Meet the Team
Jim Lorraine
President & CEO
Jim Lorraine, the president and CEO of America’s Warrior Partnership, served in the U.S. Air Force as a Flight Nurse with nine combat deployments and retired as the Deputy Command Surgeon for the United States Special Operations Command after 22 years of service. He became the founding director of the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition and served as Special Assistant for Warrior and Family Support to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Chief of Programs and Initiatives
Cheree Tham LCSW
As the Chief of Programs and Initiatives, Cheree Tham is responsible for the planning, oversight, management, and supervision of all programs and services provided to the organization at a strategic and tactical level to develop and maintain initiatives consistent with AWP’s mission and model of Community Integration. Her experience has been in program development and administration of programs with a wide range of populations, targets, and services. She is the Principal Investigator (PI) with AWP’s Operation Deep Dive ™ (OpDD). Cheree holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Alabama and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Administration
Darby Bowen
Operations Manager
Marketing & Development
Michelle High
Director of Marketing
Michelle High has spent her career in sales and marketing leadership roles in small business, global manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors. Michelle’s experience is heavily weighted in loyalty program management, multi and omnichannel marketing, and business development. As the Director of Marketing, she is responsible for leading the marketing team and driving the overarching communications strategies for the organization. She has a bachelor’s in corporate communications from Central Pennsylvania College.
Tyler Carnahan
Strategic Communications Manager
Brianna Jarvis
Content Specialist
Kaitlin Cashwell
Director of Development
Kaitlin Cashwell has been with AWP since its inception in 2013, holding various roles to support the organization’s mission and providing her with a decade of experience in leadership, business development, finance, and project management. Currently, she is responsible for the design and implementation of long-term strategies related to fund development and maximizing program impact. Kaitlin obtained her bachelor’s in mathematics and her master’s in business administration from Augusta University.
Sara Kinser
Corporate & Foundation Giving Manager
Programs & Initiatives
Allison Williams
Training Manager
William Galinat
Salesforce Developer
Terra Schrader
Programs & Initiatives Manager
Kindra Dopp
Salesforce Administrator
Krystal Garcia
Program Specialist,
Operation Deep Dive™
Andie Mikes
Research and Initiatives Coordinator
The AWP Network
Jeanette Gilles LCSW
Director of The AWP Network
Jeanette Gilles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia, and joined the AWP team in 2016. She holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina and has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of addictions and mental health, medical social work, abuse prevention and military/veteran issues.
Dee Ingram
Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinator
Steve Smutak LSW
Veteran Support Advocate
Kendra Boles
Veteran Support Advocate,
Ryan Blue
Veteran Support Advocate,
Breanna Durner
Veteran Support Advocate
Azzie Rogers
Veteran Support Advocate
Elizabeth Timmreck
Veteran Support Advocate
Jerome Birt
Intake Specialist
Darian White
Intake Specialist
Community Branches
Missy Meyer, LBSW
Director of Community Integration
Missy Meyer holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Texas Christian University and has over 20 years of experience in primary prevention, trauma informed care, and community engagement. As Director of Community Integration, Missy oversees five community branches throughout the country ensuring implementation of best practices for service to veterans. She is the daughter of a Navy veteran that served in Vietnam and is married to an Air Force combat veteran that served during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Alaska Warrior Partnership
Margo Turner
Outreach Specialist
Alaska Warrior Partnership
Melissa Markwordt
Outreach Specialist
Alaska Warrior Partnership
Panhandle Warrior Partnership
Rufus Neely
Outreach Specialist,
Panhandle Warrior Partnership
Permian Warrior Partnership
Sheena Green
Outreach Specialist
Permian Warrior Partnership
Indy Warrior Partnership
Bronwyn Leitch
Outreach Specialist,
Indy Warrior Partnership
Diné Naazbaa Partnership
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Cassandra Morgan
Outreach Specialist
Diné Naazbaa Partnership
Karen Shirley
Veteran Support Advocate,
Diné Naazbaa Partnership
Hampton Roads
Madelyn Coppick
Outreach Specialist,
AWP Hampton Roads