"T" McCreary
President of Military Advantage and Vice President of Monster Worldwide
For most of his 27 years of naval service, Rear Admiral "T" McCreary, US Navy (ret.) was a public affairs officer. Assignments included the USS Missouri (BB 63) during Operation Desert Storm, U.S. Fifth Fleet, U. S. Pacific Command, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he worked as the special assistant to the Chairman. In 2003 T was promoted to rear admiral; he served as the Navy's Chief of Information for three years.
Following his retirement from the Navy, he worked as the Director of Strategic Communication for the National Counterterrorism Center and the U.S. Special Operations Command.
T holds an MS in Mass Communication/Public Relations from San Diego State University and a BA in History from Northern Kentucky University.
He is married with a son and daughter, both in college.
Dana Heath
Vice President of Technology
Dana Heath has a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering and has been involved in software development for the last 20+ years working in a variety of different environments. He has been involved in in-house IT management and development, has worked for multiple commercial product companies, and has managed a sizeable professional services organization in the web space. Prior to joining Military Advantage, Dana worked in an ISO9001 environment and made several process improvements and focused on team organization and technical mentorship, while maintaining a 100% on-time product delivery schedule. Dana is married and has seven children.
Mark Maxwell
Vice President of Product Management
Mark is Vice President of Product Management for Military.com and is responsible for product direction and strategy. Mark joined Military Advantage in 2008.
Mark has over 15 years experience in consumer technology with previous tours of duty at Adobe Systems, Connectix Corp, McAfee, Yahoo!, and ONElist/eGroups. Mark received a BA in Philosophy and Comparative Religion from Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
Tony Baker
Senior Director of Marketing
Tony Baker is the Senior Director of Marketing at Military Advantage. He leads marketing strategy and direction for Military Advantage and the Military.com network of sites. He specializes in applying performance-marketing methodologies internally and with clients and partners. Tony joined Military Advantage in February 2006.
Tony's 14+ years of online marketing experience includes cofounding an online marketing startup providing brand, direct marketing, design, and strategic consulting services for more than 100 small to medium sized businesses ranging from start-ups to consumer brands. Tony holds a bachelors degree in Marketing from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
Dan Sevall
Director of Finance
Joining in August 2008, Dan Sevall is the Director of Finance for Military.com. Dan leads the finance function, which is responsible for Military.com's finance operations, budgeting, planning, and analysis; additionally, Dan manages human resources at Military.
Dan graduated from West Point in 1992, and holds a B.S. in Economics and Political Science (double-major) with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering. Following graduation from the Military Academy, he served as a Field Artillery officer, stationed in Babenhausen, Germany with the 41st Field Artillery Brigade. His primary assignments were as a Firing Platoon Leader in 1-27 FA Battalion, and as a Battalion S-4. While stationed in Germany, Dan earned a master's degree in International Relations from Troy State University (European Region). Upon completing his service commitment, Dan entered business school at Fuqua (Duke University) and graduated with a MBA in 1999.
Following Fuqua and prior to joining Military.com, Dan has had nearly ten years of corporate finance experience, with previous tours at IBM, Agilent, and Google.
Ward Carroll
Editor
Ward Carroll is the editor of Military.com, responsible for all news, editorials, features, and other content on the site and in newsletters.
During his 20-year Navy career Ward served in four different F-14 squadrons based at NAS Oceana and was the operations officer for Carrier Air Wing One. His last tour on active duty was on the faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy for four years, teaching English, leadership, and ethics. He was editor of Approach magazine and is currently a contributing editor for Naval Aviation News. Immediately following his retirement from the Navy, Ward spent three years in the civil service ranks, working as the public affairs officer for the V-22 Osprey program at the Naval Air Systems Command. Ward is also a popular novelist; his three books about a Tomcat pilot — Punk's War, Punk's Wing, and Punk's Fight — have been widely praised for their realistic portrayals of a Naval Aviator's life. He earned the Naval Institute Press "Author of the Year" honors in 2001. His latest novel, The Aide, was recently published by Signet.
Ward is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and retired at the rank of commander. His military decorations include the Strike Flight Air Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards). He is married with two teenaged sons.
Josh Brody
Director, Sales
Since 2001, Josh Brody has praised the market Military.com serves, in addition to super-charging advertising revenue from premier brand advertisers and their agencies.
Josh serves as the site specialist for the Monster Media group and is responsible for sales training, development, and idea creation. He also creates custom programs that answer the needs of online marketers and assist the national sales force with revenue achievement.
Josh comes to Military.com from multiple online publishers (having served in the heyday of the Internet) including Sega.com, InfoUSA.com and AuctionWatch.com. Prior to online sales roles, Josh worked at the largest branding and name creation company in the United States ? responsible for brand name development of new products with a focus on pharmaceuticals.
Josh holds a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, College at New Paltz.
Wynne Brown
Director, Military Recruiting Sales
Wynne Brown is the Director of Sales for military recruiting. She is responsible for overseeing the accounts for all of the military recruiting commands. She works with the Agencies of Record for the commands to provide all of the solutions that Monster Worldwide offers – from Military.com products to Monster.com job postings to Making It Count events presented to millions of high school students. She joined Monster Worldwide in October 2005.
