Chandra Banks is Research Coordinator with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), where she conducts research and analysis on veterans issues with a particular focus on women warriors.
James, a 66 year-old Vietnam veteran, is an entrepreneur/executive, who has built two high-tech manufacturing companies from start-up to merger with major corporations.
Justin works with the FBI on a counterterrorism team and also serves on the Board of Directors of Cause. He also works closely with the Wounded Warrior Project, participating in the creation of Wounded Warrior Project Restore and the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
As the Director of Outreach for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services, James is primarily tasked with finding and assisting the commonwealth’s returning veterans with claims and readjustment issues, and with welcoming them home.
Jeremy decided to pursue his lifelong dream of joining the military, and became an Army Ranger with the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in Iraq. While serving at the Haditha Dam, a piece of shrapnel destroyed Jeremy’s right eye, damaged the optic nerve behind his left eye, and embedded in the left frontal lobe of his brain.
Wayne, a Marine Corps veteran, established Quality Support, Inc., a technical, management, and administrative support services firm. Quality Support has since grown into a competitive and very reputable firm with more than 100 employees.