
STEPHEN PECK
STEPHEN PECK
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DARRYL VINCENT
DARRYL VINCENT
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DAN WARZENSKI
DAN WARZENSKI
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JEFFREY W. COLEMAN
JEFFREY W. COLEMAN
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LANEY KAPGAN
LANEY KAPGAN
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JESSICA A. ROHAC
JESSICA A. ROHAC
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CARLA A. FORD
CARLA A. FORD
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LARRY WILLIAMS
LARRY WILLIAMS
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LORI ALLGOOD
LORI ALLGOOD
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DR. KIM COOK
DR. KIM COOK
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DONALD GRADY
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STEPHEN PECK
PRESIDENT & CEOStephen J. Peck, who served as a Marine officer in Vietnam, leads the nation’s largest non-profit provider of comprehensive services for at-risk and homeless veterans and their families. Peck, who recently celebrated his 25th anniversary with U.S.VETS, advocates at state and national levels to bring attention to potential solutions for homeless veterans.
“Our job at U.S.VETS is to engage the enemy at home—the enemy of homelessness, disillusionment and disappointment—to let these men and women know there is a path forward,” says Peck. “U.S.VETS strives to empower each veteran to take responsibility for his or her success, guiding them towards independence in the community, developing their workforce skills and supporting recovery.”
Peck graduated from Northwestern University in 1968 and entered the Marine Corps that same year. In Vietnam, he was a first lieutenant in the 1st Marine Division, serving as a forward observer outside of Danang in 1969, and received the Navy Commendation Medal.
After his service, Peck became a documentary filmmaker. A series of films on homelessness and veterans’ issues compelled him to change careers. He went on to help the Veterans Administration place homeless veterans into housing, and in 1996 joined the organization that became U.S.VETS.
Initially serving as the organization’s director of community development, Peck was also the inaugural director of U.S.VETS’ largest site in Long Beach before being appointed president and CEO in 2010. Peck earned his master’s degree in social work from USC in 1997 and later became the president of the California Association of Veteran Service Agencies (CAVSA), a consortium of seven nonprofit veteran service providers working in partnership to address the needs of California’s veterans.
He has been honored by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Northwestern University, American Legion Auxiliary and the City of Long Beach, in addition to receiving a doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa, by the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Peck and his wife Kristine Kidd, a food writer, culinary consultant and the former food editor of Bon Appetit magazine, live with their Labrador retriever Atticus in the Los Angeles community of Topanga Canyon. He has a son Ethan, an actor, and a stepdaughter Marisa, a writer.
DARRYL VINCENT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERAs chief operating officer of U.S.VETS, Darryl J. Vincent implements policy and supervises executive directors and programs across the organization’s 40 residential and service sites that help veterans find housing, jobs and support.
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Vincent has a longstanding commitment and sincere compassion for the veteran community. He believes veterans shouldn’t have to sleep on the same streets they were once asked to defend. Our job at U.S.VETS, he says, is to work ourselves out of a job.
Early in his career at U.S.VETS, Vincent led the expansion of U.S.VETS-Barber’s Point and opened U.S.VETS-Waianae, sites that offer transitional, long-term and permanent housing to homeless and at-risk veterans, helping them achieve stability and a greater level of self-determination. For his efforts, he was recognized among the Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s “10 Who Made a Difference in Hawaii” and received the “Unsung Hero” award from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans for his advocacy on behalf of Hawaii’s veterans and their families. He has also been honored by Helping Hands Hawaii for two decades in the social service field and received the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation AIM for Excellence Award.
But he doesn’t stop there. Vincent wants to ensure U.S.VETS is always offering the best care possible and seeing to the needs of our nation’s heroes. His attention to quality and measurable outcomes led U.S.VETS to achieve accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), which recognizes an organization has met the highest standards of care and is a leader in service delivery to homeless veterans.
Others are taking note, too. Vincent and the team at U.S.VETS also recently accepted the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s 2023 Community Service Award for demonstrating the values of courage, citizenship, commitment and patriotism and for going above and beyond as civilians to perform extraordinary acts of service.
Vincent has received numerous other honors, including his selection to Variety’s Annual Salute to Service Impact List. He has been featured in local and national media, such as Hawaii Magazine, Honolulu Star Advertiser, ABC, CBS and Fox News, and has provided testimony at state and federal levels of government, community coalitions and Veterans Administration leadership, advocating for the needs of America’s veterans.
In addition to his professional community involvement, Vincent is a Weinberg Fellow and proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He earned a bachelor’s degree in human services and a master’s degree in social work from the University of New England and is a certified substance abuse counselor.
