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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.

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Center Leadership

Jim Roy

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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Our Strategic Guides

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

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Our Partners in Philanthropy

Center Founding Partner & Sponsor

National Strategic Philanthropic Partners

National Philanthropic Partners