The Center Team
The Center works to empower active duty, guard and reserve members, veterans, and their spouses through scholarships, career services support and mentorship, and community building.
Center Staff
Our Strategic Guides
Chair
Tracey Jones, U.S. Air Force (Vet.), MBA, PhD
President of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions
Vice Chair
Melvin Smith, U.S. Marine Corps (Vet.)
Director of Broker Dealer Licensing, Nationwide
Members
Emeritus
Thomas (Tom) Harris, ChFC®, CLU®, FLMI
James (Jim) Petersen, Immediate Past Chair and Emeritus, U.S. Navy (Ret.), PhD, CFP®, CLF®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, WMCP®, CRPC®, CAP®, CASL®, AEP®, CPMBC, CPBC
Roger Hull/James S. Bingay Chair of Leadership, The American College of Financial Services
Kevin Crawford, U.S. Army (Vet.), MBA
Vice President, Field Learning and Development, Northwestern Mutual
Steve Florence, U.S. Army (Vet.), CPCU®, CLU®
Operations Director, State Farm
Gregory (Greg) Gadson, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Managing Partner, Patriot Strategies, LLC
Michael (Mike) Kelly, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
AVP, Military Affairs Deputy, USAA
Sheri Rhoades, U.S. Navy (Vet.)
Chief of Staff, Life Insurance and Annuities, Penn Mutual
Rob Schaffer, U.S. Marine Corps (Vet.)
Vice President, Product Design and Innovation, Prudential