Staff
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NICHOLAS DUNAGAN
Founder, President & CEO
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Nick was born in San Diego, CA in 1988 and spent his youth like most other Southern California kids; playing sports, hanging at the beach, riding bikes and motorcycles and having rock wars with the neighborhood kids. At age 15, life suddenly changed for Nick and his family with the tragic, and unexpected loss of his mother Janet....
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Aaron Ellingson
Operations Administrator
Aaron Ellingson
Operations Administrator
Birthplace: Langdon, ND
Aaron is a U.S. Navy veteran who was forward deployed with the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) from 2009-2012. He served onboard as a Gunner's Mate and worked on the ship's missile systems, and crew served weapons. He had the opportunity to be a part of the humanitarian mission following the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
Volunteer Leadership - HQ
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Aimee Trainor
Director of Marketing & Communications
Born and raised in Colorado and attended Colorado State University where I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. My husband and I have a daughter, Avery, and a son, Nathan. My husband runs an epoxy flooring company with his brother, while I am the Marketing Director for several...
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Brent Heffron
Outdoor Recreation Program Director
Birthplace: Charleston, SC
United States Army Veteran
Brent was raised on the east coast living in Charleston, New York City, and Florida. Brent enlisted into the Infantry after graduating from San Diego State University. Brent served with the 173rd and 1stSWTG before being medically retired...
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Tiffany Kinerson
Content Writer
Birthplace: Texas
U.S. Air Force spouse & Parent
When Tiffany was growing up in Texas, her civilian father took her on tours of all the local Air Force bases, making sure to note the sports cars he was sure belonged to all the fighter pilots...
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Clayton Foster
Director of Membership
Birthplace: Indiana
Clayton served 4 years active duty in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces member. After separating in 2018 he attended Colorado State...
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Daniel Hadley
Community Development Coordinator
Dan recently joined Health4Heroes in 2022. Dan has been in the military for over 17 years, stationed at bases in ND, MD and Wy. He has served two tours oversees, Iraq in 2008 in Afghanistan in 2010...
Volunteer Leadership - Chapter
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Ben Stephens
Chapter Captain - Fort Collins
Ben Stephens was born in Georgia and raised in Missouri. He served in the Army National Guard in Missouri for six years as a Medic while attending Nursing school. In 2019, he earned his Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia from Union University in Tennessee.
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Aaron Ellingson
Chapter Captain - Windsor
Aaron is a U.S. Navy veteran who was forward deployed with the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) from 2009-2012. He served onboard as a Gunner's Mate and worked..