National Advisory Council
The Honorable Haley Barbour—Governor of Mississippi 2004 – 2012; Chairman, Rep. National Committee 1993 – 1997; Political Director, Reagan White House; Founding Partner, BGR Group
GEN Frederick Franks, Jr., USA Ret. –Former Commander VII Corp, Desert Shield & Desert Storm, Former TRADOC Commander
COL Walter J. Marm, USA Ret.—Vietnam Veteran and Recipient of the Medal of Honor, Purple Heart Recipient
Barry Pepper—Actor/Producer, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Flags of Our Fathers, We Were Soldiers Once and Young, 61*
GEN David Petraeus, USA Ret.—Partner, KKR and Chairman, KKR Global Institute; Former Commander of Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan; former Director of the CIA
The Honorable Thomas Ridge—Governor, Pennsylvania 1995-2001; Former Member, House of Representatives; Bronze Star recipient; First Secretary of Homeland Security
Joe Galloway, Emeritus (Deceased) —American newspaper journalist; Awarded Bronze Star with Valor for his actions in 1965; Special Consultant for Vietnam 50th Anniversary Commemoration Project; Co-Author of We Were Soldiers Once and Young
Gregory Attorri – Founder, GJA Advisory Services LLC
George Fischer – Vice President of Sales, T-Mobile
Derek Leo – General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Blue Torch Capital
Board of Directors
Robert DeSousa, Board Chair
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Shawn Brubaker, Treasurer
Partner, Gift CPAs
Christian Johnson, Secretary
Former Dean, Widener Law School
James Breckenridge, Ph.D.
Retired Provost, U.S. Army War College
Julian H. Burns
Major General, U.S. Army Retired
Dr. Rory Cooper
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research for STEM-Health Sciences Collaborations, University of Pittsburgh
William C. “Jack” Davis
Civil War Historian and Retired Director of Virginia’s Center for Civil War Studies, Virginia Tech
Dr. Gracie Galloway
Nancy Gessner
Director of Community Development, Massillon Cable TV
Andrew Lewis
Former Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Michael Littenberg
Ropes and Gray LLP
Katie McHenry
Executive Assistant, BGR Group
Jeffrey Moore
Recruiting Lead, Greencastle Associates Consulting, LLC
Michael O’Brien
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
James Ottevaere
Retired at N-able Technologies
Paul Pardew
Major General, U.S. Army Retired
Charles Pede
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Retired
George Smawley
Brigadier General, U.S. Army Retired
Kevin Sunday
Policy Advisor, McNees Wallace and Nurick
Peter Vangjel
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Retired
Jim Williams
Vice President, Military Programs, FN America
Kenneth Wong
Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army
Lee Woolley
Head of Banking Strategy, Metallicus
Joseph Capita, Board Emeritus
Retired, United Way, Pennsylvania Capital Region
Robert M. Diamond, Board Emeritus
Major General, U.S. Army Retired
Joel B. Hudson, Board Emeritus
Former Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
Domenic P. Rocco, Jr., Board Emeritus
Brigadier General, U.S. Army Retired
Consortium of Experts
Anthony Bellotti
Founder, White Coat Waste Project
Dr. Barbara Bowie-Whitman
Former State Department Trade Negotiator
Rich Brenner
Retired Owner, Ashley Furniture
Thomas French
Attorney, Barley Snyder
Jerri Ann Henry
Principle, Drive Communications
Christian Johnson
Former Dean, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Brian Linn
PhD, Professor of History, Texas A&M University
H. R. McMaster
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Retired
Carol Reardon
PhD, Historian
Joseph Suarez
Retired, Booz Allen Hamilton
Rod Windham
iHeart Media, Political and Advocacy Director (Texas)
Honorable Jessica Wright
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense
Major General, U.S. Army Retired