“Change happens at the speed of trust”

Mission

The White Oak Collaborative (WOC) seeks to address the challenges faced by military- and Veteran-connected communities through data-driven, cross-sector partnerships among its members for direct service and/or policy-level solutions—while applying a whole-of-family lens.

About the Collaborative

The White Oak Collaborative is a cross-sector coalition of organizations committed to supporting service members, Veterans, wounded warriors, caregivers, survivors, and their families.

Blue Star Families is the convening authority and secretariat for the collaborative, with more than 200 members representing military and Veteran support organizations, other nonprofits, and private, philanthropic, government, and community sectors. The work of the White Oak Collaborative is non-partisan.

Led by a rotating steering committee of member organizations, the collaborative holds off-the-record partners’ calls approximately every two weeks, where members hear updates, share relevant data, and learn about government and military priorities for the purpose of better serving our constituencies.

Participation is by nomination and invitation. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Steering Committee

The steering committee rotates its membership every six months. Current members include:

Verenice Castillo, Founder, CEO & President, Military Spouse Advocacy Network
Jaime Chapman, COO & Co-Founder, U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce
Megan Everett, Director, Veterans Portfolio, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Kelly Finn Störmer, Executive Director, Combined Arms Institute, Combined Arms
Margaret Harrell, Chief Program Officer, Bob Woodruff Foundation
Grant Hegner, Military and Veteran Affairs, Booz Allen
Jonathan Horowitch, President & CEO, Easterseals DC MD VA
Hugo Lentze, Public Sector Strategy Advisor to RallyPoint
Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO and Board President, Blue Star Families
Steve Schwab, CEO, The Elizabeth Dole Foundation
Carole Turner, VP, Strategic Communications, PsychArmor
Charlene Wilde, Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary, American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA)
Phyllis Wilson, President, Women's Military Memorial Foundation
Paul Wood, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Cohen Veterans Network