Jesse Levin is an international disaster response and emergency economic stability specialist with over twelve years of operational experience. In the private sector he has Co-Founded and launched numerous startups at the intersection of the entrepreneurial, first response and military veteran communities through his initiative, Tactivate.

Sefra is a professional agro ecological and ethnobotanical educator who has conducted food security and seed sovereignty work in disaster zones around the world. She holds a Masters in Agricultural Education from Cornell, is a member of the Explorers Club and is a Co-Host on SpartanUp The PodCast.

Ryan Nye is a West Point graduate and former active duty Special Forces Officer currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Political Science at Duke University. In his spare time he serves as a Special Forces Team Leader in the National Guard, works in support of The Readiness Collective and keeps tabs on his 200 pound Kurdish dog Subi, a gift from a Kurdish police officer. 

Danielle Roberts spent 9 years as a trauma nurse before adventuring with her three children to the West Indies where she embarked on her journey to study and practice medicine around the world. From responding to disasters to fighting on the front lines of Covid-19, Doc. D is a local Emergency Physician that moonlights as an all male duck egg farm enthusiast.

Mykel Hawke is a Retired Special Forces Officer & Combat Vet of 9 wars, who is best known for TV Shows in Survival & Special Ops such as "Man Woman Wild" & "One Man Army", both of which he created and produced. Hawke was rated in 7 languages in the Army. Myke has a Master's degree, 2 Blackbelts, and he has converted his other Special Forces Skills in Medicine, Communications, Intelligence & Leadership into Civilian Licenses as a Paramedic, FCC Radio Operator and Deputy Sheriff

Steve Birnbaum has more than 20 years of technical, operational, consulting and executive management experience in the global telecommunications industry while working throughout North America, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2013, he was honored as a White House Champion of Change for his work as a member of the FEMA Innovation Team during the Hurricane Sandy response. 

Steve was appointed to the FEMA National Advisory Council (NAC) in October, 2019, serving in the role of Communications SME.