Our Team - Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation

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Executive Director

Matt Parrish

Executive Director

STAFF

Jennifer Schafer

Director of Services

Jillian Andrews

Director of Development

Executive Board Of Directors

Mark Stephens

Chairman of the Board, U.S. Army Special Operations (Ret)

Todd Kelsey

Vice Chairman of the Board, Partner at Aquila International, LLC

Robin Foskey

US Air Force (Ret) and US Air Force Reserves as an Intelligence Officer

Scott Gronowski

US Army Special Forces

Rick Walker

U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret)

Gentry Boswell

Brig Gen Gentry Boswell U.S. Air Force (Ret)

Emeritus executive board

MG Gary Harrell

US Army Special Forces (Ret)

Advisory board

Sean Pybus

Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired) President, The Pybus Group LLC

Volunteers

Nate Schindler

Joint Recovery Team Director

Alan Williams

Joint Recovery Team Operations Support

Dr. Richard T. Weltz, Ph.D., J.D., M.F.S.

National Park Service Liaison & Operational Support / Senior Archeologist

Geoff Dardia

Health Initiatives Founder

Sandee Gronowski

Director of Dagger Dive

Rodney Clark

Director of Other Government Agencies

Rob Smither

Web Development & Online Marketing - Reclaim Digital

Joe Giordano

Web Development & Online Marketing - Reclaim Digital

David (Dave) Palandro

Senior Marine Scientist

Diving Control Board

David (Dave) Palandro

Senior Marine Scientist

Ed Deagle (DCB)

Chairman of the DCB / Dive Safety Officer (DSO)

Alan Williams

Joint Recovery Team Operations Support

Mark Flory

DCB Member

Mark Stephens

DCB Member

Scott MacLean

Dive Safety Officer (DSO) & DCB Member

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