ABOUT NDF

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The Nicholas Dockery Foundation partners with mission-driven nonprofits to support evidence-based alternative therapies that produce real, measurable outcomes for people navigating anxiety, depression, PTS, suicidal ideation, and the full range of mental and emotional health challenges.

Leadership

Board of Directors

Vice President at Regent, L.P., a multi-sector private equity firm. Retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer. Founded NDF to bring discipline and accountability to the field.

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Nicholas Dockery

Founder & Board Chair

VP, Regent, L.P. · Retired U.S. Army Special Forces

Founding Principal, President, and CEO of MNB Meridian Defense and MNB Meridian Law. Brings deep expertise in defense industry leadership and governance.

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Christopher Nuneviller

Vice Chair

Founding Principal · MNB Meridian Defense & Law

Active-duty Army Public Affairs Officer with nearly 20 years in strategic communications. Serves as NDF's primary media contact.

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Danny Mathews

Secretary & Media Contact

Active-Duty Army · 20 years strategic communications

Licensed clinical psychologist. Co-Founder of Aspen Grove Wellness. Brings clinical rigor to NDF's program evaluation and partner vetting.

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Leslie Stelljes-Nanson, PsyD

Board Member

Clinical Psychologist · Co-Founder, Aspen Grove Wellness

Four decades in health innovation and science policy. Former President of the Biden Cancer Initiative and Chief Policy Officer at Pfizer.

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Gregory C. Simon

Board Member

Former President, Biden Cancer Initiative · Former CPO, Pfizer

Senior media executive across Cheddar, Military Times, Defense News, TechCrunch. Advocate for military families and veterans.

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Kelly Facer

Board Member

Senior Media Executive · Military Family Advocate

Advisory Board

Vice President of Global Operations at SoFi. Brings expertise in financial services operations and the veteran-focused community SoFi serves.

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Brian Kitching

Advisory Board

VP, Global Operations · SoFi

43-year U.S. Army veteran. 59th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Former senior commander in Iraq after the 2011 drawdown.

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Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen (Ret.)

Advisory Board

59th Superintendent, West Point · 43 Years U.S. Army

CTO of Strategic Partnerships at Microsoft. Lecturer at Yale's Jackson School. Former DARPA-funded researcher and advisor to DHS, Treasury, FBI, SEC, and the Gates Foundation.

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Casey King, PhD

Advisory Board

CTO, Strategic Partnerships · Microsoft · Lecturer, Yale Jackson School

Retired U.S. Army Four-Star General. Former Commander of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. 39 years of service. Led the coalition that defeated ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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Gen. Joseph L. Votel (Ret.)

Advisory Board

Former Commander, U.S. Central Command · Former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command

Vice President at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management. CFA charterholder advising ultra-high-net-worth client families globally. President of The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe.

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Christopher Bush, CFA

Advisory Board

VP, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management · Chartered Financial Analyst

NDF Staff

Director of Operations. Anchors NDF's day-to-day execution — from grantee coordination and donor reporting to the operational systems that keep the foundation running.

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Caroline Hoy

Director of Operations

Operations · Grantee Coordination · Donor Reporting

Events Specialist for the Department of the Navy at the Pentagon. U.S. Army veteran with nine years of logistics operations experience. Inaugural Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholar at Georgetown.

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Bobbie Suh

Event Planner

U.S. Army Veteran · UVA · Georgetown

Member of NDF's operational team, Denise is a veteran and expert in veteran services with extensive experience at Wounded Warrior Project as a VSO.

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Denise Smith

Program Coordinator

U.S. Navy Veteran - Veteran Service Officer

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Leadership

Board of Directors

Nicholas Dockery

Christopher Nuneviller

Danny Mathews

Leslie Stelljes-Nanson, PsyD

Gregory C. Simon

Kelly Facer

Advisory Board

Brian Kitching

Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen (Ret.)

Casey King, PhD

Gen. Joseph L. Votel (Ret.)

Christopher Bush, CFA

NDF Staff

Caroline Hoy

Bobbie Suh

Denise Smith

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