Board and Staff
Sandy Sandberg – Executive Director
Prior to joining Honoring Our Veterans as Executive Director in 2015, Sandy has been involved with several non-profit organizations in Jackson Hole. She is on the Board of Directors of the Skating Club of Jackson Hole and involved with our local and regional Boy Scouts, even elected Den Leader of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region. Most recently she has been the Office Manager for one of our local Internal Medicine specialists, who recently retired, allowing Sandy to take over as Executive Director of H.O.V. following Sandra Budak’s retirement for medical reasons.
Richard Sugdan – Director
Rich Sugden M.D. first moved to Jackson Hole in 1947. Rich went to college at Stanford, Medical School at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and entered the Navy as a flight surgeon in 1970. He was the flight surgeon at the Naval Air Test Center and Test Pilot School at Patuxent River MD. Rich moved to Jackson in 1975, where he has practiced Family Medicine since. He started the Teton County EMS program, Jackson Hole Air Ambulance, and Teton Aviation Center which operates the general aviation business in Driggs, ID, just over the Tetons from Jackson. He has restored and flies numerous ex-military aircraft in airshows around the country. His military service, and interest in helping our wounded veterans re-enter civilian life, drew him to working with Honoring Our Veterans.
Richard Spencer – Director
Richard Spencer is the Managing Director of Fall Creek Management LLC which focuses on investments in private companies and charitable investments in various organizations supporting education and veteran activities. He most recently retired in 2007 from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. having served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. In 1976 Richard accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corps and upon completing training he served in 3rd Marine Air Wing. He was honorably discharged in 1981. His charitable activities include service on the boards of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation, Veterans Campaign/Center for Second Service and the Defense Business Board. He resides in Wilson, Wyoming.
Randy Smith – Director
Richard Spencer is the Managing Director of Fall Creek Management LLC which focuses on investments in private companies and charitable investments in various organizations supporting education and veteran activities. He most recently retired in 2007 from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. having served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. In 1976 Richard accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corps and upon completing training he served in 3rd Marine Air Wing. He was honorably discharged in 1981. His charitable activities include service on the boards of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation, Veterans Campaign/Center for Second Service and the Defense Business Board. He resides in Wilson, Wyoming.
Cathy Aronson – Director
I have been taking pictures and backpacking since I was in my teens. My digital printing business, Daydream Imagery, grew out of my desire
to make good quality prints of my photography. I now have a thriving business printing for painters and photographers. I recently began photographing art and producing prints for my painters as well as experimenting with other substrates like tin foil. I have been guiding photography tours in the Grand Tetons for a number of years. I now teach photography and printing to combat wounded veterans for Honoring Our Veterans. I love getting to work with the veterans and help them on their journey. Having spent a long career in Internet networking, I still volunteer as the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Reporter and I am on the board of Industry Network Technology Council (INTC), Inc.
Richard Sword – Director
Richard and his wife, Elizabeth, are full-time residents of Jackson. For the last 24 years, Richard has worked as a Personal Wealth Advisor. Prior to starting his own wealth advisory firm, he worked in Institutional Corporate Syndicate and International Marketing, Sales and Investor Relations at the Wm Sword & Co. Richard and Elizabeth have 3 children and 3 grandchildren.
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