Our Team

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
Jillian Rowe, LCSW, BCD
Director of Clinical and Case Management
Keith Dow, BA, MSW-C,
Immediate Needs Support, Writer
Matthew Flynn, Esq.,
Director of Government & Legal Affairs
Dr. 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 Board

Dr. Shane Kronstedt, MD, Former Navy SEAL
Dr. Kate Pate, Ph.D
Neurophysiologist
Dr. Chris Frueh, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. 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 Board

Kyle Simoni
Founder,
United States Army
Brandi Benson
United States Army
Sarcoma Survivor
CMC Billy Clark (ret.), Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Colon Cancer Survivor
Matt Houston
United States Army,
Multiple Myeloma Survivor
SGM Tyr Symank
USSOCOM,
United States Army
Black Rifle Coffee Co.
CPT Scott Davidson, ret.
CEO of GCO
United States Army
Catalina Lauf,
Co-Founder of Begin Health
Mrs. Jacole Hall,
Surviving Spouse of Dominic Hall, Founder of Vaspire316