Leadership and Staff

🌟 Join Our Board of Directors

Help Heal Veterans is seeking passionate, mission-driven leaders to join our volunteer Board of Directors. As we continue to expand our impact, we are looking for individuals with diverse professional backgrounds who are committed to helping veterans heal through creativity.

We’re currently recruiting two or three new board members.

👉 Learn more about the opportunity and apply here.

🌟 We Are Hiring a CEO

Help Heal Veterans is searching for a transformational CEO to lead our next chapter of growth, innovation, and national impact. Heal Vets’ provides free therapeutic creative kits and activities to veterans and active duty military managing PTSD, TBI, physical injuries, chronic pain, and the challenges of reintegration.

We’re looking for a strategic, mission‑driven executive who can scale an organization, grow revenue, strengthen operations, and expand our reach to veterans across the country.

If you or someone you know is an experienced leader with a passion for serving veterans, we’d love to connect.

👉 Learn more about the opportunity here.

Contributors. Leaders. Supporters.

The Board of Directors at Help Heal Veterans (Heal Vets) is the governing body for all Heal Vets activities. This volunteer Board helps make sure that the Heal Vets mission is fulfilled, sets the direction for business, oversees fundraising and finances, evaluates policies and procedures and makes sure decisions are sound. Heal Vets is fortunate to have individuals on its Board who come with a wealth of skills, talents and experience, each providing their own special contributions to the Board and to Heal Vets.

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Board of Directors

Jim Scatena

Chairman, An Independent Voting Member

Jim Scatena, known for his business development skills, is now retired from an impressive 35-year career in the arts and crafts industry, as president and CEO of FloraCraft Corp. Scatena has been a member of the Association for Creative Industries (AFCI) since 1984. He has a passion for the creative industry. He has proven to play a critical role during the merger of the Hobby Industry of America (HIA) and the Association of Crafts and Creative Industries (ACCI)- now known as AFCI. Scatena is well networked and a power player in the industry.

Dr. Keith Stuessi

Immediate Past Chairman, An Independent Voting Member

Keith Stuessi, a career naval physician, is an expert in traumatic brain injury and currently works with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.

Mr. Clint Pearman

Secretary, An Independent Voting Member

Clinton D. Pearman is a Provisional Certified Brain Injury Specialist and the Regional Education Coordinator for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. He provides regional education and training for the Department of Defense and VA medical and health support personnel, military leadership, service members, veterans, family members and the community on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for traumatic brain injuries.

Ani Matson

Treasurer, An Independent Voting Member

Ani Matson is the Founder and President of Digital Marketing Strategies (DMS), and a co-founder of CMO Syndicate. Both organizations help clients make core transformations in marketing strategy and operations to power growth through digital advantage.