The HunterSeven Foundation team is a uniquely, diverse group of like-minded individuals with varied backgrounds, expertise and experiences volunteering to further the mission. We are clinicians, care providers, and advocates seeking to improve the health of post 9/11 veterans through outreach, medical research, and evidence-based education.
What Sets Us Apart?
- Extensive Military Service background amongst the team including senior enlisted members, high-ranking officers, those within special forces, flight medicine, military intelligence, civil affairs and legal services.
- Advanced degrees in Medicine and Healthcare; PhD, MD, MSN., DNP and APRN.
- Various practice settings ranging from trauma to oncology, public health and clinical research.
- Medical team with licensure to practice clinical medicine.
- Capstone Publications featured in: Intl. J of Environ. Res. and Public Health
- Subsequent Qualitative publications featured in: Psych. and Clinical Neuroscience
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) current certifications:
- Biomedical Research I & II
- Health Privacy (HIPAA)
- Conflicts of Interest (COI)
- GCP for Clinical Investigations of Drugs and Biologics (ICH)
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chair
- Research Study Design
- Bioethics Studies I
Leadership Team
Chelsey Simoni, RN, MSN, Co-Founder, Executive Director Jack Ratliff, MSN, APRN, Director of Education Keith Dow, BA, MSW-C,
Director of Outreach and Care CoordinationMatthew Flynn, Esq.,
Director of Government & Legal AffairsDr. Gabrielle Lyon, D.O., FM-BC. Founder of Muscle Centric-Medicine™ Dr. Sheri Boucher, DNP-RN, LtCol. (r). Clinical Researcher Brandon Nergararian,
Director of Health, Fitness, and Wellness
Medical Advisory and Research Team
Shane Kronstedt, BS, SO-ATP, Med. Student, Rutgers Med. School
Former Navy SEALDr. Kate Pate, Ph.D
NeurophysiologistDr. Chris Frueh, Ph.D
Clinical PsychologistDr. Pollie Bith-Melander, Ph.D, Medical Anthropologist Dr. Jimmy Efird, Chief Statistician, BVAHCS, Professor of Medicine Dr. Alec Weir, MD
Emergency & Functional Med. MD
Military Advisory and Advocacy Team
Brandi Benson
United States Army
Sarcoma SurvivorCMC Billy Clark (ret.), Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Colon Cancer Survivor Matt Houston
United States Army,
Multiple Myeloma FighterKyle Simoni
Founder,
United States ArmySGM Tyr Symank
USSOCOM,
United States Army
Black Rifle Coffee Co.CPT Scott Davidson, ret.
CEO of GCO
United States Army
