Our Board of Directors
The Vouch4Vets.org Board of Directors is a collection of world-class HR leaders and experts with the very same perspective as the 2 million active military and 10 million Veterans under 65 years of age. Our Board enables Vouch4Vets to continue to meet the evolving needs of transitioning Service Members, Vets and Military Spouses looking for great jobs, as we try to fulfill our mission to connect them with a rewarding career.
David yuers
David Yuers is a retired United States Air Force field grade intelligence officer, having served for nearly 40 years on active duty, the California Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve; over twenty years enlisted and over a dozen years as a commissioned officer. During his career he worked at the Pentagon, with the Coast Guard, the United States Army, the United States Navy, and the United States Marine Corps, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Yuers spent nearly a quarter of a century working as an intelligence officer leading multidisciplinary teams in combat search and rescue. Additionally, in intelligence surveillance, reconnaissance, anti- terrorism/counterterrorism programs, anti-weapons of mass destruction programs and supporting joint, interagency, international, and multinational programs. As a civilian he spent four years as a Veterans Service Representative for the Department of Veterans Affairs, has contracted with The Buffalo Group to provide Counter-Improvised Explosive Device information to improve situational awareness on the battlefield, and worked for a multi-departmental joint counter drug task force for the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement – which was comprised of federal, state and municipal law enforcement officers working on reducing methamphetamine manufacturing and distribution, money laundering activities, and other drug related crimes. David Yuers has deployed to Egypt, Germany, Turkey, Kuwait, Romania, Iraq, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Djibouti, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, earning both the Air Force Commendation and the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with a VALOR device. Yuers has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from San Francisco State University and a Master’s Degree in Military Operational Art and Science from Air University based at Montgomery Air Force Base, Alabama. David Yuers has been a volunteer Escort for Bay Area Honor Flight, is a lifetime member of the Air Force Association and sits on the Board of Directors of The John Coffee Hays Club.
kesa tsuda
Kesa is a business executive with extensive experience in people management and operations. As principal of KLT Solutions, she has been engaged by large, public multi- nationals as well as private start-up teams. Her engagements have focused on pre and post transaction, helping align organizations for the next level of growth and senior team coaching. Kesa’s last corporate role was as the Chief People Officer with United Online. Previously, Kesa served as the Chief People Officer for Exponential Interactive, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources for Sony Pictures Entertainment and Vice President of Human Resources with Idealab, Aspen Marketing, Launch Media and Universal Pictures. In addition, she has held business operations and financial planning leadership roles with Comcast and NBC. She is on the Board of Trustees for Yo-San University, a non-profit teaching institution for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Personally, she enjoys pilates, hiking, kayaking and spending time with her husband and their unruly rescue dog. Kesa has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCLA and held certifications with SHRM and WorldatWork.
Darnisha Hunter
Darnisha’s currently the Community Engagement Specialist Program Coordinator for San Diego Chief of Police, David Nisleit. She works hard to rebuild community policing relations between law enforcement and the citizens of the city of San Diego. She organizes and manages the San Diego Chief of Police David Nisleit Community Advisory Boards. She is the first person to hold this position with the San Diego Police Department as it relates to working directly with and supporting the Chief of Police in this manner. Her role allows her to build strong relationships with city-wide community leaders and law enforcement. Darnisha served as Community Representative and Military/Veteran Advocate to Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer, 36th Mayor for the City of San Diego, for 8 years. Darnisha works hard to find ways to improve lives of all San Diegans both Military and Civilians. She was the first African American Regional Manager for The Eastridge Group. In that role, she managed their T3 Staffing division; based in San Diego, CA which she received the Top Producer Award. Her telecommunications career started in 1992 with Prime Cable located in Las Vegas, Nevada; she started as a Customer Service Representative and she quickly moved herself up the ranks to the supervisor desk and later fiber optic line locator. In 1998 she moved into the world of Telecommunications staffing with Aerotek/TEKsystems as their Senior Recruiter and recruitment Trainer. While recruiting she made history again, she broke into the 440th Wire and Cable division of the Army in 2001 (which was the first time in the history of the military to be done). She brought in trainers to teach the Army men and women the civilian color coding and then staffed them into the civilian telecommunication industry. She left staffing in August of 2003 and opened her own retail store. One was “My Dollar Store” which became the first African American owned Dollar Store in the history of the City of Henderson, Nevada. She also imported Egyptian merchandise sold in her second retail store, “Jewels of the Nile” in Las Vegas, NV. Darnisha’s career has covered her owning a lending practice, residential development and an acting career with the likes of Jerry Lewis, Carrot Top, Susan Lucci, Ashton Kutcher and more.