Wynne has over ten years of experience in sales and online product solutions. Her past experience ranges from large companies like Intuit to small start-ups. Her expertise lies in creating strategic solutions that offer high ROI and long term relationships. Her various awards include a Webby Honoree Award and Monster Salesperson of the Year in 2007.
Wynne holds a Bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Master's degree from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
David Grayson
Director of Product Management
David Grayson is Director of Product Management. He is responsible for managing the execution of web development projects through the entire project lifecycle, and leads the Product Development team. David joined Military.com in February 2000.
Previous to Military.com, David worked at PC World magazine and Mercer Management Consulting. David holds a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts from San Francisco State University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Jeff Kimble
Director of Network Operations and IT
Jeff Kimble is the Director of Network Operations and IT. He is responsible for managing the operation of the Military.com internet presence and internal technology. He joined Military.com in January 2007.
Jeff has been involved in software and systems development for over 10 years, with experience spanning commercial product development, internet space architecture and development, engineering managment, as well as project and process managment. He is versed in ISO9001 and ITIL standards. He brings an additional 10+ years of retail management and customer service experience to the operational team.
Prior to Military.com, Jeff worked for Verizon Business Remote Application Management - a division that manages the operational availability for Fortune 500 companies. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science.
Meredith Leyva
Founder and Editor of CinCHouse.com
Meredith Leyva is the founder and editor of CinCHouse.com, a Military Advantage Network website and one of the Internet's largest communities for military wives and women in uniform. She is also the author of Married to the Military: A Survival Guide for Military Wives, Girlfriends and Women in Uniform. Her editorials and news articles are syndicated to over 140 base newspapers worldwide and other military publications. Meredith regularly represents CinCHouse.com in the national press, including feature stories on CNN, NPR and Fox News.
Meredith founded CinCHouse in 1998 when she was working as a public relations consultant and lobbyist for a variety of defense and technology companies, including Boeing and General Dynamics. Prior to that, Meredith served as legislative assistant to Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) who sat on the House Armed Services Committee. In that capacity she was named Congressional Staffer of the Year by The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA) for her work in helping increase pay and benefits for veterans. She also serves on the National Advisory Board of the Independent Women's Forum, which published her 2001 book on Social Security reform entitled Women and Retirement Security.
Brian McGlothlen
Director of Software Engineering
Brian McGlothlen is the Director of Software Engineering, and is responsible for the development of the Military.com website applications. He joined Military.com in May 2007.
He has been involved in commercial software development for over 17 years at leading internet, database, and life science companies. He has been responsible for project management, architecture, and development of commercially successful internet and database websites and applications.
Brian served in the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and used his Veterans Educational Assistance Program to pay his expenses while earning a Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science at Sacramento State University. Brian also enjoys hiking the backcountry and bagging high country peaks.
Vince Patton
Director of Community Outreach
Master Chief Vince Patton is Director of Community Outreach for Military Advantage. In this role he is responsible for executing the company?s grassroots outreach marketing program, oversight of the installation ambassadors program and maintaining a close liaison with contacts at all levels in the military community. He joined the organization in September 2002, first serving on the company?s advisory board, then in full time capacity in November 2004.
Vince served as the 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard from May 1998 until his retirement from more than 30 years of active service in November 2002. In this position he was the Coast Guard?s senior most enlisted member representing over 45,000 personnel as the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. His illustrious career included staff and operational assignments throughout the country, both afloat and ashore. Among his numerous military awards includes the Distinguished Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals and three Coast Guard Achievement Medals. He also earned the 'Cutterman?s Insignia' for sea duty recognition, and also is one of the few Coast Guardsmen to have earned the Paratrooper's 'Jump Wings' while serving in a joint service assignment with the U. S. Army's 82nd Airborne.
He received his doctorate of education degree from American University, a master?s degree in counseling psychology at Loyola University at Chicago, a B.S. in social work from Shaw College and a B.A. in communication from Pacific College. His extensive military education includes the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, U. S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, and the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy. He is a member of the Joint Military Intelligence College Board of Visitors, and serves on the editorial advisory board of the U. S. Naval Institute as well as a board positions on number of nonprofit organizations. He is also an ordained Unitarian minister.
Heather Rader
Director, Account Management
Heather Rader is charged with managing key client accounts, oversight of the account management team, and serving as a cross-property liaison to ensure client success. Heather joined the organization in May 2001.
Heather came to Military.com from database marketing giant Infousa.com, where she marketed and managed their private label division. Prior to that, she worked in the marketing and sponsorships division of the National Football League in New York. While at the NFL, she developed and grew relationships with key client accounts such as Budweiser, Sprint and Visa.
An Oregon native, Heather earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Oregon with a concentration in Sports Marketing. She received the Monster Worldwide award for ”Account Executive of the Year in 2006,” and volunteers with numerous non-profit organizations such as the YMCA Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
Fred Siegel
Site Manager for Fred's Place
Prior to joining Military Advantage, Fred founded Fred's Place (fredsplace.org) -- a large, high volume Web site dedicated to bringing together past and present members of the U. S. Coast Guard.
Fred has been awarded the Coast Guard's Meritorious Public Service Medal for Fred's Place. Fred's Place is now owned by Military Advantage.
Fred retired from the U. S. Coast Guard as a Chief Warrant Officer (W4) after serving nearly 25 years in military communications. Following his military career, Fred founded Siegel Consulting, a Washington, DC based consulting firm specializing in training and software development.
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