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THE PATRIOT ADVISORY BOARD
MANAGEMENT & PROMOTIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
The Patriot Advisory Board serves as an advisory body to FREEDOM IS NOT FREE's management.
It assists in the promotion of FREEDOM IS NOT FREE programs, initiatives and fund
raising activities. The Patriot Board is comprised of a diverse group of individuals
with complementary personal and professional backgrounds, skill-sets and experience.
All Board members share the passion for the mission and the willingness to make
a difference. They offer honest, unbiased feedback, new ideas, and an invaluable
knowledge-base that assist FREEDOM IS NOT FREE's management team and operations.
Patriot Advisory Board members include:
David Dominguez
David Dominguez, founder of FREEDOM IS NOT FREE, also serves as
the Chairman and CEO of The Andrew Lauren Company. Andrew Lauren is a new home builder
services company that owns and operates new home design centers in Arizona. Andrew
Lauren specializes in all types of flooring for new homes; in addition, Andrew Lauren
sells, fabricates, and installs cabinets and granite counter surfaces for new home
builders in Arizona. Mr. Dominguez has served as president, managing partner, and/or
CEO of a wide range of companies over the last 28 years. Some of the companies that
Mr. Dominguez has served as CEO include: Saunders Telecom, a fabricator of relay
rack, cabinets and cable runway systems for telephone and internet back room distribution
centers; Polo Players, d.b.a. the Polo Ralph Lauren Shops, the chain of Polo retail
stores in California, Arizona and Hawaii; and Standards of Excellence and Standard
Plumbing and Supply, where he served as a turnaround CEO. Mr. Dominguez also founded
Earthcraft and Main Street, his first company, founded in 1975, which grew to a
chain of 36 specialty stores. Mr. Dominguez has served on the boards of Independence
One Bank, General Steel in Cleveland Ohio, and as Chairman of the San Diego Young
Presidents Organization. In addition, he serves on a variety of community organization
boards including the Salvation Army, The Village Church Foundation, and World Presidents
Organization (WPO), where he serves as Chairman of the San Diego Chapter.
Jean Wells Hamerslag
Jean Hamerslag was president and CEO of Benedict and Wells Advertising
which serviced many local and national accounts including Sea World, Cobra Golf,
Quality Inns, and Earth Craft to name a few. Ms. Hamerslag was Vice President of
Communications for MTI Technology, a 150 million dollar technology company that
she founded with her husband Steve. Other companies that Ms. Hamerslag has owned
include Transit Advertising, which handled the advertising on sides of buses; and
the Cork and Cheddar and Wine, cheese and deli store. Ms. Hamerslag also published
two agriculture magazines. She has served on numerous philanthropic boards over
the past twenty years. Jean presently serves on the council for the Salk Institute
and the Art Installations on the UCSD campus, as well as continuing her fundraising
activities on behalf of cancer research and the public school system. Commencing
in August 2006, Jean spearheaded the FREEDOM IS NOT FREE America’s Heroes Calendar
project and brought it from concept through fruition. The Calendar gained unprecedented
media attention, including appearances by the Marines pictured in the calendar on
national television programs including The Today Show, Neil Cavuto and Inside Edition.
The wave of exposure in the press led to an incredible outpouring of financial,
and other, support from the American public and from around the world.
Captain Jerry M. Harris, USNR (Ret)
Jerry grew up in West Islip, New York. He attended the University
of Virginia where, in June 1973, he received a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical
Engineering with high distinction and was commissioned an ensign in the United States
Navy through the NROTC Program. Designated a Naval Aviator in October 1974, he flew
the F-14A Tomcat while deploying to the Western Pacific and the Mediterranean onboard
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and USS America (CV-66). Upon release from active duty in
1979, he continued to serve the nation as an air combat adversary pilot in the Naval
Reserves flying the A-4E Skyhawk for fourteen years with Fighter Composite Squadron
THIRTEEN based at NAS Miramar, California. His service and commitment propelled
him through the ranks, until he ultimately served as Miramar's commanding officer.
Captain Harris retired from the Navy Reserve in 1996. He earned a Master of Science
in Information Systems degree from the University of Southern California in 1982.
Mr. Harris has
more than 20 years senior management experience in the institutional
and private investment industries and holds the professional designation of Chartered
Alternative Investment Analyst. Jerry is an elder of the Presbyterian Church and
is the President of the Village Christian Foundation in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Colonel Jeffrey
Powers USMC (Ret)
Jeffrey Powers retired from the US Marine Corps in June 2003 after
achieving the rank of Colonel. He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm where he commanded a 1,200 man Task Force into Kuwait as part of the lead
Marine Corps contingent. During Desert Storm, Colonel Powers was decorated for valor
while serving as the Task Force Operations Officer. Additionally, Colonel Powers
has held command assignments with Marine Recon, a Dutch Marine rifle Company, a
US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) training company, as well as serving as the Officer in
Charge of Special Operations Training Group (SOTG). During his 25 year career Col.
Powers commanded two Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalions; he motivated, trained
and directed multinational, civilian and military personnel. Jeffrey Powers currently
serves as CEO of the San Diego-based Homeland Security Group International to which
he brings his vast experience and extensive network of contacts. The company, engaged
in the sale of high- and low-tech products and services to military and civilian
first responders, strives to minimize combatant and front line emergency personnel
exposure to potentially life threatening situations. Jeffrey Powers currently resides
in La Costa, CA, with his wife Heidi.
Lt. Colonel James Szepesy USMC Lt.
Colonel James Szepesy was born in Manhattan, New York on May 1,
1969. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Air Force
Academy in Colorado Springs Colorado in May of 1991 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant
in the United States Marine Corps. Upon completion of the Basic School in March
of 1992, he reported to NAS Pensacola for flight training and was designated a Naval
Aviator in August of 1993. Lt. Colonel Szepesy served as a Captain on the USS Boxer
from September 1997 to March 1998. Lt. Colonel Szepesy was promoted to Major in
March 2001. Lt. Colonel Szepesy’s combat experience includes tours of duty supporting
OIF and OFI II. His personal decorations include two Air Medals with combat distinguishing
devices, Air Medal with 5 Strike Flights, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Lt. Colonel Szepesy is currently
the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Fellow to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
at Tufts University. He is married to the former Nancy Beaulieu of Central Islip,
New York and has three children.
Kevin Keller
Kevin Keller is currently a strategic partner for BottomLine Marketing,
a San Diego-based business and marketing strategy consulting firm. BottomLine Marketing
specializes in helping organizations develop effective strategic marketing platforms
and marketing strategies to drive profitable business growth. Throughout his 28-year
senior sales and art director career, Keller has successfully built a broad array
of marketing communications programs for companies ranging from startups to Fortune
500s. From 1987 to 2001, Kevin served as founding partner and Chief Executive Officer
of Goss Keller Martinez, a San Diego firm specializing in corporate communications
and publication design. Under his leadership, GKM became an industry leader working
with consumer and technology clients including Pacific Life Insurance Company, Ford
Motor Company, Dupont, and The Salk Institute. Kevin earned his BA in fine arts
from San Jose State University and studied at The University of South Carolina.
Previously, he served on the advisory board of Crossflo Systems, a software data
sharing platform for mission-critical information systems used by first responder,
justice and intelligence agencies. Currently he serves on the advisory board of
The Family Literacy Foundation, a non-profit organization which encourages parents
and communities to read aloud with children in order to strengthen family relationships.
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