about our organization
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) educational institution on a mission to inspire america.
Our mission as an organization is to inspire America to its true character and leadership potential—one hero at a time.
HONORARY directors
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation Board is dedicated to making this institution—and its impact—a reality.
Jimmy Carter
The 39th President of the United States
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
The 42nd President of the United States
GEORGE W. BUSH
The 43rd President of the United States3
BARACK OBAMA
The 44th President of the United States
HONORARY Directors
Four living former Commanders-in-Chief – Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and Jimmy Carter – have signed on as Honorary Directors of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, reflecting the importance of our mission.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of leaders who are former heads of each branch of the military, former cabinet-level secretaries, distinguished leaders of business, and generous philanthropists. With their collective vision and efforts, we can all come together to ensure the stories of Medal of Honor recipients are remembered, treasured, and embedded into our country’s future.
CHARLOTTE JONES, CHAIRMAN
Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, Dallas Cowboys
PETER STENT, VICE CHAIRMAN
Rancher/Philanthropist
CHRISTOPHER J. CASSIDY
President and CEO
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation
MG PATRICK BRADY, USA (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
COL JACK JACOBS, USA (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
CMC (SEAL) BRITT SLABINSKI, USN (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
LTC WILLIAM SWENSON, USA
Medal of Honor Recipient
SGM PATRICK PAYNE, USA
Medal of Honor Recipient
DEBRA BURLINGAME
9/11 Community Leader
REED CORDISH
Principal and Partner, The Cordish Companies
THASUNDA BROWN DUCKETT
Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
CAMI GOFF
Executive Vice President, Goff Capital
MIKE HAYES
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
TOM HIGGINS
Executive Vice President, Fiserv
NEIL LEIBMAN
Co-Owner and COO, Texas Rangers Baseball Club CEO, Summer Energy Inc.
JOEL S. MARCUS
Executive Chairman and Founder, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc./Alexandria Venture Investments
BRAD MELTZER
Author and Television Host
DOUG PARKER
Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
HENRY ROSS PEROT, III (HILL)
Vice President, Hillwood
THE HONORABLE JIM ROSS
Mayor, City of Arlington
CHRISTOPHER SAMBAR
Executive Vice President, AT&T
ALAN SCHWARTZ
Executive Chairman, Guggenheim Partners, L.L.C
NICHOLAS J. SINGER
Founder and Managing Partner, Purchase Capital
AMBASSADOR CRAIG STAPLETON
Senior Advisor, Stone Point Capital
Director of Tenax Aerospace and Vivino Inc.
Co-Owner, St. Louis Cardinals
THE HONORABLE REX TILLERSON
69th U.S. Secretary of State
Former CEO, ExxonMobil
ALEXANDER H. TISCH
Executive Vice President
Loews Hotels & Co
JARED WEINSTEIN
Partner, Thrive Capital
THE HONORABLE JEFF WILLIAMS, P.E.
President & CEO, Graham Associates, Inc.
MATTHEW ZAMES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS
DAWN ARNALL
Business Executive and Philanthropist
SSG DAVID BELLAVIA, USA (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
America exists because of those who have devoted their lives to freedom. Some of these stories are well known. Too many are not. And all deserved to be told.
Our foundation is dedicated to telling the stories of Medal of Honor recipients so that we can preserve their legacies—and continue to build upon them.
– Charlotte Jones, Chairman & Chris Cassidy, President and CEO
foundation staff
ADMINISTRATION
Christopher J. Cassidy
President and CEO
CORY CROWLEY
Executive Vice President
MADELINE BISACCIA
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Griffin INSTITUTE
TONY BROCK
Executive Director, Griffin Institute
KEVIN BASIK
Chief of Leadership Programs
Ellyn Metcalf
Director, Center for Character Excellence
External Affairs
Morgan Blakley
Director, Marketing and Brand Strategy
Haley Jones
Manager, Partnerships and Events
CHRISTINA SLABINSKI
Director, Medal of Honor Recipients Relations
Monica Notzon
Senior Director, External Affairs – Washington, DC
Andrea yAñez Hutter
Coordinator, Digital Media and Assets
Joshua rajan
Graphic Design Intern
DEVELOPMENT
Kristin Vandergriff
Director, Development – Texas Region
Kyle Beatrice Robbins
Courtney Pike
Manager, Development
MUSEUM CONTENT
Alexandra Rhue
Senior Vice President, Museum Engagement and Strategic Initiatives
Edward Lengel
Vice President, Museum Experience
Greg Waters
Director, Curatorial Affairs
Jenny Page
Manager, Research and Technology
Operations
Darrell Utt
Senior Vice President, Operations
Dennis Irvine
Project Director, Design and Construction
MIKE CALDWELL
Senior Director, Operations and Veteran Support
finance
Betsy Olson Eudy
Chief Financial Officer
RAFAEL ARREGUIN
Specialist, Finance and Accounting
ADVISORS
Jennifer Surgalski
Chief of Strategy
advisory Board
Representing every branch of our armed forces, our Advisory Board knows better than most the gallantry and intrepidity required of our award recipients—and the importance of honoring their legacy.
The Honorable Gordon R. England
29th U.S. Deputy Director of Defense
72nd & 73rd U.S. Secretary of the Navy
The Honorable Eric K. Fanning
22nd U.S. Secretary of the Army
President & CEO, Aerospace Industries Association
The Honorable Emilio T. Gonzalez, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Former Undersecretary of Homeland Security
2nd Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
Former Director, National Security Council
Senior Advisor at Ducenta Squared Asset Management
The Honorable James M. Loy, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)
Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
21st Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
The Honorable Raymond E. Mabus, Jr.
75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Founding Principal and CEO, The Mabus Group
The Honorable Robert A. McDonald
8th U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Retired Chairman, President and CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company
The Honorable Sean O’Keefe
69th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Howard & Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management & Leadership,
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
The Honorable Leon E. Panetta
23rd U. S. Secretary of Defense
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
The Honorable F. Whitten Peters
19th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
Senior Counsel, Williams & Connolly LLP
The Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD
9th U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
President, Shulkin Solutions, LLC
General Kevin P. Chilton, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (2007-2011)
President, Chilton & Associates LLC
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
30th Chief of Naval Operations
John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and
the National Security Agency
Principal, The Chertoff Group
Admiral Bobby R. Inman, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence,
Director of the National Security Agency and
Chair of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at The University of Texas
General Charles C. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
31st Commandant of the Marine Corps
General Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President, Kansas State University
Admiral Eric T. Olson, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Special Ops Command (‘07-’11)
President, ETO Group, LLC
General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Operating Partner, Behrman Capital
General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.)
Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Commander of U.S. Pacific Command
James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center of the University of Virginia
Senior Advisor to the Stanford-Harvard Preventive Defense Project
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Former U.S. Navy SEAL
Managing Director & Chairman, Barclays Cleantech Initiative
James Rosen
Washington Correspondent, Sînclair Broadcast Group
General Norton A. Schwartz, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
19th Chief of Staff
President & Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA)
Gary Sinise
Actor, Director, Musician, and
Founder & Chairman of Gary Sinise Foundation
Jake Tapper
CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent
General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
President & Chief Executive Officer, Business Executives for National Security
General Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
20th Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
advisors
Ken Burns
Senior American History Advisor
