Our People



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Executive Director:

William Vaughan
Founder and Executive Director

Bill is the founder of Operation Backpack4kids and Executive Director.  He is a B747 First Officer and currently resides in North Carolina.

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Board of Trustees:

Stacey Bie
Chair

Stacey is a B757/76 Captain and currently resides in Ohio.

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Michael Milaszewicz
Vice Chair

Michael is a B757/76 Captain currently residing in California.

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Liesl Carter
Secretary

Liesl is a B747 First Officer currently residing in Alaska.

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Monika Zajac
Treasurer

Monika is a B757/76 Captain currently residing in Colorado.

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Erik Copeland
Director of Cummunications / Public Relations

Erik is Director of Communications / Public relations and oversees IT for BP4K.  He is a B757/76 Captain currently residing in the NorthEast. 

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Erick Gerdes
Advisor to the Board of Trustees

Erick is a former Navy pilot and current MD-11 Captain who resides with his family in Kentucky.

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Our Directors:

Cassandra Zelesnikar
Director of Procurement

Cassandra is a B747 First Officer and currently resides in Ohio.

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Thomas Livesey
Director of Volunteers

Thomas is a B767 Captain and our Director of Volunteers.

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Kelly Flinn
Director of Marketing

Kelly is a B747 Captain.

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Jeff Fondy
Director of Logistics

Jeff is an MD-11 Captain currently residing in Kentucky.

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Korey Sand
Director of Grants

Korey is a B767 International First Officer.

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John Christy
Director of European Operations

John is a FedEx B757 Captain currently residing in Germany.

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