NAVOBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATE DIRECTORS
Che' McFerrin
Diversity Manager
Marketing Committee Chair
Wade Wright*
Marine Captain
Vice President, Global Procurement, Operations & Corporate
Board Chair
Vice President, Global Procurement, Operations & Corporate
Silka Rodriquez*
Air Force Specialist
SHRM-CP, Senior Manager, Strategic Engagement & Planning
Julie Rakes
Senior Manager, Supplier Diversity
Governance Committee
Nancy Gonzalez
Lead Analyst, Supply Chain Sustainability
Engagement Committee Chair
James Zakar*
Navy Commander
Director, Category Management OS&E
Governance Committee
David McDowell*
Army Lieutenant Colonel
VP, Diversity Impact Lead, Corporate Third Party Oversight
Board Vice Treasurer
Rakhi Agarwal
VP, Global Head of Procurement Risk & Supplier Diversity
Certification Committee Chair
Jon Walkwitz*
USNR Commander
Procurement Manager
Oswaldo (Ozzy) Soto
Head of Supplier Diversity
Engagement Committee
Larry Trawick
Assistant Vice President & Procurement Manager
Governance Committee Chair
John Duessel
Senior VP and Chief Customer Officer
Governance Committee
Tabatha Watson
Senior VP and Chief Customer Officer
Governance Committee
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
VBE DIRECTORS
Frank Vitale
Army Captain
President & CEO
Brian Auden*
Specialist, U.S. Army,
President
Marketing Committee
Brian Butler*
Lt. Col., U.S. Army,
President & CEO,
Marketing Committee
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
PARTNER DIRECTORS
Barbara Ashe
National Director
Technology Committee
Mark Scott*
Army & National Guard Commander
Director, Veterans Business Outreach Center
Marketing Committee
Misty Stutsman-Fox
Director Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Engagement Committee
Georgia Marsh
Chief Development Officer
Executive Committee
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
Our Mission
NaVOBA’s mission is to create corporate contracting opportunities for America’s Veteran’s and Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises® (VBEs/SDVBEs) through certification, advocacy, outreach, recognition and education.
Thank you for your interest in the National Veteran Owned Business Association’s Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (VBE) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (SDVBE) programs. This initiative creates a nationally recognized gold standard in certification for veteran-owned businesses of all sizes and enables corporate America to proactively source and confidently utilize businesses that are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by U.S. military veterans.
