Our Rockstar Board
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Rich Alvarez, MPA- Founder & CEO and Chairman of the Board
Rich is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, where he received his BA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. He moved to Clearwater, Florida in 2016 and received his MPA from the University of South Florida. He is a retired and disabled police officer and has repurposed his life, after a dark period in his life following his retirement, to serving others again in the nonprofit world. He has run a nonprofit website called Comprehensive Reentry, served as an Account Executive with Abe Brown Ministries Ready4Work reentry program, and as the Director of Workforce Development for the Pinellas Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition, as well as the Director of STARS and St. Pete Works. His passion for helping other first responders from experiencing the same suffering he endured spurred him to start this organization in 2019. He thanks God and his Christian faith for being the driving force in his mission to serve others.
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Janice Alvarez, MBA- Trustee
Janice is Rich's wife, and they moved to Clearwater together in 2016. She received her BA in Business Adminstration from the University of Phoenix and MBA from Capella University. She understands what its like to live with someone with service-induced PTSD and has a passion for helping others. Janice and Rich were both baptized in the CM&A church and have a strong Christian faith.
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Christa Remington, PhD- Trustee
Christa L. Remington is an assistant professor of public administration at the University of South Florida where she teaches emergency management and nonprofit leadership. She holds a master’s degree in public administration and a Ph.D. in public affairs from Florida International University in Miami, FL. Her research focuses on cultural competence, post-disaster response and recovery, and policies impacting first responders. Dr. Remington is also a nonprofit consultant and the Emergency Management Research Coordinator at the Center for Leadership Research and Action.
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Greg Serio- Trustee
Greg Serio is an experienced businessman and entrepreneur, who serves as a supply chain consultant. He also has extensive volunteer and paid experience with several local nonprofits in the workforce development sphere. He will bring fresh thoughts and ideas from his entrepreneurial mindset and help take this organization in new and exciting directions. Greg has also volunteered with Peacekeeper Initiative at our events and during our Hurricane Ian Relief mission. In his spare time, he loves spending time with his family and going to the beach.