Vincent is the proud father of two sons, the eldest of whom graduated from West Point in 2020 and is currently attending U.S. Army Flight School at Fort Rucker in Alabama.
DAN WARZENSKI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERDan Warzenski joined U.S.VETS in October 2015 after more than three decades in retail, bringing with him a wealth of big company experience. Twenty of those years in the for-profit world were spent in the Los Angeles-based Robinsons-May, where he held leadership roles from 1986-2006.
Among his accomplishments at Robinsons-May was the 1993 merger of Robinson’s financial systems into May Co. systems. In 2002, he also helped fold Meier & Frank stores into Robinsons-May.
A U.S. veteran, Mr. Warzenski served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969-71. After an honorable discharge, he would go on to attain an MBA from Seton Hall University in New Jersey, graduating in 1976.
Beyond work, Mr. Warzenski resides in Mt. Washington, is an avid runner and soccer fan, and enjoys spending time with his two grown children and three grandchildren
JEFFREY W. COLEMAN
VICE PRESIDENT, FISCAL EVALUATION AND COMPLIANCEJeff Coleman is the Vice President of Fiscal Evaluation and Compliance. The primary responsibility of this position is to evaluate the financial performance of the organization as it relates to its budgets, sites, programs, and grants. This position also provides oversight of organization wide regulations and procedures to ensure fiscal compliance.
Mr. Coleman is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, where he earned a B.A. degree in Economics. Mr. Coleman began working with U.S.VETS in June 1994 as Program Officer of the Corporation for National Service AmeriCorps Program. As the organization expanded, the position of Program Officer also expanded to include financial reporting and accounting. Mr. Coleman has worked in all aspects of accounting for the organization and has years of experience in financial grant management. He was then promoted into the position of Senior Financial Analyst for U.S. VETS and experienced the growth of the organization to 14 sites in 7 states. He has worked closely with each of those sites and corporate accounting in providing financial assistance and oversight.
LANEY KAPGAN
VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONSLaney Kapgan is the Vice President, Development & Communications for U.S.VETS, overseeing national and regional fundraising, communications and marketing strategy for U.S.VETS operating and capital projects, and leading a team of regional and national staff in growing philanthropic engagement and increasing brand visibility across the country.
She has focused much of her career on expanding public and private funding, visibility and partnerships for key safety-net programs supporting homeless and low-income individuals and families across Los Angeles. Prior to joining U.S.VETS, Kapgan served as Chief Development Officer for Venice Family Clinic, a UCLA Health System-affiliated community health center. In addition to significantly increasing both government and private operational funding, Kapgan led capital efforts to build and renovate two new health centers and expand signature homeless and women’s health programs. She also held fundraising and leadership positions at Chrysalis, a social enterprise and nonprofit that helps low-income and homeless individuals secure employment, as well as GLAAD, Race to Erase MS and Break the Cycle. In total, Kapgan has raised more than $250 million to provide housing, health care, employment and other vital direct services for at-risk and underserved members of our community.
Kapgan received her B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a certificate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Clinic Leadership Institute. In her spare time, she is hard at work perfecting her recipe for homemade bagels and taste testing the competition.
JESSICA A. ROHAC
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCEJessica Rohac is the Vice President of Operations & Compliance, and provides operations and grants management support to all locations nationwide.
Ms. Rohac earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology at Michigan State University and her Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She completed the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling Core Counselor Training program and served two terms representing veteran services in a governor-appointed seat on the State of Nevada Advisory Committee for Problem Gambling.
Ms. Rohac joined U.S.VETS in September 2001 as a Case Manager at the Las Vegas site. In 2011, she received national recognition as the recipient of U.S.VETS Manager of the Year Award. The following year she joined the executive team at U.S.VETS – National office.
Ms. Rohac is a Field Instructor for the University of Southern California Military Social Work Program and formerly for the University of Nevada Las Vegas Social Work and Counseling Programs. She has also served as a member of Veteran Stand Down Committees as Co-Chair and Treasurer, the National Association of Social Workers Student Member, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals, and the VA Mental Health Consumer Council.
CARLA A. FORD
GENERAL COUNSELCarla A. Ford is the General Counsel for US VETS. She is responsible for providing legal advice to officers and directors in the organization, assisting in the management of company risks, and overseeing the company’s legal matters, including contract formation, litigation, dispute resolution, and protection of the company’s property rights.
