Board of Directors

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Past Chair - Board Member

Director, Recruitment and Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, 

Uniformed Services University, 

Bethesda, MD  

 After 35 years of active duty and retiring as a Command Sergeant Major, Dr. Green (formerly Dixon) continues to serve at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. In addition to overseeing recruitment operations at the School of Medicine, she is the director of the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2). The EMDP2 provides enlisted service members with science coursework, clinical experience, and mentoring so they can be competitive applicants to medical school.  A passionate advocate for improved transition support for women, Dr. Green is married to a retired Army medic and is the mother of two sons, one a recently transitioned Army officer steering cybersecurity in NYC

Interim Chair

Senior Adjunct Professor, 

 Military Psychology,

Adler University,   

Midland, MI

 A retired Naval Commander,  Dr. 

 Buechner is an active educator, researcher, and advocate for post-service education and employment, and community-based, mentor-led approaches to transition support for returning veterans.    He earned a Ph.D. in Human  Development from Fielding Graduate University; is a graduate of the US Naval Academy; Case Western  Reserve University,  and the US Naval War College.  Dr. Buechner is actively involved in the American Psychological Association's, Division 19.   Women veterans hold a special place in Bart's world.  As an advisor to and co-author of the last work of Shannon Kent, SCPO, USN, Bart was deeply impacted by this extraordinary woman and views the mission of YourNexStage as another way to honor this fallen warrior.

Board Member

Assistant Professor, Military and Strategic Studies, United States Air Force Academy & Managing Director, Athena Leadership Project

Colorado Springs, CO

 Kyleanne Hunter is a Marine Corps veteran with a doctorate in political science.   She served multiple combat deployments as an AH-1W "Super Cobra" attack helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan and finished her time on active duty in the Marine Corps Legislative Liaison Office. 

Kyleanne is an Assistant Professor of Military and Strategic Studies at the United States Air Force Academy and the Managing Director of the Athena Leadership Project.  She is also Adjunct Professor for the Georgetown University National Security Studies program, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for New American Security, Non-resident Fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity at the Marine Corps University and is the inaugural Sarah Brady Fellow.

Kyleanne is also the co-editor of “Invisible Veterans: What Happens When Military Women Become Civilians Again” (Thomas / Hunter 2019). Her next book “Gendering Security: The Wars we Fight” will be published in early 2021.

Board Member

President & Chief Operating Officer

Revive, PPC, St. Petersburg, FL

 One of the few New Jerseyans at the University of Iowa, Kelly wore Army boots, fatigues, and full-on patriotism as a member of the ROTC. A successful entrepreneur, Kelly carried her "can do" spirit through the advertising agency community of NYC on to her own consulting company, and from there to a privately-owned product revival marketing and distribution company owning The Natural Dentist care line, Stim-U-Dent and Fresh and Bright.   Kelly is married to Army veteran Kevin and mother to daughter Anya.  Absent a pandemic, you will find Kelly at Arlington National Cemetery every Memorial Day from 2019 until the end of time. 

Board Member

Chief In Service, Office of Medical Services

Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.

A retired Navy Nurse Corps officer and psychiatric nurse practitioner, Pam is currently responsible for the management and coordination of the Peace Corps' Field Support Unit coordinating the care of over 6,000 volunteers in 21 countries.   She has held a variety of positions, from Program Director at Uniformed  Services University of Health Sciences, where she directed the graduate psychiatric NP program and developed military-focused, accredited MSN  and DNP curriculum and simulation center experiences, to Officer In  Charge, Division Psychiatry, 2nd Marine Division at Camp  Lejeune, to Mental Health Outpatient Department Head at Naval Health  Clinic, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.  

Board Member

 Senior Director for Legal Affairs and Military Policy, Veterans Education Success   Washington D.C. 

Aniela served on active duty as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2003 to 2009. During that time she performed the duties of legal assistance attorney, deputy staff judge advocate, and staff judge advocate. She deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011 as the first deployed female Civil Affairs Team Leader in the Marine Corps. As a civilian, she has been practicing veterans law her entire career including clerking at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for The Honorable Robert Davis, serving as an appellate attorney representing veterans at Bergmann & Moore LLC. She was a Visiting Professor of Practice at William & Mary Law School where she also was a supervising attorney at The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic and later as the Director of Government Relations, Veteran and National Guard/Reserve issues, at Military Officers Association of America, a non-profit military and veteran advocacy organization. Aniela is on the board of The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, and a member of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel. 

Board Member  

Actor, Veteran Advocate

Los Angeles County, CA   

Jennifer Marshall is a proud Navy veteran who served for five years, deploying in support of OIF and honorably separating as an E-5. She is now a Second Lieutenant in the California State Guard, serving in the Public Affairs arena. Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and a dual Bachelor’s in International Studies and Spanish. 

She is an outspoken advocate on veteran issues and currently serves on the Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board (VCOEB) on a Federal level and on the Veterans Committee for the 38th State Assembly in California. Jennifer is also the Executive Producer for veteran-centered mental health public service announcements through Make the Connection. In 2019, Jennifer was recognized as one of the “Hill Vets 2019” for excellence in television and film, alongside Adam Driver (USMC) as well as one of Santa Clarita Valley’s “40 Under Forty.” 

Jennifer is a proud member of the American Legion and volunteers in her community by mentoring veterans looking to enter film and television, delivering food to homebound seniors through the local senior center and through raising funds for the award winning and Congressionally recognized non-profit Pin-Ups for Vets, to donate much needed rehab equipment for our nation’s veterans. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles County with her husband and two sons. 

Non-Voting Board Member

Founder/Executive Director, YourNexStage Inc.
Silver Spring, MD

A dreamer, builder, fixer, and consummate generalist, Kate brings more than 30 years of experience in public policy and program design, development, and implementation in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.  Her passion for meeting the unmet needs of U.S. Servicewomen and women veterans comes as a result of her introduction to these very special soldiers, sailors, airwomen, and Marines -- by her own Marine.    YourNexStage is a "pay-it-forward", informed by life - not always easy; of reading, research and reflection on what it takes to move forward when you're not sure you can ... or want to.  YourNexStage celebrates all of America's women warriors and seeks to give back to them all they've given for America and more, when and where they need it.