Senior Leadership Council

The Senior Leadership Council is comprised of respected members of a broad, national community with significant experience in the military, industry, or education who are strategic thinkers supporting the mission, expansion, and visibility of United Through Reading.

Christa Burke-Dittmer

Marketing & Sales Executive (RET)
Image Dynamics

Reo Carr

Associate Publisher (RET)
San Diego Business Journal 

Carolyn Colwell RN, MA

School of Nursing (RET),
SDSU 

Rebecca B. Hall, CFP®, APMA®, ChFC®, CASL®

CEO, RBH Global Wealth Partners
An Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisory Practice

Michael McBride

VP, Strategic Legislative Affairs,
Lockheed Martin

CMSgt Denise M. Jelinski-Hall,
USAF

3rd Senior Enlisted Advisor (RET),
National Guard Bureau 

Deborah Loeffler

Former Director, National Outreach
United Through Reading

Rear Admiral Steve Loeffler,
USN

Senior Lecturer & Director (RET)
Naval Post Graduate School 

 

 

Jeff Mader

CIO (RET), Sun Country Airlines 

CAPT Terry Magee
USN

Consultant (RET)

Keith McKenzie

Managing Partner
Delphi Private Advisors

VADM Edward Moore,
Jr
USN (RET)

 

Annette Peck

San Diego Military Advisory Council

Renee Resko

Director of Development
Helen Woodward Animal Center

Dianne Sparks

Sr. Human Resources Director (RET)

Cathryn Spetter

Member Outreach Manager (RET)
Navy Federal Credit Union 

 

 

Doug Stewart
USA

BAE Systems, Inc. (RET)

Steve Swinton

Latham & Watkin LLP (RET)

Cliff Underwood

Development Consultant
Underwood & Associates

Charles Van Vechten

Marketing Executive

 

 

Alice A. Wax

Executive Director
National Military Appreciation Month

MCPON (SS/SW) Rick West
USN

Client Executive for Insight and Futuring
at Paladin Data Systems (RET)

Brian Roehrkasse

Senior Leadership Council
VP at Meta

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