerment
February 16, 2021 12:03 - 32 minutes - 30 MBAbout Today’s Guests Kaprece James is a Social Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Founder & CEO, Women & Girls Advocate, Best Selling Author, and an International Leader. Mrs. James has served her community volunteering and working in the nonprofit sector for over 30 years. She started two nongovernmental organizations in Liberia, West Africa and has assisted many other nonprofits with building their programs nationally and internationally. Mrs. James has a Master’s in Public Administrati...
BTM05 - Heidi Kraft, Ted Bonar and Ky Hunter - Firearms and Suicide Prevention
February 09, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBAbout Today’s Guests Dr. Heidi Kraft Heidi Squier Kraft received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the UC San Diego/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in 1996. She joined the Navy during her internship at Duke University Medical Center and went on to serve as both a flight and clinical psychologist. Her active duty assignments included the Naval Safety Center, the Naval Health Research Center and Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL. While on flight status, she flew...
BTM04 - Benjamin Pomerance - Veteran Ready Lawyer Training Program
February 02, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBAbout Today’s Guest Benjamin Pomerance, Esq., is the Deputy Director for Program Development for the New York State Division of Veterans’ Services. In this role, he serves as the Deputy General Counsel for the agency, as well as working as the agency’s Legislative Liaison and overseeing several of the Division’s programming initiatives. His work focuses on advocacy and assistance for Veterans, Servicemembers, and their families on a wide range of federal and state issues. Benj...
BTM03 – Jim Beamesderfer – Prudential Financial Military Spouse Employment and Financial Management Courses
January 26, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBBTM03 – Jim Beamesderfer – Prudential Financial Military Spouse Employment and Financial Management Courses <iframe width="100%" height="180" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless src="https://share.transistor.fm/e/dd263d80"></iframe> Show Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, Army Veteran Jim Beamesderfer, Vice President of Veterans Initiatives at PsychArmor sponsor Prudential Financial, joins the show to talk about the importance of military spouse employme...
BTM02 - Dr. Jill Bormann - Mantram Repetition Training
January 19, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest Jill E. Bormann is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, a Clinical Professor and Research Health Scientist. She developed the Mantram Repetition Program – a spiritually-integrated health program for symptom and stress management. She received the prestigious “Edge Runner Award” from the American Academy of Nursing for innovation in nursing. She also received Excellence in Research Awards from the American Psychiatric Nurses ...
BTM01 - Dr. Tina Atherall - Introduction to the Behind the Mission Podcast
January 08, 2021 11:56 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBAbout Today’s Guest 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 critica...