Executive Director

• Jan 2020 - Present

Executive Director of The Veterans Consortium (TVC) Pro Bono Program, whose mission focus is on our Veterans who deserve the care, benefits, and compensation they were promised and the best legal services free of charge to meet their challenges. TVC is a 501(c)3 non-profit, nonpartisan organization that provides Veterans, caregivers, or survivors pro bono (free) legal representation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court; and offers additional pro bono legal services including discharge upgrades, limited medical reviews, and Veteran legal clinics. Founded in 1992, TVC recruits, trains and mentors volunteer attorneys to represent Veterans without charge; screens cases, connects volunteers with clients and offers comprehensive veteran law training, mentoring, and support to a volunteer corps of more than 2500 attorneys and associated legal professionals across the nation. Since inception, TVC has handled over 50,000 requests for legal assistance and trained more than 5,000 volunteer attorneys and associated professionals, delivering $150+ million in free legal services with a lifetime success rate of 82% and achieving hundreds of millions in disability compensation and healthcare benefits for Veterans and their loved ones.

Virginia Advisory Committee

• Jun 2017 - Present

The USGLC is a broad-based influential network of 500 businesses and NGOs; national security and foreign policy experts and businesses, faith-based, academic, military and community leaders in all 50 states who support strategic investments to elevate development and diplomacy alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world. The USGLC is a broad-based influential network of 500 businesses and NGOs; national security and foreign policy experts and businesses, faith-based, academic, military and community leaders in all 50 states who support strategic investments to elevate development and diplomacy alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world.

Chairman/Co-Founder

• Mar 2009 - Present

The Emma Jordon “Kidz Fighting Cancer” Foundation (www.kidzfightingcancer.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness of childhood cancer which is the leading cause of death by disease of American children. The Foundation raises money for clinical research directed to the cure of childhood cancer and for organizations that care for military families engaged in the pediatric cancer battle. The Foundation relies on fundraisers and donations to award grants to appropriate pediatric cancer institutions and organizations. A particular focus of this foundation is to support military families undergoing pediatric cancer treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Executive Director, Veterans Employment Initiative (VEI) and Vice President, NVTC Foundation

• Sep 2015 - Jan 2020

Senior executive of comprehensive non-profit program operating a business-driven approach to bridging opportunities to transitioning service members, Veterans and military spouses to new careers within the largest technology trade association in the U.S. The VEI has forged relationships with business and education leaders, Veteran and military family organizations, policy makers, work force development professionals and community partners to create an ecosystem to provide better resources, jobs, internships, education, certification and apprenticeship opportunities to our Veteran and military community.

US Naval Attache to Canada

• 2009 - 2012

Senior Naval Advisor to U.S. Ambassador. Represented Secretary of Defense, NORAD-NORTHCOM Commander and Chief of Naval Operations on issues involving the Canadian Military. Oversaw U.S. military equipment sales, training and support to Canadian military. Senior Naval Advisor to U.S. Ambassador. Represented Secretary of Defense, NORAD-NORTHCOM Commander and Chief of Naval Operations on issues involving the Canadian Military. Oversaw U.S. military equipment sales, training and support to Canadian military.

US Naval Delegate to the NATO Standardization Agency

• 2003 - 2006

Represented the Navy Warfare Development Command as the U.S. Delegate to the NATO Standardization Agency's Maritime Standardization Board (MSB). The MSB serves as the coordinating body for the advancement of maritime operational procedures which drive NATO and partner nation navies to higher degrees of interoperability.

Air Boss USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

• 2001 - 2003

Commander of 120 personnel aviation department leading all aspects of flight operations for 26 embarked Navy and Marine Corps. The USS Peleliu was the first warship on station for the initial phase of Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition, led ship through a post-deployment 6 month/$50 million complex maintenance upgrade as Shipyard Coordinator which culminated in an on-time, mishap free evolution.

Commanding Officer HSL-43

• May 1999 - Dec 2000

Led Strike Helicopter Squadron comprising of 12 SH-60B Seahawk helicopters and 270 pilots and maintenance personnel with an operating budget of $30M. Orchestrated the first fleet use of the Hellfire missle for the SH-60B.

Executive Assistant to the Director of Program Appraisal; Staff of the Secretary of the Navy

• 1994 - 1995

Navy SH-60B Pilot- HSL-37 Squadron Operations Officer and Detachment Office-in-Charge

• 1992 - 1994

Navy Exchange SH-3 Pilot with Royal Navy 820 Naval Air Squadron

• 1989 - 1992

Navy SH-2F Helicopter Pilot HSL-37 Detachment Officer-in-Charge

• 1985 - 1989

Navy UH-1N and UC-12B Search and Rescue Pilot

• 1983 - 1985