kenneth yuers
Originally from the East Bay, California, specifically Oakland, Kenneth joined the Air Force upon graduating high school, serving from 1986-1990 as a Law Enforcement Specialist. A chance meeting with Ronald Reagan, four years prior to his presidency, inspired Ken to enlist, wanting to support Reagan's efforts to end the Cold War. Upon his Honorable Discharge, Ken attended Junior College and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Arts from California State University, Chico in 1997; a year later - earning his teaching credential. After spending two years as a police & fire 911 dispatcher in Hayward, CA he turned his attention to education. He taught 8th grade at a private school, and soon found his niche teaching grade-7 to grade-9 "at risk" students from 1999-2014. In 2015, he began teaching students at Rancho Tehama Elementary. In November of 2017, Ken heard gunfire and quickly got students inside their classrooms. Despite the rampage, only one student was seriously injured and none were killed. In March of 2018, the California Legislature honored Kenneth with a Certificate of Recognition for his part in saving lives. He was also recognized for his "grit and fortitude under trying circumstances" as an Honorary Submariner of Cuttlefish Base, U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., for demonstrating that he is a survivor. Ken was also awarded the California Teachers Association "Outstanding Educator" award in 2018, by the Shasta Cascade Service Center Council.
jaclyn paxton
Jaclyn Paxton landed in Southern California after serving in the United States Marine Corps in 2003. A field wireman by trade, she was unleashed into the corporate world to make a name for herself. She took a job as a receptionist with a company in the Oil & Gas Industry. Due to the skills learned, not only in her trade, but also in leadership and situational adaption, she was promoted within 6 months and began working on implementing the software system for the company. This was her introduction into Change Management and Training; she never looked back.
With her heart still in the Corps, Jaclyn has volunteered to serve Veterans, helping them transition their military skills so that they can start in comparable positions rather than at the bottom of the corporate ladder. She has also worked closely with organizations, through facilitating workshops and one on one consultations, to recruit and sustain Veteran employment.
Jaclyn has received an AA in IT/Networking and B.S. in Business/Communications and currently works in the software industry helping others move their businesses forward leveraging technology and efficient processes. She has also just recently found her way back to her home state of Texas!
erol cobanoglu
After earning his Juris Doctorate with a concentration in Corporate Law & Finance from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA, Erol spent the next 18 years fine tuning his passion in Corporate law and finance.
To present, Erol enjoys helping clients with domestic/international corporate governance issues, preparing clients for venture capital investment/liquidity events, structuring equity plans, strategizing for growth with an eye for efficient use of current funds while optimizing compliance and minimizing legal risk.
Erol resides in Oakland, CA with his wife, son and dog.
Advisors
Laurie dahlgren
Laurie’s career has been focused on people. Early in her career, she spent seven years with the VA, where she gained a tremendous respect and appreciation for those who bravely and selflessly served our country to protect our freedoms. From there, she had a successful career in advertising and communications in the Midwest. During the dotcom boom, Laurie and her husband made the move to the SF Bay Area, and since 2017 are happy to call Austin home. Laurie has held executive roles with a variety of venture and private equity backed global technology companies, most recently with Magnitude Software, Mirantis, and Meltwater. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, friends, and Bella the sheepadoodle.
Robert deichert
Rob Deichert brings 20 years of operational and strategic leadership success in digital advertising, now in C-level roles. He optimizes the balance between human capital and technology driving superior customer, company, and employee engagement. Rob’s leadership and guidance ensures that sales, operations, product, technology and business development teams succeed cohesively, cross-functionally and globally. His management style is strategic, practical and open to diverse voices. Expertise covers strategy, operations, sales, business development, change management, talent assessment & recruiting, executive coaching, organizational design & optimization, due diligence, implementation of data driven decision making and operational excellence.
Rob’s deep understanding of the tech and advertising universes empower him to assess, act and execute in the most challenging landscapes. He has run organizations as large as 300+, and has been responsible for revenues of $1B plus, in locations as diverse as Ukraine, India, Israel, and Baltimore. At Criteo Rob was Managing Director of North American Operations. Prior he held a series of senior management positions at Exponential Interactive, LivePerson, The Weather Company, AOL and Advertising.com. As head of global revenue operations at Rubicon Project, he partnered with the revenue teams to optimize the customer support and work flow along with restructuring the DSP team to improve performance. As a long term advisor to the CEO/Founder at 33 Across, Rob was enlisted as COO where he rationalized the products, teams, and operating cadence. Recruited by the Chairman of Eyeview to lead the company as CEO after a recapitlization process, he refactored the product roadmap, business processes and developed a plan to continue scaled growth with minimal additional operational hiring.
Rob’s career began in strategy consulting at Mars & Company focused on the beverage and paint markets. Rob Deichert’s BA in Economics is from Johns Hopkins University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. His MBA is from the University of Maryland.
