Karen began her career with Operation Homefront in 2008 serving as Director of Operations for Texas. She later moved to the national headquarters in San Antonio leading field office transitions and programs, volunteer management, and staff training which evolved into her current role as Chief Human Resources Diversity Officer. Karen has over 30 years in … Continued

Jill Eskin-Smith joined Operation Homefront in 2016 and oversees the acquisition and stewardship of corporate and foundation partnerships across the country. Jill has 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and account management with nationally recognized news media organizations. Prior to joining Operation Homefront, she spent 18 years at USA TODAY where as Director of … Continued

Gracie Broll joined Operation Homefront in 2008 as a contractor to launch and manage the organization’s first transitional housing village in San Antonio. It was through this formative work that she recognized the urgent need for safe, stable housing for wounded servicemembers and their families—igniting a lifelong commitment to supporting the military community. Over the … Continued

Robert D. Thomas joined the Operation Homefront executive team in August 2015 following a nearly 31- year career of distinguished service in the Air Force. In his final command assignment, he led the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, where he was responsible for directing the education and training programs that … Continued