Team

As the senior director of finance and operations, Dalena brings two decades of expertise to MFAN.  She is also mom to an Army brat, and a prou…

Throughout Maura’s career, she has held various roles in the nonprofit sector. Her background is in fundraising, event planning, and project m…

Laura Oliver, Ph.D., is a SHRM Certified Professional with nearly 20 years of human resource experience. She specializes in all human resource…

Gabrielle L’Esperance is a qualitative researcher and program evaluator who is passionate about magnifying diverse populations’ voices through…

Jackie graduated with her master’s degree in Criminological Research from the University of Cambridge. Her master’s dissertation focused on ex…

Kristen joins the MFAN team as the Director of External Relations with over 15 years of experience in development and communications for the h…

Derek convenes MFAN’s coalitions, oversees the organization’s communications quality control process, and is responsible for advocating with e…

As Associate Director of Communications, Alex is responsible for MFAN’s creative portfolio, including storytelling, content creation, digital …

Throughout her career, she has held various roles in partner and community relations, marketing, and communications. She specializes in event …

Lina Irizarry-De La Cruz is an Army Veteran spouse. She currently lives in North Dallas, Texas.  

Valentia McVey is the founder of FatCat studios and designer extraordinaire with a vast skillset in publication, graphic, and web design.

Throughout her career, Delia has held various roles in the nonprofit sector. She is a social justice advocate with specialties in operations, …

Erin Kahn is an active duty Marine Corps spouse with a background in non-profit program and product management.

She spent her early career in social work and higher education but found her passion when she began working for the U.S. Air Force as a Depart…

Tracy joins MFAN with more than 30 years of experience supporting the members of our armed forces and their families through her work within b…

As the JBLM Outreach Coordinator, Paig puts her experience in military program management, event planning, customer service, and community o…

Anna Clark is a Navy spouse with three beautiful children and hails from the Oklahoma-Kansas border.  She has been married to her Sailor for 2…

Meet Lucy. Shannon was on the search for a small dog she could carry up the stairs to her third-floor office. Now, Shannon carries her lab-gre…

Meet Raven & Lou McGrew, otherwise known as the reason Mom turns off her volume on Zoom calls. Both rescues, these girls are living their …

This 100lb gentle giant loves to spend time sunbathing, playing outside with his favorite basketball, and cuddling with his best friend, puppy.

Meet Duncan. A true designer mutt, Duncan is a Schnoodle – half schnauzer, half poodle. He likes ice cream more than any canine should and he …

Baker Kahn brings a passion for herding kids and chasing squirrels to Team MFUR.

Meet June and Patton, the best companions that Gabby could ask for.

Meet Journey. Journey came to Amanda and her husband as an epic first-time foster fail from a rescue shelter in Long Island.

Meet Lu Angel. Maura’s rescue husky was a COVID rescue, who just turned celebrated his 2nd birthday!

Meet Tydeus Thompson. Tydeus is Paig’s perfect couch potato who loves short walks, laying in the sun and an occasional bite of pizza.

Surocco (‘Rocky’) is a half-Freisian mare that has been with Jackie for all of her life. Rocky and Jackie used to compete in show jumping and …

Meet Lola & Ameila, two adorable Old English Sheepdogs! Always the center of attention, these two are forever present in their mom’s offic…