Russell Thompson
Military Service: U.S. Navy (Ret.): Active, 1994–1998; Reserve, 2001–2018 First Responder Experience: South Carolina Highway Patrol (Ret.), 1999–2023 Favorite Quote: “When you feel like quitting think about why you started.”
Charlotte Edwardson
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice School: Saint Leo University Professional Affiliations: National Verbatim Reporters Association Licenses or Certifications: Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR) Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps, 2005–2017 Other Experience: U.S. Marine Corps Family Program Lead for the 2019–2022 Warrior Games and the 2020 Invictus Games Favorite Quote: “Don’t forget to show hospitality to […]
Heather Valle Brown
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Mass Communication | Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration School: Southeast Missouri State University, 2006 and 2008 Military Experience: Daughter of Air Force Veterans Other Experience: Higher Education Dream Dinner Guest: My granddad, Charles Valle, WWII Veteran Favorite Quote: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, […]
Rick Palmer
Degree: Master of Arts, Human Services (Military Resiliency) School: Liberty University Military Service: U.S. Navy Veteran, 1995–2020 Deployments: Seven deployments in the Western Pacific/Arabian Gulf and one in Kuwait Dream Dinner Guest: Bear Grylls
Seana McPherson
Degree: BS | Marketing & Management School: University of South Carolina Favorite Quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Alexandra (Ali) Marshall
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Spanish at the U.S. Military Academy (2002), Master of Science in Exercise Science from Caifornia University of Pennsylvania (2007) School: United States Military Academy at West Point Licenses or certifications: USPTR Tennis Teaching Professional (not current), Master Fitness Trainer U.S. Army, NASM Personal Trainer (not current) Military Service: U.S. Army […]
Nica Carson
Degree: B.S. Physician Assisting (MUSC), B.S. Psychology, & B.A. Biology (OBU) College: MUSC & Ouachita Baptist University Professional Affiliations: Military Officers Association of America Licenses: Physician Assistant (lapsed) Military & First Responder Service: CPT, MSC, Army National Guard (AR, VT, and SC) / EMT-P Dorchester County Other Relevant Experience: Daughters of the Revolution | Chaplain
Joshua Colburn
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language and Culture School: California University of Pennsylvania Military Service: U.S. Army, 1999–2022 | Infantryman in the special operations community Favorite Quote: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”—Henry Ford Dream Dinner Guest: George Washington
Nicole Anderson
Degree: Human Resources (in progress) School: Greenville Technical College Licenses or certifications: Certified Deployment Instructor Military experience: USMC Deployments: Japan, Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq Other relevant experience: Previously contracted OCONUS with Fluor and Vectrus Favorite Quote: “Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never beautiful, it […]
Lorraine Devery
First Responder Service: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 5 years Favorite Quote: “Happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of fire. Happiness is something we are.” – John B. Sheerin