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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.

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Center Staff

Phil Easton

CMSgt, USAF (Ret.)

Managing Director, American College Center for Military and Veterans Affairs

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Angelica Marino

Operations Manager, American College Center for Military and Veterans Affairs

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Phil Easton

CMSgt, USAF (Ret.)

Managing Director, American College Center for Military and Veterans Affairs

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Angelica Marino

Operations Manager, American College Center for Military and Veterans Affairs

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Our Strategic Guides

Chair

Melvin Smith, U.S. Marine Corps (Vet.) 
Director of Broker Dealer Licensing, Nationwide

Vice Chair

Steve Florence, U.S. Army (Vet.), CPCU®, CLU® 
Operations Director, State Farm

Members

Tracey Jones, Immediate Past Chair, U.S. Air Force (Vet.), MBA, PhD 
President of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions

Thomas (Tom) Harris, ChFC®, CLU®, FLMI (Emeritus)

George Bradley, U.S. Air Force (Vet.), ChFC®, CLU®  
Director, Advanced Sales, Penn Mutual

Matt Farver, U.S. Navy (Vet.), MBA  
Head of Brokerage & RIA Technology, Penn Mutual  

Thomas (Tom) Harris, ChFC®, CLU®, FLMI, Emeritus

James (Jim) Petersen, 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

Rob Schaffer, U.S. Marine Corps (Vet.)  
Vice President, Product Design and Innovation, Prudential 

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Our Partners in Philanthropy

Center Founding Partner & Sponsor

National Strategic Philanthropic Partners

National Philanthropic Partners