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Hire America's Heores Military Advisory Board

Hire America's Heroes' Board of Directors is advised by a Military Advisory Board representing the various branches of the United States Military, including the Reserve forces, as well as the Coast Guard and National Guard. Members of the Military Advisory Board attend Board meetings but do not have a voting role. Their function is to ensure that Board of Directors' actions are consistent with military policy and to offer suggestions regarding actions to take or programs to initiate that could be taken to support their efforts.

Military Advisory Board

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Rear Admiral James A. Symonds United States Navy Navy Region Northwest james.symonds@navy.mil

COL Michael K. Johnson Washington Army and Air National Guard Camp Murray, Washington mike.kelly.johnson@us.army.mil

Colonel David C. Ochs United States Army Reserve 70th Regional Readiness Center david.c.ochs@usar.army.mil

Captain Gordon Smith Chief of Staff Navy Region Northwest gordon.b.smith@navy.mil

Captain Robert J. Klapproth United States Coast Guard Seattle, Washington robert.j.klapproth@uscg.mil

LTC Daniel J. Dudek United States Army Warrior Transition Battalion Task Force Phoenix, Fort Lewis daniel.dudek@us.army.mil

Lt Col Anna M. Sullivan United States Air Force AFRC 446 Air Wing McChord AFB, Washington anna.sullivan@mcchord.af.mil

LtCol Whitney Mason USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment, Marine For Life program seattle@m4l.usmc.mil

CDR Thomas T. Hinman United States Navy (retired) Redmond, Washington tom@thinmanassoc.com

LTC Joel C. Dotterer United States Army (retired) I Corps & Fort Lewis jdotterer@comcast.net

MAJ Edward L. Ekstrom United States Army 96th Troop Command edward.ekstrom@us.army.mil

CSM Billy R. King United States Army Western Region Medical Command Madigan Army Medical Center billy.ray.king@amedd.army.mil

CMDCM Ronald D. Johnson United States Navy Navy Region Northwest ronald.d.johnson@navy.mil

CMSgt Cary A. Hatzinger United States Air Force McChord AFB, Washington cary.hatzinger@mcchord.af.mil

CSM Ray Gutierrez United States Army (retired) Yelm, WA rgutierrez09@aol.com

SGM Michael S. Kurtz United States Army Western Regional Medical Command Michael.kurtz@amedd.army.mil

NCC Derek Messer United States Navy Navy Region Northwest derek.messer@navy.mil

Command Master Chief Dave Bisson

Emeritus Military Advisory Board

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Colonel Mary Forbes Washington Army and Air National Guard Camp Murray, Washington mary.forbes@wa.ngb.army.mil

Military Civil Servants

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Bud McKay United States Air Force bud.mckay01@mcchord.af.mil

Denise Thomson United States Navy mary.Thomson@navy.mil

Morgan Zantua Washington National Guard morgan.zantua@us.army.mil

Richard Garmong United States Army richard.garmong@us.army.mil