Board Members

Originally From Wisconsin
Board of Directors since Nov 2022

Born: Milwaukee, WI, raised in the USMC.
Married to Nadia Bluma, met on eHarmony in 2007
and married 90 days later in South Africa.
Children: 2 sons: Nevyn (13), Newton (12).
Faith: hold fast to 5 solas. Baptized September 2013.
Committed to a biblical world view and a complete
read-through of the bible, at a minimum, every 12 months. Teach through the bible with
family, use Answers in Genesis as a teaching aid for 4th and 5th graders at church, lead a
weekly bible study Life Group using an inductive study approach, and facilitate, as required,
TTF bible studies in the Quantico area.
Church: Attend Calvary Chapel, Fredericksburg VA, a conservative and evangelical church.
USMC: MSgt (Ret 2015), ground maintenance 24 years. All MAGTF elements.
Post Corps: Acquisitions logistics for USMC Terrestrial Human Intelligence systems,
ADCON to Naval Information Warfare Center; OPCON to Marine Corps Systems Command.
College: BS in Management Studies through University or Maryland.
TTF: Blessed to learn about TTF through LtCol (ret) Glathar at a Saturday B&B in 2013 after
a PCS from Okinawa to Quantico. Primarily serve as “hands and feet” for the TTF ministry.
Have partaken in one on ones, triage groups, ad-hoc meetings, hosting study groups for TBS
Lts, facilitating bible studies, and NCR annual retreats since 2013.

Originally From Arnold, MD (US Navy Brat)
Board of Director since 2006

Having been blessed with a godly heritage, John accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and was baptized as a young child. He continued to grow in his faith through family devotions, church involvement, and OCF at the Naval Academy. Currently, service in a local church and growing through small groups is a priority. He was commissioned in 2003 as a Marine Corps Infantry Officer. He deployed overseas on 5 occasions, with operational tours out of Camp Lejeune (V28), 29 Palms (V27), and Camp Pendleton (TF Taqaddum). Schools and b-billets have taken him to MCRD Parris Island, SC; Fort Benning, GA; Arlington, VA; Quantico, VA, and 29 Palms, CA. He is currently on a joint billet in South Korea. He was married in 2005 to the former Leizl Tan, who came to Christ through Young Life while in high school. Leizl is a former Marine Corps Adjutant and now serves as a full-time home-maker for McKenna (13), Ainsley (11), Asher (7), and Brielle (5).

Originally From Philadelphia, PA
Board of Directors since Aug 2006

Drew was born in Philadelphia, PA to a US Navy dad. After moving many times, they wound up back in the Philadelphia area in 1973 where he met his wife, Carolyn, who lived across the street. Since he was only 12 years old, we waited until 1984 to get married. Drew was blessed to be raised in a Christian home and accepted the Lord as his Savior at an early age.

Drew was commissioned through USNA in 1983 and retired from active duty in 2006. Seventeen years were spent as a combat engineer officer and six years as an operations research analyst. Since retiring from active duty, he has worked as an operations research analyst at Operations Analysis Directorate.

Carolyn teaches math at Fredericksburg Christian High School. They have been blessed with two daughters who are married to fine Christian young men. Rachel and Caleb McAllister live in Lynchburg, VA and have a son and daughter. Carolyn and Everett Grimley live in Cary, NC.

Carolyn and Drew attend Calvary Chapel of Fredericksburg where Drew serve on the Safety Team. He also has the privilege of facilitating a Wednesday morning Bible study at the Davis building.

Originally From Calexico, CA
Board of Directors since January 2022

Victor enlisted into the Delayed Entry Program as a High School Senior on October 29, 1999. He shipped off to MCRD San Diego for recruit training on August 9, 2000. He began his career as a 3043 Supply and Administration Marine and then at the rank of Gunnery Sergeant decided on becoming an 8412 Career Recruiter. Victor has deployed twice as ISO of OIF/OEF: once to Camp Commando Kuwait in 2003 and the second deployment to Camp Leatherneck Afghanistan in 2010. As a career recruiter he has held various billets and served with Recruiting Station San Diego, Portland, Marine Corps Recruiting Command National Training Team, and currently Recruiting Station Richmond.

Victor was raised in both the Catholic and Christian Church by his parents and grandparents. However, he did not know Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior until 2004 when he was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps. Since then, he has attended Calvary Chapels both on the west and east coast. He is currently a member of Calvary Chapel Richmond.

