The Center Team
The Center for Military and Veterans Affairs’ team works to empower active-duty, guard, reservists, veterans, and spouses through scholarships as they transition back to the civilian workforce.
Center Leadership

James A. Roy
PMP®, Retired CMSAF
Executive Director, American College Center for Military and Veterans Affairs
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Phillip Easton
CMSgt, USAF (Ret.)
Director, American College Center for Military and Veterans Affairs
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Rick Nail
Program Manager
Nichole V. Jones
Coordinator and School Certifying Official (SCO)
Angelica Marino
Stewardship Manager
Chair
Tracey Jones, U.S. Air Force (Vet.), MBA, PhD
President of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions
Vice Chair
Tom Harris, ChFC®, CLU®, FLMI
President of Life Insurance and Annuities, Penn Mutual
Members
Jim Petersen, 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 and the Chartered Leadership Fellow® (CLF®) Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Drew Christensen, U.S. Army National Guard (Vet.)
Managing Partner, Concord Wealth Management
Colonel Gregory D. Gadson, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Managing Partner, Patriot Strategies, LLC
Kevin Crawford, U.S. Army (Vet.), MBA
Vice President, Field Learning and Development Northwestern Mutual
Lacey Langford, AFC®, U.S. Air Force (Vet.)
Founder and CEO, The Military Money Show and MilMoneyCon
Melvin Smith, U.S. Marine Corps (Vet.)
Director of Broker Dealer Licensing, Nationwide
Sheri Rhoades, U.S. Navy (Vet.)
Chief of Staff, Life Insurance and Annuities, Penn Mutual
Stephen Yarbrough, U.S. Army Reserves (Vet.)
Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Investment and Management, Truist