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Eagle Oak Retreat Foundation
our Mission
To provide combat veterans and first responders with the skills necessary to overcome traumatic stress experienced as a result of their service to our country.
our Purpose
To leverage the proven science of Posttraumatic Growth through transformative programs, equine assisted learning, community development and advocacy efforts.
our Vision
To create a wellness retreat, providing our heroes with programs that focus on posttraumatic growth, nurturing ways to identify coping mechanisms to struggle well and a place to foster community support to help them find a new purpose and thrive in life after service.
The Eagle Oak Story
THE EAGLE OAK RETREAT TEAM
our Leadership
LILLIAN WATANABE
President and Chairman of the Board
RANDALL BLAKESLEE
Executive Director
JESSICA JESSOP
Chief of Staff
our Board of Directors
JASON ALAN SMITH
Owner & CEO of FireHouse Gastro Park
LOGAN BRADY
Vice President for Community National Bank & Trust
DEREK ZAHLER
Senior Business Development Analyst
Westmoreland Mining LLC
GENA DOWELL
Dowell Realty
DEBBIE MARTIN
President and CEO of Asset Insurance Agency, Inc.
our PATHH team
JACK GAFFORD
PATHH Program Director
STEVEN BRUSH
PATHH Program Manager
NIKKI SHAW
PATHH Guide
NICK MAKRIS
PATHH Guide
our Eagle Oak team
DENNISE WATANABE
Development Officer
MICHELLE BRUSH
Community & Outreach Coordinator
RON MAH
Site Planner and Landscape Designer
STEFANI HARVEY
Equine Guru
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