Campaign for Inclusion

Blue Star Families’ Campaign for Inclusion reflects values of welcome and belonging at the heart of our work. Using our theory of change (listen, share, partner, & act), we empower stakeholders to implement best practices that help all military families feel welcomed and included on their journey.

DEPLOY FELLOWS' CAPSTONE PROJECTS

The DEPLOY (Diversify and Expand the Pipeline Of Leaders Of Your Military Community) Fellowship Program is a key component of the Campaign for Inclusion. These diverse leaders serve for one year in paid Blue Star Chapter-based or national roles at Blue Star Families while they receive training in military and veteran service organization leadership curated by several key partners. Their fellowship work focuses on improving experiences and increasing the representation of diverse military families in community settings across the country.

These capstone projects and presentations are available to the public for review. Written permission was given by the respective authors.

Class of 2023 - 2024

BSF-Ryan-Brennan

Ryan Brennan

USAA DEPLOY Food Insecurity Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Jaron-Brown

Jaron Brown

DEPLOY Outdoors Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Angie-Cherikos-1

Angie Cherikos

Lockheed Martin DEPLOY National Capital Region Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Tim-Jones

Tim Jones

USAA DEPLOY Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Monique-Street-1

Monique Street

JP Morgan Chase DEPLOY Financial Wellness Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Sally-Velez

Sally Velez

Booz Allen DEPLOY Family Retention Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project

Class of 2022 - 2023

BSF-Laura-Abubekr

Laura Abubekr

Lockheed Martin NCR DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Angela-Alford

Angela Alford

Salesforce Technology DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Marla-Bautista

Marla Bautista

Lockheed Martin Food Insecurity/Welcome Programs DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Mickia-Freeman

Mickia Freeman

Program Manager, Tampa Chapter
LinkedIn | Capstone Project | Inclusive Chapters Toolkit
BSF-Kimberly-Gold

Kimberly Gold

Wells Fargo Housing Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn
BSF-Jerilyn-Lim-Leonard

Jerilyn Lim-Leonard

McCormick Foundation Chicagoland DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Lydiah-Owiti

Lydiah Owiti

JPMC Financial Wellness DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn
BSF-Andrea-Unzueta

Andrea Unzueta

USAA San Diego DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Video

Class of 2021 - 2022

BSF-DEPLOY-Quiana-Abner

Quiana Abner

USAA National Chapter DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project | Capstone Video | Blue Star Social
BSF-DEPLOY-Brittney-Aladetohun

Brittney Aladetohun

JPMorgan Chase Financial Wellness DEPLOY Fellow, San Diego
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-DEPLOY-Charo-Bates

Charo Bates

USAA Applied Research & Social Impact DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Adriene-Engstrom-v2

Adriene Engstrom

Chief of Staff
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Kelley-Klor-DEPLOY

Kelley Klor

Amazon Food Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project | Nourish the Service
BSF-Tonya-Murphy-DEPLOY

Tonya Murphy

Lockheed Martin National Capital Region DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Anicia-Myers

Anicia Myers

Program Manager, Campaign for Inclusion
LinkedIn | Capstone Project
BSF-Nicole-Rawlinson

Nicole Rawlinson

Blue Star Outdoors DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project | Blue Star Outdoors
BSF-Leslie-Wightman-DEPLOY

Leslie Wightman

Salesforce Technology DEPLOY Fellow
LinkedIn | Capstone Project