Our Leadeship – Patriot Foundation

Welcome our new President

Heather Dodgins

Heather Dodgins became the President of the Patriot Foundation in August 2024, bringing extensive experience in public relations and fundraising. Prior to joining the foundation, she led her own consulting business, providing strategic fundraising services to both political campaigns and nonprofit organizations. Heather’s passion for nonprofit work was sparked during her time as Director of the Charlotte Heart Ball at the American Heart Association, where she helped achieve record-breaking success. Her dedication to veterans and their families grew while working with veterans running for office, whose stories deeply inspired her path to the Patriot Foundation. A proud graduate of the University of South Carolina and an alum of The Fund for American Studies, Heather, her husband Bryan, their son, and three dogs live in North Raleigh.
 

PATRIOT FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

We are backed by decades of military experience. Our advisory board is comprised of retired General Officers and standout senior enlisted leaders, and some of our board members also have successful military backgrounds.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Ed Broyhill,
    Chairman of the Board

  • BG Ferd Irizarry, USA Ret. Chairman Military Advisory Board
    Read Bio Here

  • CSM Matt Majuri, USA Ret.

  • Whit McCrary

  • LTC Chris Morris, USA Ret.

  • Mike Piscetelli
  • Bailey Vaughan

EMERITUS

  • Spike Smith, Founder

  • CAPT Chuck Deleot, USN Ret. Chairman of the Board and Founding Board Member Read Bio Here

  • Mike Girimont
    Founding Board Member

  • Vince Nelson
    Founding Board Member

OFFICERS

  • Ed Broyhill
    Chairman of the Board
  • BG Ferd Irizarry, USA Ret. Chairman Military Advisory Board Read Bio Here

  • Heather O. Dodgins, President / CEO
  • Kim Gilley, Exec. VP  Read Bio Here

  • Bailey Vaughan, Treasurer

  • COL Barry Huggins, USA Ret., VP NC Funding
  • LTC Vallie Rosner, USA Ret. VP Administration

  • Tom Deleot, VP of Corporate Engagement

OPERATIONS VOLUNTEERS

  • Stan Bradshaw

  • Bob Lloyd

  • CW4 Monica Turk, USA Ret.

  • SGM Eric Turk, USA Ret.

  • Chris Slade – Asst. for Knowledge Management

  • CW4 Sean McCormick, USA Ret.

  • SGM Todd Adams, USA Ret.

  • Joyce Sacolick

MILITARY BOARD OF ADVISORS

Read Bios HERE

  • BG Ferd Irizarry, USA Ret. Chairman Military Advisory Board

  • GEN Buck Kernan, USA Ret.

  • Gen Lance Smith, USAF Ret.

  • GEN Curtis M. Scaparrotti, USA Ret.

  • GEN Dan Allyn, USA Ret.

  • GEN Dan McNeill, USA Ret.

  • SEAC John W. Troxell, USA Ret.

  • LTG John R. Vines, USA Ret.

  • LTG Mike Ferriter, USA Ret.

  • LTG Bennet S. Sacolick, USA Ret.

  • LTG Ken Tovo, USA Ret.

  • LTG Francis Beaudette, USA Ret.

  • MG Zannie Smith, USA Ret.

  • MG Chuck Swannack, USA Ret.

  • MG Al Aycock, USA Ret.

  • MajGen Steve Busby, USMC Ret.

  • MG Mark O’Neil, USA Ret.

  • MG Kurt Sonntag, USA Ret.

  • MG Brian Winski, USA Ret.

  • RDML Cliff Sharpe, USN Ret.

  • BG Scott Brower, USA Ret.

  • CSM Steven England, USA Ret.

  • CSM Bill Thetford, USA Ret.

PATRIOT HONOREES

  • 2022 SGM Matthew O. Williams

  • 2019 GEN Curtis M. Scaparrotti

  • 2018 GEN R. Anthony Thomas

  • 2017 GEN Dan K. McNeill

  • 2016 Families of Fallen,
    Wounded and Injured

  • 2015 LTG Joseph Anderson

  • 2014 LTG John F. Mulholland

  • 2013 GEN Daniel B. Allyn

  • 2012 GEN David M. Rodriguez

  • 2011 GEN Raymond T. Odierno

  • 2010 John McHugh

  • 2009 GEN Lloyd Austin

  • 2008 ADM Michael G. Mullen

  • 2007 GEN George Casey, Jr.

  • 2006 GEN William F. Kernan

  • 2005 MG Charles H. Swannack

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION OFFICERS

  • COL Paul Bricker, USA Ret. – VP National Capital Region

  • LTC Mike Millward, USA Ret. – VP National Capital Region

FT. CARSON, COLORADO REGION OFFICER

  • LTC Chris Morris, USA Ret.,-VP for Fort Carson, CO

TENNESSEE - KENTUCKY REGION OFFICERS

  • Whit McCrary, – VP Tennessee – Fort Campbell

  • Land Deleot, – VP Tennessee – Fort Campbell

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP.

When you donate to Patriot Foundation you’re not only showing your support for our service members and their families, you’re helping them reclaim opportunities lost to consequences from the battlefields and training grounds.

Ready to show members of our armed forces they’re not forgotten, while making a difference in a life touched by loss?

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