Meet Our Team of Advisors

“It takes a village…”

In that village there are tears, but there is also joy. There is frustration, but there is also support. There are set backs, but there is also triumph. There is hurting, but there is also healing. We are blessed to be part of that village; our own little community from all different backgrounds coming together to help others overcome this difficult time in their lives.

Operation Dez Strong is a child service organization dedicated to improving the lives of our ODS kids through financial assistance for the prostheses they need to recover physically, and through support and guidance that they and their families need to recover emotionally. Once an ODS kid, always an ODS kid; you’re part of our family, our village, now.

  • Matthew Habecker

    MS, CPO

  • Dr. P. Babu Sagireddy

    MD, FASN

  • Todd J. Smalenberg

    Retired Marine Corps, Force Reconnaissance, Master Sergeant, and LBK amputee

  • Judy Davis

    Motivational Speaker, Caregiver Support Specialist, Military Spouse to a RAK amputee

  • Alexis Hernandez

    Burn Victim and Partial Hand Amputee

  • Christine Ruiz

    Teacher, Mother

  • Nancy Vienna

    US Navy Gold Star Mom of "Doc" Bobby Gnem

  • Monika Zappata

    Mother of a Special Needs Child

  • Lucia Wilson

    RN

    Aunt of Jonathin

  • Ja'net Vallotton

    Retired Combat Veteran

    (Operation Iraqi Freedom/OIF)

  • Dr. Rommel Bal

    DDS

  • Mudit Singh

    Small Business Owner

  • Drisa Del Barba

  • Heidi Younger

    ODS Ambassador and Mother of Chris

  • Julia Ruiz

    Advisor