Ms. Ford served for 16 years as an Assistant United States (“AUSA”) in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office (“USAO”) in Los Angeles, where she represented the government in a varied civil litigation practice. In 2010, Ms. Ford left the USAO to join Walmart Stores, Inc. as a senior member of their field-based Environmental Compliance & Ethics Team, which helped the Fortune One’s 300+ California facilities stay in compliance with State and Federal environmental laws. During her legal career in Atlanta, she served as an AUSA and, later, she was appointed chief executive officer of Georgia’s Commission on Equal Opportunity, the agency that investigated claims of discrimination in housing and in state employment. Ms. Ford has also been in private practice at law firms in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Pasadena.
Involved in her community, Ms. Ford serves on the board of Being Alive!, a nonprofit organization that helps those affected by HIV/AIDS and she is a life member of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Ms. Ford is a graduate of Boston University, where she earned a B.A. in English, cum laude, and Georgetown University Law Center. She and her husband have one adult son and reside in Mid-City L.A.
LARRY WILLIAMS
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMSLarry D. Williams is the Vice President of Programs. Mr. Williams completed a four year enlistment in the United States Army; he was discharged honorably in 1989.
Mr. Williams graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2009 with a Bachelors Degree in Human Services and obtained his Masters of Business Administration in 2011. Mr. Williams has been serving veterans for 10 years, and has received several awards for his service to the homeless population – including two senatorial commendations, and 2 congressional recognitions and a Congressional Record from the House of Representatives, signed by Congressman Jon C. Porter. Mr. Williams has a long history of receiving accolades from veteran clients for his remarkable contribution in assisting them with acquiring food, housing, clothing, and employment services.
His proudest accomplishments are his marriage, four children and four grandchildren. Mr. Williams considers them his greatest sense of motivation and his greatest sense of support.
LORI ALLGOOD
VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTLori Allgood joined U.S.VETS in April 2017, as Vice President and Director of Housing Development after working extensively in real estate development and nonprofit operations.
As VP of Housing Development, she oversees U.S.VETS portfolio of properties and manages affordable housing development, including property acquisition and development, financial structuring and acquisition, compliance and partnerships.
Ms. Allgood’s past accomplishments include implementation and direction of a $350 million dollar product philanthropy program, as well as over 20 years of real estate development.
DR. KIM COOK
VICE PRESIDENT, CLINICAL SERVICES FOR U.S.VETSDr. Kim Cook is Vice President, Clinical Services for U.S.VETS.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, and completed the Masters and Psy.D. Clinical Psychology programs at Argosy University Hawaii in 2006 and 2008, respectively. After working many years in the non-profit sector with children with autism, adults with severe mental illnesses, and in the field of Chemical Dependency, Dr. Cook joined U.S.VETS in 2009 as Clinical Director. She transitioned in to the role of Executive Director in 2012.
Dr. Cook was born and raised on the island of Oahu and is involved in a number of community groups, including the West Oahu Professional Network (WOPN).
DONALD GRADY
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDonald J. Grady, Sr. was born in Los Angeles and moved back to Memphis, his parent’s hometown, when he was 5 years old. His mother and father were high school sweethearts, and in the early 60’s his father joined the U.S. Army, serving in the Special Forces as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War. His father’s military service made a lasting impression on Grady, influencing him to also serve his country as his father and multiple uncles had. Grady’s military journey started in high school, where he completed three years of Army Junior ROTC, rising to the highest cadet level of battalion commander.
He studied civil engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and joined its Air Force ROTC program. Grady then joined the Air Force Reserves before going on active duty as a civil engineer at Beale Air Force Base (Strategic Air Command) in the Civil Engineering Squadron located in Marysville, Calif. In addition to being a member of the Base Honor Guard, he served on the Base Engineering Emergency Force (PRIME BEEF) prior to the start of Desert Storm.
Grady has over 30 years of human resources management and leadership experience gained at a variety of Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations and higher education institutions. As vice president of human resources and information technology, he provides guidance and direction on compliance, policy development, employment law, recruitment and retention, employee relations, compensation and benefits administration. He also oversees diversity, equity and inclusion and manages the information technology services contract.
Grady has served on a number of community organizations and board of directors, including the Sacramento Urban League, United Way of Fresno County, Society of Human Resources Management, Sacramento Area Human Resources Association and 100 Black Men of Sacramento. He is a life member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
A strong advocate for higher education, Grady has been an adjunct faculty member at Chapman University, Brandman University, University of Phoenix and the California Institute of Technology. He earned bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering and industrial management, a Master of Science degree in human resources management and is a doctoral candidate in organizational leadership at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Global.
Grady enjoys traveling, playing golf, attending concerts and sporting events, and entertaining family and friends. He has two adult sons, Donald II, who is a sports agent for the Phoenix Suns, and Justin, who is an animation designer for Google.