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Our Team

About the Founder

Retired SEAL Commander Mark Divine, founder of the

Mark Divine Courage Foundation and a veteran himself,

has spent his post-service career helping people from all

walks of life break through barriers to reach peak levels of performance.


You can find out more about him, his work, and his current and upcoming projects on his website: www.markdivine.com

Board Members

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Mark Divine

Founder and CEO

(Ret.) Navy SEAL

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Frank Podany

Board President

Lost River Advisors, LLC

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Bacho Vega

Board Secretary
Founding Partner of Vega Law Group

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Glenn Bland

Board Member
Founder of Calcom Energy

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Jim Thompson

Board Member
Owner of Thompson Fitness

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John Sites

Board Member
Higher Ed Consulting Manager
at Huron Consulting Group Inc.

Advisors

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Sidney T. Ellington, Ph.D.

Strategic Advisor

(Ret.) Navy SEAL

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Stephanie Hightower,
M.D., MSc, FS

Strategic Advisor

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Staff And Coaches

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Jonathan Atwater, Ph.D.

Treasurer

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David Weber

National Program Director,

Coach
Courage Foundation Wisconsin

US Navy Veteran

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Shannon Waters-Mitchell

Coach

Courage Foundation Florida

US Navy Veteran

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Ken Glasgow

Coach

Courage Foundation Texas

US Air Force Veteran

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Kylie Callahan

Coach

Courage Foundation Oklahoma

US Navy Veteran

Volunteer Spotlight

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Bernadette Saddik

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Bob Waddington

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Christina Willwohl

Get in contact

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