Wounded Warrior Project® Announces New Advisory Council
Jacksonville, Fla. (March 27, 2015) -‐ Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has assembled an advisory council to advance the current and future work of WWP. This group of accomplished community leaders will provide leadership with direction that will help achieve WWP’s vision of fostering the most successful, well-‐adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history.
Created by WWP’s leadership team and board of directors, the advisory council includes senior government officials, current and former service members and/or caregivers, corporate or major donors, C-‐suite executives, and national figures who have demonstrated an interest in the WWP mission of honoring and empowering Wounded Warriors.
“The WWP Advisory Council will help guide the direction of the organization and navigate its future,” says WWP chief operating officer Al Giordano. “This council brings a wealth of experience to the table and will serve as an invaluable resource as we strive towards our goal of serving 100,000 warriors by 2017 and raising $500 million for our Long-‐Term Support Trust.”
Members of the Council include:
Anthony  Principi  -‐  WWP  Advisory  Council  Chair,  U.S.  Navy  veteran,  former  secretary  of  the  United  States  Department  of  Veterans  Affairs  (VA) 
Ron  Drach  -‐  U.S.  Army  veteran,  former  national  employment  director  of  Disabled  American  Veterans  (DAV)  and  director  of  government  and  legislative  affairs  of  the  Department  of  Labor’s  Veterans  Employment  and  Training  Service  (VETS)
John  Loosen  -‐  U.S.  Army  veteran,  former  VA  prosthetic  specialist 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Leo  Thorsness,  (Retired)  U.S.  Air  Force,  Congressional  Medal  of  Honor  (CMH)  recipient,  former  Washington  State  Senator,  serves  on  board  of  directors  for  the  CMH  Society,  CMH  Foundation,  and  America’s  Warrior  Partnership 
Ronald  Chez  -‐  president  and  owner,  Ronald  L.  Chez,  Inc.,  chairman  of  the  board  of  Epiworks  and  the  Chez Family  Foundation 
Major  Matthew  Cavanaugh  -‐  U.S.  Army  strategist  and  assistant  professor  at  U.S.  Military  Academy  (West  Point,  N.Y.) 
William  Tobin  -‐  U.S.  Army  veteran,  board  of  directors  for  Engility  Holdings 
David  Gowel  -‐  U.S.  Army  veteran,  chief  executive  officer,The greatest casualty is being forgotten.  RockTech ®
Edward  Meagher  -‐  U.S.  Air  Force  veteran,  chief  operating  officer,  Information  Innovators  Inc. 
Lieutenant  General  Richard  Tryon,  (Retired)  U.S.  Marine  Corps,  former  commander  Marine  Corps  Forces  Europe 
Scott  Di  Valerio  -‐  former  chief  executive  officer,  Outerwall 
Joe  McHugh  –  U.S.  Navy  veteran,  executive  director  of  advisory  services  practice,  Ernst  &  Young  LLP 
About Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.