Advisory Board

Emily is originally from just outside of Boston and currently lives in San Diego, where her husband is stationed with the Navy. Since 2019, she has worked as a contractor for several federal agencies, primarily for VA and DoD. Some of her favorite work has involved leading the creative concept development for national outreach campaigns…

Robert has been a student subscriber to Early Alert through his medical school for 1.5 years. As a medical student, he is familiar with relevant psychiatric issues, and has first-hand experience reacting to suicidal ideation in others. While on active duty, one of his friends attempted suicide. While actively dying, she reached out to him…

He has been a student subscriber to Early Alert through his medical school for 1.5 years. As someone who was skeptical of the Early Alert system, and who now enjoys the process, he believes this would help those who may not want to use it in the future change their perspective. He was active duty…

Gary has been an Early Alert Subscriber for over a year through VA Iron Mountain in Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center (Iron Mountain) which serves 25 counties in Michigan and Wisconsin. He is an Army Veteran and also worked for a number of years in a crisis/suicide prevention call center as phone-worker and phone-worker…

Don is a self-appointed “Veterans Advocate” in rural Sierra County, CA. He provides direct support to many Veterans as he travels between many of the California towns to answer Veteran resource questions and connect them to VA services. He was recently in Oklahoma for his Annual Chickasaw Nation tribal meeting and festival.

Mr. Todd A. Weiler is an experienced CEO and Government Executive with over 35 years of leadership experience. As a decorated combat veteran, Mr. Weiler recognizes the importance of personnel programs that support our Service Members and their families. He has championed transition assistance, wounded warrior, and a variety of PTSD support and suicide prevention…

Quana Wright, LTC, USA. Quana is the Senior Human Resources Manager at the United States Army Reserve with over 15 years of experience in leadership development, workforce planning, and operational readiness. Manages partnerships with over 350 employment partners to align industry needs with skilled military personnel, enhancing recruitment and retention efforts. She also works with…

James D. Byrum (Jay) joined the Army as a Nuclear Weapons Tech in 1988. Transferred to a CID Agent with the US Army Criminal Investigations Command in 1994. In Jan 2000 became a Warrant Officer. Retired as a CW4 in April 2016. Combat veteran, deployments include: 1st Gulf War, Kosovo, 3 tours to Afghanistan and…