View Our Leadership Team:
Board of Directors
Our Board is entirely composed of veterans. Our active board members are recent-era veterans, who carry on the work of our Emeritus members.
Nick Angione
Chairman
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran (Bosnia, Africa)
Mary Westmoreland
Secretary
U.S. Army & U.S. Coast Guard Veteran (Desert Storm)
Peter Griesch
Legal Counsel
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran; Judge Advocate
James Devary
U.S. Army & National Guard Veteran
Iraq, Afghanistan
Douglas McGowan
Board Member
U.S Marine Corps Veteran (Iraq, Afghanistan, other Post-9/11)
Adam Subervi
Board Member
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran (Iraq)
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Active Emeritus Board Members
Harvey Bagg
Chairman Emeritus
U.S Navy Veteran (Vietnam-Era)
Vincent McGowan
President Emeritus
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran (Vietnam)
Joseph Graham
Treasurer Emeritus
U.S. Air Force Veteran (Vietnam)
Bill Nelson
U.S. Army Veteran (Vietnam)
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Operations Team
UWVC’s mission is carried out by a team of veterans and veteran supporters with decades of service to our veterans and community.
Mark Otto
President & Executive Director
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
Panama Invasion, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Ryan Hegg
Head of Legacy and Education
Veteran Supporter
Kelly Bryan
Head of Development and Protocol
Veteran Supporter
Jeffrey Swansen
Head of Operations
U.S. Navy Veteran
Cold War
Betsy Montanez
Volunteer Coordinator
Carlos Orduz
Event Coordinator
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Advisory Council
UWVC draws on the insights and expertise of advisors representing a wide range of perspectives on our veterans community.
GENERAL ADVISORS
Kevin Wensing
Senior Governmental Affairs Advisor
Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired; 1980-2006)
Joe Bello
Veteran Services/Community Advisor
Veteran Advocate
U.S. Navy Veteran (Cold War)
Elana Duffy
Veteran Services/Women Veteran Issues Advisor
Founder, Pathfinder Labs
U.S. Army Veteran (Afghanistan, Iraq, GWOT)
John Escalante
Military Affairs Advisor
Master Gunnery Sergeant, U.S Marine Corps
NYC Marine Corps Public Affairs
Deputy Captain, Team Red White and Blue
Adam Paige Hess
Heritage Group Advisor
Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York – Board Member
Cindy Malmo
Gold Star Families Advisor
Gold Star Mother of U.S. Army SSGT Michael Hullender
Ron Shindel
Union League Club, Chair of Military Affairs Committee
Port Authority Police Department
Nicolas Polet
International/Health Services Advisor
Director of Public Policy
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Joanie Martinez
Board Member Emeritus
DropBox Vets@ ERG Co-Lead
U.S. Army Veteran (Global War on Terror)
Fran Racioppi
Board Member Emeritus
U.S. Army Veteran
Global War On Terror
Diego Rubio
Board Member Emeritus
U.S. Army Veteran
Operation Enduring Freedom
John Wilson
Board Member Emeritus
New York National Guard Veteran
Operation Iraqi Freedom
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
David O’Leary
Chairman, 2nd Infantry Battalion Association
Irish Defense Forces Veteran
LTCOL Valerie Prehoda (Retired)
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran (Global War on Terror)
American Legion Post 1, Paris France
Eddie Rooney
British Army Veteran (GWOT, Irish Guards)
Metropolitan Police Service
Kurt Logue
British Army Veteran (GWOT, Royal Irish Regiment)
Metropolitan Police Service
EVENT SUPPORT COMMITTEE
Micheal Vaulx
Event Operations, GORUCK
U.S. Army Veteran(Special Forces; Global War on Terror)
Jules Daigle
Team RWB
Event Photographer
Adrian Calvache
Event Photographer
U.S. Navy Veteran
Gregg Hacke
U.S. Army Veteran (Special Forces; Panama, Gulf War, Global War on Terror)
Jason Boyko
Captain, Team RWB Northern NJ
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
HEALTH & WELLNESS PARTNER REPRESENTATIVES
Anne Wester
Store Manager, Jersey Mike’s (Red Bank)
Thomas Clayton
Partner, Texas Road House (Red Bank)
Air Force Veteran (Global War on Terror)
Anthony Fabbri
Owner, Amici Pizzeria
Rene Stone
Founder, Serenity Stables: From Combat to Calm
Kevin Moore
Lead Instructor, Ani Art Academy (Red Bank)
Nicole Dortity
Community Coordinator, JBJ Soul Kitchen
Killian Duclay
Co-Founder, SailAhead