Andy Brown, with his wife Pat, owns a pipeline supply company. Over the years, he has employed numerous veterans of war. Andy has been a trail rider since his childhood and has always been passionate about horses with an equal passion to empower veterans.

Pat and Andy both empathize with our fighters, first responders, as well as with their horses. They see a strong link between the two and provide our veterans and their horses with that connection by opening up their home and farm to our combat veterans.

Bio coming soon! 

Megan is the CEO of Light Years Ahead public relations and has been in the business for over 22 years. She has spearheaded and implemented many successful PR campaigns for War Horses for Veterans (along with numerous other brands). Megan is passionate about War Horses and is committed to helping grow the organization with her PR skills and marketing experience. 

​Bryan graduated High School in 1984 then joined the U.S Army shortly after. He spent 4 years mostly overseas. I entered the sales force after I returned. I spent the next 13 years managing, holding positions from Sales Manager to General Manager. In 2001, Bryan had an opportunity to join a Mortgage company, where his team grew to a national company. He was the Regional Manager and part Owner until 2007 when he opened and started his own company, A1 Mortgage Group. His team grew the company to $300 million a year in loans and in 2015 he sold the company. He now owns Cap One Lending in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He enjoys consulting War Horses For Veterans and helping others.

Wayne and his wife, Michelle live in southern Iowa on a horse ranch raising cow bred quarter horses. He is the president of R. E. Lewis Refrigeration. They do refrigeration work in the food processing and food distribution across the US. They have 10 children and 15 grandchildren. His love for horses and country made War Horses for Veterans a great fit to come along side and assist with growth and strategy of the organization. 

Joey Zdeb is a proud Gorilla alumnus of Pittsburg State University where he played college football for five years, a squad member of the NCAA Division II National Championship team in 2011. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 2013 and his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration in 2015. Shortly after, Joey went on to OCS in Quantico, Virginia to become an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps, and later stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In 2018, Lieutenant Zdeb led his platoon of 42 Marines while deployed in Afghanistan and is most proud of the safe return and total accountability. After his Afghanistan deployment, he returned to Weapons Company 3/23 in Springfield, Missouri, concluding his service in 2020.

Outside of War Horses For Veterans, Joey lives in Shawnee, Kansas, and is a Financial Advisor and Partner at Prime Capital Investment Advisors. He believes in helping the “little guy” plan for their retirement and specializes in investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan administration. In addition to his work, Joey is passionate about his family, physical fitness, hunting, fishing, running, biking, his 3 dogs, his church (St. Joseph in Shawnee), and spending time with his fiance, Emily. As a former teacher, coach, and overly-motivated Lieutenant, he understands the importance of taking quality time, positive interaction, and interpersonal bonding to effectively convey complex concepts.

LTC (R) Scott Jackman began his career as an enlisted infantryman before earning his degree from Southern Illinois University and commissioning as an Army Aviator through ROTC. He commanded a flight troop in 1-17 Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division during the Iraq invasion, with operations spanning from Abu Ghraib to Al Fallujah to Ar Ramadi to the Syrian border.

After returning from the Iraq invasion, Scott spent the next three years helping train every Brigade and higher unit that deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. He then helped stand up the Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group as the Chief of Plans.  He was able to get the organization into Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, and eastern Africa.

His 23-year military career culminated with Scott leading high-level teams across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, planning and executing sensitive special access programs. He deployed throughout the Middle East, supporting operations in Afghanistan, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.

After retiring, Scott founded an agricultural services company, later acquired by Deveron. He now serves as President of Deveron’s U.S. Division and VP of Sales, overseeing GTM strategy and scaling the business from startup to a publicly traded company with global clients.

Scott holds master’s degrees in business management and national security strategy and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s SAMS, CGSC, and CAS3 programs. He serves on the Board of Directors for War Horses for Veterans and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Park University, a 150-year-old institution supporting military and international students.

After graduation from high school Charlie joined the military and served 18 months as an Army Ranger in Vietnam. After the military, Charlie transitioned to civilian life and started his career with AT&T where he spent 29 years of equal time in information technology, finance, and human resources. 

 

After visiting WHFV on numerous occasions, Charlie developed a deep appreciation for the culture, professionalism, and commitment to their mission. Charlie feels humbled to be a member of the board of directors where his love of horses and passion for working with other combat veterans will provide an opportunity to serve this community.

Scott is a combat veteran and retired from the US Army after more than 22 years as an Army Special Operations soldier. For the past 20 years he has served as a DoD Civilian Inspector General. He also volunteers with multiple law enforcement organizations as a sworn Deputy Sheriff, holding the rank of Lieutenant. Scott has also been a college professor for over 15 years.

 

In the business sector, Scott started, built and sold two successful training and consulting companies,  and has been the CEO of a third company for the past 7 years.  

 

Scott earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, a master’s degree in Business and Organizational Security Management, a second master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Emergency Management, and a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Spanish and Psychology."