Victor was married to the former Cassandra Garcia on October 10, 2007 in El Centro Ca. They have 4 daughters ages 16, 14, 11, and 7.

Originally From Apalachin, NY
Board of Directors since 2021

Ben and Stephanie were born and raised inside the church and came to an early faith in Jesus. Both graduated from a small Christian school in NY (also where they first met each other) before going their separate ways for college. Stephanie attended Eastern Univerity in Philadelphia, PA and Ben attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Ben and Stephanie spent much of their young adult lives working out their faith in Christ – He has been so gracious to them. The O’Donnell’s are ardent TTF supporters and lead small group Bible studies. Stephanie homeschools their three small children – perhaps the most important ministry of all. The O’Donnell’s attend Calvary Chapel, Fredericksburg, VA.

Ben is an infantry officer. He received his commission in the United States Marine Corps in 2008. The O’Donnell’s enjoyed the following assignments since 2010: 1st Battalion 5th Marines (2010-2013), The Basic School/Infantry Officer Course (2013-2016), Expeditionary Warfare School (2016-2017), 2d Battalion, 4th Marines (2017-2020), USMC Command and Staff College (2020-2021), Expeditionary Warfare School (present).

Originally From Miami, FL
Board Member since 2015

Dave was born again 22 July 1979 at the Circle C Youth Ranch, in Miami, FL, and baptized in 1986 at the 1st Baptist Church of Westwood Lake by Pastor Marvin Gochenour. His wife Dawn was born again in mid-1991 and baptized that same year by Pastor Gochenour. All five kids are born-again and both of Dave’s parents and two younger brothers, also married, are born-again, professing Christians. Dave’s parents are retired and living in Las Vegas, Nevada where they are active at the Shadow Hills Baptist Church (Pastor Michael Rochelle).

Dave has multiple OEF/OIF and MEU deployments in addition to a variety of external agency training required in the 0210 MOS. He is currently serving in an external assignment in VA and has served in a variety of FMF and external agency assignments both as an enlisted Marine and as a Chief Warrant Officer. By God’s gracious redemption and restoration, he was remarried to Dawn M. Pedraza in 2000, and Dawn is a DoD Elementary School teacher at Crossroads Elementary on MCB Quantico and the mother to their five children: Christopher (27), a Marine Sergeant; Angel-Marie Matos (26), Christian school-teacher and the wife of New Life Church Worship Leader Manny Matos in Reston, WA; Alexander (23), a junior in college; and war-babies Genna (14), and Annalisa (12). They currently attend church at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Stafford, VA. The Pedrazas will PCS to Korea in the summer of 2017 and look forward to sharing the TTF vision there.

Originally From St. Paul, MN
Board of Directors since 2014, Currently serving as Treasurer

Aaron was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; spent some time in Wisconsin, and currently resides in Northern Virginia since 2002.
Faith: Raised by believing parents, but in a sectarian church where the gospel was obscured. It was well into adulthood before he truly grasped the good news.
Family: Married to Vania (TTF’s financial administrator) since 1991. They have three children: Matthew (19), Catherine (17), and Daniel (15).  Vania is a quilter and crafter; Matthew, a recent high school grad, loves the outdoors and is preparing for his USMC enlistment; Catherine, a rising senior, is looking at colleges and wants to become an elementary teacher; and Daniel, a rising sophomore, runs cross country and is interested in studying marine engineering.
Church: Member of Crossroads PCA since 2005, and serving as a ruling elder.  He teaches adult Sunday School now and then, strums a guitar with the worship team, and oversees the budgeting process.
Education: BS business/accounting, University of Minnesota, 1990. Some post-grad work at Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington DC campus.
Employment: Employed by City of Manassas Park, VA, as a treasurer, collecting taxes (yes, it’s fun), doing revenue accounting (even more fun), investing funds, and authorizing payment of the bills.

Originally From Detroit, Michigan
Board Member since 2017

Aric struggled to comprehend Christ throughout his early years and into college. It was there, after long hours laboring over the word, that the Spirit made those concepts clear and he acknowledged Christ as Lord. Hannah was blessed to love and call upon the Lord from a very early age, and has only continued in her maturity and walk since then.

