Capt. Chris Marvin is a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot and medically-retired U.S. Army officer with more than seven years of active service. He led a platoon into combat in 2004, where he was badly wounded in a helicopter crash near the Afghan-Pakistan border. He is now the principal for Marvin Strategies, a strategic communications firm specializing in civic engagement, defense policy, and the veteran narrative. Previously, he founded Got Your 6, a nonprofit campaign that advocated for accurate portrayals of veterans in film and television, where he raised over $5 million for veteran-focused nonprofits. He is associated with the initial development of prominent post-9/11 veteran empowerment organizations, including The Mission Continues and Team Rubicon. Chris is a leading thinker and voice on the perception of veterans in modern society. He is a fourth-generation Army combat veteran whose familial military history extends to the American Revolution. His military awards include the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a founding member of the Everytown Veteran Advisory Council. Marvin Strategies is certified by the SBA as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business.

Michael Diamond is a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served as a military intelligence officer and held a top secret security clearance. Mike led a combat electronic warfare intelligence platoon comprised of intelligence specialists and Russian linguists, deploying to combat during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, serving in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He was a team leader with Task Force Freedom in Kuwait City during the ground war, for which he was awarded an Army commendation medal for meritorious achievement. He extended his deployment to serve in Northern Iraq as part of a multi-national effort to create a safe haven for Kurdish refugees. Mike is a Republican and Catholic who makes his home in Appleton, Wisconsin. Mike is the senior vice president & GM of Digital Banking for Mitek, a NASDAQ-listed technology company serving the financial services markets. He is a noted expert on the digitization of financial services. Mike uses his perspective as a veteran to advocate for policies and behaviors that promote gun safety in the civilian community. He often appears on media broadcasts to a balanced approach on gun safety and reach conservative audiences on policies that will reduce gun violence in a manner consistent with the Second Amendment. He is a founding member of the Everytown Veteran Advisory Council.

Col. Shannon Klug served over 24 years in the U.S. Air Force as a weather officer. She held many command positions and is one of the few officers to ever command both weather squadrons supporting the space launch mission from the east and west coasts. In this role, she led the weather professionals that provided the "Go/No-Go'' weather decision for every manned and expendable rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. She held a variety of positions at the squadron, Air Staff and Joint Staff levels. While at the Pentagon, she was responsible for the planning, programming and budgeting for the Department of Defense weather satellite. In this capacity, she coordinated with congressional staffers and prepared the Undersecretary of the Air Force for congressional testimony. As a member of the Joint Staff, she served in the National Military Command Center as Assistant Deputy Director for Operations and nuclear strike advisor, responsible for worldwide monitoring, crisis response, strategic watch and nuclear command, control and communications for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense, and the President. Colonel Klug entered the Air Force as a Distinguished Graduate of ROTC at The Pennsylvania State University. She holds Masters Degrees in Meteorology from Florida State University and Military Operational Art and Science from Air Command and Staff College.

Major Aaron Márquez has deployed twice to Afghanistan as an Army Reservist. He returned home to Arizona and now serves on the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board and in the Arizona House of Representatives, serving Legislative District 5. Aaron began college at the University of Arizona and Mesa Community College but withdrew after his first year because he felt called to serve his country following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He joined an AmeriCorps program called City Year, where he committed to two full years of national service and worked full-time running youth service-learning programs for students most at risk of dropping out before graduation. In 2009 Aaron felt called again to serve his country, this time as a member of the armed forces. He joined the United States Army Reserve, trained in Military Intelligence and Civil Affairs, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As a Civil Affairs team chief in Afghanistan, Aaron developed, managed, and completed 32 reconstruction projects across four provinces, including the construction of bridges, schools, and women’s centers. He deployed to Afghanistan again from 2016 to 2017 as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve. He commanded a small detachment of Military Intelligence Soldiers from Arizona supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel. He is a proud member of the Everytown Veteran Advisory Council.