Team

Brenda, an Army veteran and military spouse, has had a long career serving military families. Most recently, Brenda served as the director of BBB Military Line, a national program providing consumer education and advocacy for service members, veterans, and their families. Brenda has worked on numerous Department of Defense military family programs, including the U.S. Army’s Respite Child Care expansion project and Sexual Assault Prevention and Reponses Program. She is a recipient of the Department of the Army Exceptional Public Service Award Medal.

Erin joins MFAN’s Board of Directors after serving on the Advisory Board for the last two years. Erin is the Chief Operating Officer for the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network and operations manager for Corporate America Supports You. Her experience in broadcasting, administration, and marketing has helped make her a successful advocate for military families as a part of MFAN and in her fulltime work.

Jack is one of MFAN’s co-founders, as well as a partner at Reingold. Reingold is a communications and marketing firm dedicated to important causes and campaigns that impact social change. Reingold is committed to supporting the military and veteran community, and saw an opportunity to help raise awareness about the programs and services that exist for military families. Through Reingold’s support, MFAN is able to employ cutting edge communications strategies to effectively communicate with military families. Reingold also trains MFAN advisors to use these techniques and best practices in their personal endeavors to support military families.

Jack is also an Executive Committee member and co-lead of the Public Education and Awareness Task Force for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and a trustee of the Washington Waldorf School.

Joseph is an MFAN co-founder and a partner at Reingold. Joseph is a member of The One Club, the world’s foremost nonprofit dedicated to promoting excellence in advertising and design in all its forms; he’s also a member of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington and AIGA, the professional association for design.

Kevin is an MFAN co-founder and partner at Reingold. Kevin led Operation Smile’s multimillion-dollar promotions, cause-marketing campaigns, and co-marketing efforts with a variety of Fortune 500 companies — producing a 300 percent increase in corporate and foundation support and adding tens of thousands of new donors. Kevin currently serves as Chairman of the Operation Smile Board and on the Board of the Center for Public Safety Excellence and End Slavery Now.

Shelley also comes to MFAN’s Board of Directors after serving a two-year term on the Advisory Board. She holds a doctorate in mass communication with a specialization in media law, which she teaches at The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. A Coast Guard spouse, Shelley was selected as the 2013 AFI Coast Guard Spouse of the Year. She writes a twice-monthly column about military family issues, called “From the Homefront.”

Tammy is also joining the Board of Directors after two years as an Advisory Board member. She is the advisor to the American Red Cross president and chief executive officer on policy, strategy, and operational matters related to serving the Armed Forces. Tammy, an Army spouse, is a two-time recipient of the Commander’s Award for Public Service, and her work with the American Red Cross has been featured in several publications and media outlets.