Aric was commissioned in 2013 as a Communications Officer. Following communications school, he became the Communications Officer for 3d Battalion, 1st Marines. He deployed on the 15th MEU with them in 2015. Aric then served at the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group starting in 2016, then the Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group in 2018. In 2020 Aric attended the Expeditionary Warfare School, and in 2021 he took command of a company at 8th Communications Battalion.

Hannah and Aric were married in 2014. Hannah is trained in clinical psychology and now works as a full-time Mom to their young boys Robert and Nathan. They are members of the Presbyterian Church in America.

Originally From San Diego, CA (USMC family)
Board of Directors since 2006
Currently serving as Director, TTF

Having been blessed with a godly heritage, Mike accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior as a young lad. He continued to grow in his faith through family discipleship, church involvement, Young Life, and OCF at Penn State and through his career.

He was commissioned in 1985 as an Infantry Officer. He has deployed on multiple occasions and has served operationally from Hawaii (1/3), Okinawa (1/3), Camp Lejeune (3/6; 24 MEU, 2dMarDiv,
Unitas, II MEF, and 2nd MEB/TF Tarawa). Schools and b-billets have taken him to Fort Benning, GA; Bridgeport, CA; NPS, Monterey, CA; Quantico, VA; Naples, Italy; Portsmouth, UK; and
HQMC, DC. He is blessed to currently serve as Director, TTF and NCR Network Missionary operating out of Stafford, VA.

He was married in 1985 to Michelle, who came to Christ in college at Penn State. Michelle is a former Labor & Delivery Nurse and full-time “Mom” who now serves over 650 children as their elementary school nurse. Their 3 children are Lindsay Malia Kai Kuntz (Texas A&M 2011), Joshua Brooks (William & Mary, 2015), and Bethany Taylor (Univ of Alabama, 2017). They currently attend church at Mount Ararat Baptist and host a Sunday evening TBS small group, while Mike also facilitates the Sat morning “Breakfast and Bible” at the local Tun Tavern Inn and a Wed morning “Wallbuilders” Bible study.

Originally From California (Missionary Kid in Bangladesh)
Board of Directors since Aug 2012

Tim became a Christian as a kid and grew up in a strong Christian home. Tim’s dad was a Bible Translator in Bangladesh during Tim’s late elementary and teenage years. Prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy, Tim attended The Master’s College for a semester of Bible courses. It was also at Master’s that he met his wife Danika.

After graduating from the Naval Academy, Tim was commissioned as a Marine where he subsequently served as a tank officer. Over his 29 years in the Marine Corps, Tim served in all three tank battalions (1st, 2nd, and 4th), and as a lieutenant colonel he commanded 1st Tank Battalion in 29 Palms, CA. Tim also completed tours as a Series Officer at MCRD San Diego, a planner and staff officer at Marine Corps Forces Japan and Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa, an instructor in Leadership & Ethics with the Marine Corps War College, and as the Commanding Officer for the Marine Corps Tactics & Operations Group. Combat deployments included Iraq in 2006-2007 on the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq J33 staff, Afghanistan in 2004 as a planner on the Combined Joint Task Force-76 staff where he was the lead CJTF planner for the Afghan Presidential elections, and Afghanistan in 2012 as the senior advisor for an Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade. Tim retired in Spring 2021.

Tim and Danika were married in 1992 and have two grown sons Justin and Ryan who are also both married.

Originally From Tacoma, Washington

Bill and Mary Wright
Children:  Two grown sons – David (41) and LCDR Steven, USN (32)
Dogs:  Blizzard, Rascal, Rebel
Faith:  I was raised in a nominal Christian home, but attended a fundamental Presbyterian church while growing up and accepted Christ as a child.  While attending college I was in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and attended an excellent Bible-teaching nondenominational church.  I met my future wife in a Bible study I hosted and we attended church together.  After college, I worked for a year at Boeing and then joined the Marine Corps.  Mary and I were married after I graduated from TBS.  We were stationed in Hawaii, Okinawa, California (3 times), Quantico, and Tampa.  We returned to Quantico for the final seven years of my career.  We attended primarily nondenominational churches where we both served in a number of capacities over the years.  I have been a church treasurer for 25 years.
Other ministries:  Officers Christian Fellowship in the past.  We also support the Institute for Creation Research, Grace Evangelical Society, CareNet Pregnancy Resource Centers, and Central Union Mission, DC.  We also sponsor children through two Christian organizations as well as schools in Bangladesh.
Church:  Calvary Baptist Church, Woodbridge (an independent Baptist congregation)
USMC Active Duty (27 years):  Data Systems Officer, Operations Research Analyst, Communications Officer.  Retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2001.
Marine Civilian (13 years):  Operations Research Analyst, Information and Education Technology Director, MCU
Current Job:  CPA and IT Auditor, Kearney & Co
Education:  Washington State University (BA, Math; BS, Computer Sci, 1973), Naval Postgraduate School (MS, OR, 1980), ICAF (now Eisenhower School, NDU; MS, National Resource Strategy, 1998), Keller Graduate School of Management (Master of Accounting and Financial Management, 2011).

