Composed of 12 elected board members, a senior advisor, a secretariat, and a board chair, the VJM Advisory Board is a diverse group of corporate leaders with backgrounds in military and veteran affairs; human resources; and diversity, equity and inclusion. The Board provides a strong governance structure for the coalition, which was first formed in 2011, and will help further its mission of supporting military families by addressing the existing barriers to veteran and military spouse employment.
Eric Airola
Senior Manager, Military & Veteran Relations & Inclusion Strategy, J.B. Hunt
Edward Carr
Senior Director, Military & Veteran Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal
Karin Childress Wiley
Vice President, Workforce Innovation, Veteran Center of Excellence, Innovative Inclusion, Randstad
Mark Elliott
Board Chair, Global Head of Military and Veteran Affairs, JPMorganChase
Alex Gorsky
Senior Advisor, Board of Directors, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Beau Higgins
Vice President, Oplign
Kimberly Highsmith
Executive Director, DEI and HR Compliance, ManTech
Tommy Jones
Senior Director, Military & Veteran Affairs, Walmart
Shalin Kothari
Vice President, HR Strategy and DEI, Schneider Electric USA
Megan Murray
Secretariat, External Programs Lead, Military and Veteran Affairs, JPMorganChase
Marcus "Ohley" Ohlenforst
Lead Military Talent Strategist, HR Chief of Staff Office, USAA
Sean Passmore
Head of Enterprise Military and Veteran Initiatives, Wells Fargo & Company
Michael Piper
Lead of Military Recruiting and Engagement, Lowe’s Companies Inc.
John Perez
Director, Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement, US State Government Affairs, Johnson & Johnson
Ernie Reyes
Global Procurement Manager, Earthmoving Division, Caterpillar Inc.
The Veteran Jobs Mission has more than 300 member companies all working toward recruiting and retaining veteran employees.
