FOUNDATION COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/BOARD
Erik Torres
President
Erik is the founder of Memorial 3 Gun and currently serves in the Special Operations Community. He ensures every section runs efficiently and that the foundation stays true to the mission. He began the foundation to ensure no brother is ever forgotten and to help the Gold Star families understand they are never alone.
Email: Erik@Memorial3Gun.com
Jordan Comstock Chief Operations Officer
Jordan is an Army Infantry veteran that has been with the foundation since 2019. He has worked in several committees including Logistics, Honorees and most recently as the Marketing Director. Jordan runs the day to day operations of the foundation and supports each committee to ensure proper mission execution. He also ensures that the Foundation maintains the professional excellence that our honorees deserve.
Email: Jordan@Memorial3Gun.com
Dave DiSalvo
Chief Financial Officer
Dave is our Chief Financial Officer and has oversight for all financial reporting, cash management, legal and corporate matters for the Foundation. He is the Business Manager for a high-net worth private family office in Greenwich CT and brings vast knowledge in all areas of Finance, Business and Business Management.
Email: Accounting@Memorial3Gun.com
HONOREE COMMITTEE
Tara Thomas-Perkins
Director of Honorees
Tara directly assists all of our Gold Star families with anything they may need throughout the year. She ensures that their loved ones are truly honored in a way that each fallen hero would be proud of. Her passion is driven from her direct experience of losing her husband while he was deployed overseas.
Email: Honorees@Memorial3Gun.com
Erica Klenk
Assistant Director of Honorees
Erica is a veteran of the Army with a career in Special Operations. Her sense of duty that was constructed throughout her military service, continued to grow as she transitioned to civilian life. She volunteers with the foundation because no fallen service member should ever be forgotten. Erica supports our Gold Star families by ensuring they have a memorable experience as the foundation honors their loved ones.
Pat Ritzel
Committee Staff
Pat is a medically-retired Special Operations Flight Paramedic of 14 years and is an avid shooting sports competitor, including archery and 3 gun. His knowledge of shooting competitions and care for people brings a lot to the table for our Gold Star families. He coordinates/acquires gear for these families and assists them with training to help them shoot their loved one's stage at the event. His desire to give back anyway he can is embodied by his actions on and off the range, throughout the year, at our match as well as being a foundation ambassador at other 3 Gun matches throughout the country.
SPONSORS COMMITTEE
Gretchen Swartout Director of Sponsors
"I am an interior designer who fell in love with the foundation while volunteering back in 2021. I currently am the Director of Sponsors and am so proud to be in the role. I love supporting our ever growing shooting community!
I am a mom to a 23 year old Army National Guardsman who is currently deployed and a 12 year old daughter. Chad and I are hyper focused on delivering the best experience for our sponsors and shooters."
Email: Sponsors@Memorial3Gun.com
Chad Swartout
Assistant Director of Sponsors
Chad is an avid 3-gun competitor and competes in many matches across the country. He has led our Ambassador program as well as our social media. Chad has been an invaluable asset to the foundation in helping spread our mission and helping bring on sponsors to make sure we have a world class competition.
Email: Sponsors@Memorial3Gun.com
Bryce Laemmlen
Vendor/ Side Stage Coordinator
Bryce is the co-founder of Memorial 3 Gun. His dedication to ensuring the vendors and side stage hosts are organized and well taken care of, is the heart behind giving back to those who support the foundation.
Email: Bryce@Memorial3Gun.com
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Dawn Lolli
Director of Public Relations
Dawn has assumed the role of Director of Public Relations. She has worked in the foundation from the start in the Accounting committee. Dawn comes with 43 years experience working in the financial industry and a strong personal commitment to ensuring the gold star families know they and their loved one will never be forgotten.
Email: Support@Memorial3Gun.com
Misty Joffrion
Volunteer
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, Misty has worked in Army medicine for over 25 years. She was introduced to 3 gun competitions around four years ago and has recently entered into long range competitions. She first volunteered for the Memorial 3 Gun Competition three years ago and became a foundation ambassador. She hopes to serve and help for many more years to come. Misty has been invaluable at our admin desk during the match to ensure registration runs smoothly.
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Austin Trockenbrot
Director of Operations
Austin acts as a liaison between the Memorial 3 Gun Foundation and other events that raise money for the foundation. He actively works to seek additional streams of revenue in order to raise as much as possible for our Gold star families. He has also served the foundation as a Range Officer at our annual event.
Email: Operations@Memorial3Gun.com
Jenn Card
Assistant Director of Operations
Jenn has been an avid 3-gun shooter for many years and is a Memorial 3 Gun Ambassador. She has years of experience in event coordination and is a valuable asset in making sure the annual match runs smoothly.
Email: Operations@Memorial3Gun.com
Eric Eckhardt
Volunteer
Eric is our Foundation’s range master for our annual Memorial3Gun Competition. He has been competing in and putting on competitions for over a decade. His experience brings the type of caliber match that competitors expect when traveling from across the nation.
MARKETING COMMITTEE
Michael Berger
Social Media
Michael has been an ambassador for the foundation for several years. He handles the majority of all social media posts to help further the reach and influence of the foundation's mission.
Email: SocialMedia@Memorial3Gun.com
Jeffrey Abraham
Ambassador Program
Jeff is an active shooting competitor and has represented the foundation as an ambassador for many years. His attention to detail and drive for excellence has made him a perfect fit to run our ambassador program. He helps support our ambassadors at events, on social media, and helps to further the mission of the foundation.
Email: Ambassadors@Memorial3Gun.com
LOGISTICS COMMITTEE
Seth Amidon
Director of Logistics
Seth started out as a volunteer at our 4th annual event and wasted no time diving in to help the foundation wherever he could. Seth now handles the logistical needs for our annual event, coordinating event setup and making sure each committee has what it needs for a successful match.
Email: Logistics@Memorial3Gun.com
Chris Fries
Assistant Director of Logistics
Chris ensures that whatever logistical assets the foundation needs they receive. His extensive knowledge and contacts in the logistical field bring a lot to the foundation. Chris currently works in the Special Operations Community.
Email: Logistics@Memorial3Gun.com
ACCOUNTING COMMITTEE
Dave DiSalvo
Director | Chief Financial Officer
Dave is our Chief Financial Officer and has oversight for all financial reporting, cash management, legal and corporate matters for the Foundation. He is the Business Manager for a high-net worth private family office in Greenwich CT and brings vast knowledge in all areas of Finance, Business and Business Management.
Email: Accounting@Memorial3Gun.com