Advisory Council

Pamela P. Valdez

Chair, USO-NW Council Member Former Vice President, Air Force Services, The Boeing Company

Colonel Greg Allen, USA (Ret)

Founder, Highlander Six Consulting

Jeanette Brennan

Regional Manager, The Management Trust

Tom Brody

Manager, Eastside Insurance (Ret), U.S. Navy Veteran

James Burgess

VP, Program Management, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Major General Thomas F. Cole, USA (Ret)

Major General, US Army Retired

Josh Frenkel

Continuous Improvement Manager, Trident Seafoods

Sagar Gandhi

Vice President, Private Banker, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Scott Haas

Director, Talent Acquisition, BGIS

Tammy Hemmie

Branch Manager, Veterans United Home Loans

Jackie Higgins

Auburn, WA Area Philanthropist, Auburn Young Life Board

Brigadier General Jeremy C. Horn, Washington Air National Guard (Ret)

Managing Director, Safety E175 First Officer, Horizon Air

Justin Johnson

Supply Chain and Operations Consultant with Accenture Strategy and Major USAF (Reserves)

Lauren LaRoche

Branch Sales Manager, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Andy Lopez

Chief Revenue Officer, SoCal Approach Research and Marketing

Sean Martin

Senior Manager of International Sales & Business Development, The Boeing Company

Cheri Marusa

President, Life Support I-90

Lauren Paolini

Area Manager – Washington External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T Services, Inc.

Malcolm Rogel

Vice President, Fan Experience, Seattle Mariners

Dan Sargent

Sargent Funding, Powered by NEXA

Senior Master Sgt Barry W. Sherman, USAF (Ret)

Chapter Consultant, Puget Sound Chapter NECA

Rear Admiral Keith Taylor, US Coast Guard (Ret)

Principal, Keith A. Taylor & Associates

Matt Tighe

Executive Director, Veterans Onward

Joe Wallis

Director of Military Engagement - Microsoft Military Affairs, Microsoft

Cleveland Ward III

Producing Area Manager, Traceland Mortgage

1SG Bernell L. Zorn Jr, USA (Ret)

Bernell Zorn Real Estate w/ Keller Williams