End Veteran Debt - 501(c)(3)
End Veteran Debt is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation and donations are tax deductible.
Employer Identification Number (EIN): 93-3739030.
Board
Jerry Ashton
Let's Rethink This
Founder
Jerry is the CEO and Founder of Let's Rethink This. He arrives at that position from his key role in co-founding one of America’s fastest-growing and most impactful charities, RIP Medical Debt. In the seven short years in RIP’s existence since its founding in 2014, it has raised enough funds to enable it to purchase – and forgive – over $4 billion in unpayable medical debt to positively affect the lives of over 2.5 million Americans.
William Bronston, MD
Universal Healthcare Activist / Author
Dr. William Bronston founded the Student Health Organization in 1964, a nationwide graduate health science student movement dedicated to promoting universal health care as a human right, overcoming racism, sexism, war, poverty, and physician elitism in the health system as the greatest challenges facing society. He is the author of the book, “Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America".
Dina Magnes
Life Coach
Dina Magnes is a life coach, a visionary, and a consultant for entrepreneurs and non profit organizations who strive to better their communities. Magnes holds a diploma in Advanced Coaching from the University of New York (NYU). Dina had a successful run as a designer, business owner and executive in NYC's fashion industry. She then moved on to work with RIP Medical Debt, a non profit committed to forgive billions in oppressive medical debt in the US, and dedicated to removing the burden of medical debt for individuals, families and veterans across America.
Advisory Board
Mike Schmidt
Ensemble Ventures
CEO
Strategic Business Development and Tactical marketing and sales professional / entrepreneur with integrated skills in both technology and marketing/sales disciplines. 40+plus years of international start-up company experience and management-level consulting engagements with many clients, large and small.
Jay Carey
Veteran
I joined the military on December 26, 1989. My assignments include the 1st Cavalry Division, Ft Cavazos TX(formerly Ft Hood), Ft Moore GA(formerly Ft Benning). Camp Casey Korea, Ft Irwin CA and Baumholder Germany. I have served as a Tank Crewman, Tank Gunner, Tank Commander, Tank Platoon Sergeant, M1A1 Tank Master Gunner, Senior Trainer at Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of a Military Transition Team while in Iraq and Battalion Tactical Operations Center Officer in Charge while in Afghanistan.
Al Lewis
Validation Institute
Founder
Universally considered the leading authority on valid outcomes measurement. His two books on outcomes measurement both topped the trade bestseller list, while one earned kudos as the best healthcare book of 2012. He has been cited by the leadership of the Health Enhancement Research Organization as the #1 outcomes reviewer in the country.
Walter Brock
Founder of SupportVets App
Currently developing mobile technology to act as the framework to creating a nationwide Veteran support ecosystem. Veterans are worth it!
Subject Matter Experts (SME)
Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington
Meta J. Mereday
Steve Dilley, MFA
Connie Davis
Executive Staff
Rick Johnson
VOI Health
CEO
Joel Stevens
Chief Technology Officer /
Life Coach
As Let's Rethink This’s Marketing Director, Phaedra is responsible for managing our initiatives, she oversees the design and production of our promotional materials as well as structuring and managing the marketing campaigns of our clients and their campaigns.
Phaedra Poliquin
Chief Marketing Officer /
Planning Facilitator
Joel is Let's Rethink This’s technology director and project manager for LRT’s web presence and community ecology platform. He oversees the building of communities or families around impact issues, while also aggregating content for LRT’s monthly newsletter.
Jamie Dang
CFO
Jamie Dang manages HR&A’s finances, accounting, business operations, compliance, and IT. As Chief Operating Officer for HR&A Advisors, Jamie oversees the firm’s finance and accounting, IT, and operations teams and is based in the corporate office in New York. She collaborates closely with Senior Leadership in all aspects of HR&A’s strategic initiatives, operations, and business planning.