Saturday
April 26, 2025
MCWE 2025 Executive Team
Executive Team Members
Executive Director
Adrienne Schaffer, Esq.
(Colonel Retired)
2024 & 2025 Special Envoy
DoDEA & Schools Lead
Ms. Colleen Shine
Miram Gennari
Master of Ceremonies
Shannon Badowski
Community Resources Lead
Public & Media Relations
Richard Parker, Esq.
(Colonel Retired)
Suzanne Kumashiro
Colonel USAF Retired
Advisor
Entertainment Acquistion Lead
Don Francisco
Sergeant First Class US Army Retired
Dr. Sharon Bannister
(Major General USAF Retired)
Education Symposium Lead
Fraizer O'Leary, PhD
Spiritualty Lead
Dr. Deborah O. Gilmore
Event| FIT 2 RUN 3K Lead
Wear Blue: Run To Remember
Language Services | Translations & Interpreters Lead
Ms. Zarmina Hamidi
Military Children 2025 World Expo Ambassador
Ms. Kimberly Hughes
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Ms. LaQuia Howard
Special Projects
Honorable Charles L. Hopkins III
Former Deputy Under Secretary for Emergency Operations at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Symposium
Military Family Health & Wellness
Paul A. Kingsbury, FLTCM, USN (Ret.)
Jason David
Chief Master Segerant USAF Retired
Advisor
Leslie R. Santigo
Military Community Uniformed Services
Lead & Advisor
Fashion Centre At Pentagon City
Business Development Director
Todd Jerscheid