Born 16 Nov 1948 Lyons, Ga. Son of a farmer. Born into a Christian Family on both sides. Raised in Macon Ga. Baptized Southern Baptist at 12. Educated in public schools. Married 2 August 1969. BA University of Georgia 1971 Advertising Public Relations. MA Salve Regina University 1984 International Relations.
Marine Corps:  Infantry Officer. Commissioned 16 Dec 1971. Meritorious augmentation out of TBS. 3/6 Rifle Platoon Commander, Weapons Platoon Commander, Rifle Company XO, 81 mm Mortar Platoon Commander, XO MarDet USS Ranger, Instructor TBS, Student AWS, 3/2 Rifle Co CO, Weapons Co CO, Bn Ops O, CINCUNC/CFC/USFK/EUSA Amphibious Operations Officer, Student Naval War College Command and Staff, HQMC PP&O Operations Division, Ground Combat Requirements Force Structure Analyst, MP Division USMC Force Structure Analyst, Manpower Programs Officer, I&I 24th Marines, I MEF G3 Ground Operations Officer. Retired LtCol 1991.
Faith:  Became spiritually aware/born again on 19 May 1977 while a part of an OCF Bible study at Quantico. John 17:3 blew me away. Discipled by Stephen Jennings. Bible Study Leader and Area Coordinator. Coordinated first USMC Retreat to WSS. OCF National Council. Secretary of National Council. Bible study Leader at Camp Lejeune. Taught Adult Men’s Class at 1st Baptist. Seoul ROK Bible Study Leader, Area Coordinator, In Country Coordinator. Taught Sunday School. Sunday School Superintendent. Newport Rhode Island Attended Chapel, taught Sunday School, led Bible study, HQMC led bible study, taught High School Sunday School class at Burke Community Church, Deputy Area Coordinator NCR. Attended Bible study On Base Camp Pendleton. Led Bible study in Riyad, Saudia Arabia.
Civilian Life:  Chief Operating Officer, Lee and Cates Glass, Jax, Fl, Logistics Manager, Shred-All Inc, Jax, Fl. Taught Sunday School for 10 year olds. Operations Officer/Logistics Manager OCF WSS, PA, OCF Field Staff Representative Quantico, started Quantico Gateway Ministry (the last startup in their Master Plan). Founded Tun Tavern Fellowship. Owned and operated three large tracts of timber; development and logging, taught young men whitetail hunting, and supported wilderness adventure for youth. Discipled young men One on One. Attended Tates Creek PCA, Lexington, Ky. 2018 Moved to Hamilton, Georgia to get further South and closer to family. Lead and attend Bible studies, disciple young men, member and serve on hospitality committee, CrossPointe, Church, Columbus, Ga.
Family:  God is so good. He made me the husband of Sherid Lee Braddy of Jacksonville, Fl. She is the mother of our three grown children; Kate, Sarah and David. All three are saved and have been involved in full-time vocational ministry at one time or another. We have six grandchildren; two in Seoul, Korea, four in Burke, Va. Kate is single, works taxes, and will be moving to Waynesboro, Va soon. Sarah is married to Dr. Stephen Boush, an international businessman, Wycliffe MK. They have Dominic (11) and Alexandria (9). David, a defense contractor, is married to Eleanor (an Air Force brat). They have Karissa (7), Eleana(4), Maekala (2), and Isla (5 Mos). Sheri and I have been married 54 years. She has helped me every step of the way and my best friend and advisor.
We consider ourselves missionaries to the Marine Corps and are pleased to serve as the Lord provides. We are both saved through grace by faith in Christ alone. My gift is encouragement while Sheri’s is service. We are a team.