Bruce A. Pagel, President

​Colonel Bruce A. Pagel (retired) served 28 years as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army - active and reserve - retiring from active service in 2014.   He also worked as a federal prosecutor in Virginia and Washington, DC.  He is an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and has taught the law of armed conflict and national security policy, and works as a consultant with VERITAS, LLC, on criminal justice and national security matters.

William H. Conner, Vice President

​Retired MSgt, AZANG. Mr. Conner has been a partner in MedTek Solutions Inc, an IT consultancy to the Medical Industry, for over 20 years. He has been a volunteer with United For Change for 4+ years. 

Walter F. Schumacher, Treasurer

​Retired U.S. Amy Major.  He has a B.S. Business from the University of Kansas.  After retirement from the Service, he worked as a federal bank examiner, civilian helicopter pilot and furniture factory manager. Walter retired after 11 years serving as the Production Manager for AmSafe Inc

Angel Yniguez, Directior

​U.S Army veteran. She served in the Arizona National Guard for nine years and in 2009 she deployed to Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. Angel is currently the Chief Operating Officer and a real estate agent for Tri Freedom Real Estate Partners in Tempe, Az. 

Robert S. Alford, Director

​US Army veteran. Bob is a retired High Technology Business Executive.  He was the founder and Senior Executive Officer of several successful high-technology startup companies. He also served as an independent business consultant to investment bankers, venture capitalists, and large corporations in the area of mergers and acquisitions. He is a former Senior Member of the Corporate Staff of General Electric. In 2001 he was presented with the Microsoft Windows World Open Award for Retail Product of the Year by Bill Gates.

Terry Araman, Director

​Army medic for three years, including service with the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1968-1969. He is founder of MANA (Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force) House, a transitional living center housing homeless veterans.  Terry is a member of Amnesty International, Congresswoman Sinema’s Veteran Advisory Council, Chairman of Congressman Gallego’s Veteran Action Council, and Past Vice Chair and current Director, Unified Arizona Veterans. He was Inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame in 2016.

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