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
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
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
Gregory (Greg) Gadson, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Managing Partner, Patriot Strategies, LLC
Tracey Jones, Immediate Past Chair, U.S. Air Force (Vet.), MBA, PhD
President of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions
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
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