Our Purpose
In return for their service and sacrifices made for our country, American Freedom Foundation believes Veterans, Servicemembers, and Military Families are deserving of support that empowers and enables them to lead confident and productive lives.Who We Are
Our Team
Ted Hacker
Co-Founder & President, American Freedom Foundation
Des Hunt
Director of Communications
Carrie Smith
Director, Your Next Mission® VCS
Mark Haliburton
Director of Marketing
Steve Monday
Event Coordinator
Kristin Walt
Director of Events
Martina Ramirez
Webmaster
Johnny Myers
Director of Finance
Board Members
12th SMA (R) Jack L. Tilley
Co-Founder & Chairman
JTilley, Inc.
Dave Barber
President
Barber & Company
BG (R) Stan Cherrie
Stephen K. Cook
President
MiH Group, LLC
Joe Cunningham
Scott Denniston
Founder, The Scott Group
Executive Director, National Veteran Small Business Coalition
Dee Geise
LTC (R) Steven Geise
SGM (R) Todd Hunter
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mary Keeser
Chairman & Founder
America’s Adopt a Soldier
Patrick Milligan
Sr. Director, Military & Veterans Programs
Wiley | Education Services
Phil Panzarella
Guy Timberlake
Chief Visionary Officer, CEO & Co-Founder
American Small Business Coalition
Dave Trifiletti
Founder, Always Forward LLC
Karri Turner
Sam White
Becky Wright-Brizee
Our Financials
The American Freedom Foundation, Inc. (AFF) is committed to fiscal responsibility. It is a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit public benefit corporation incorporated on July 1, 2004 with headquarters in Riverview, FL. EIN is 05-0605633. Based upon FYE 2025, 90 cents of every dollar spent went to serving our Veterans, Servicemembers, and Military Families