About Us

We the Veterans and Military Families is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created by veterans and military family members.

Our Mission
Empower the veteran and military family community to strengthen America

Our Vision
A more perfect Union

Our Team

To best serve and represent our dual community, We the Veterans Foundation’s bylaws require that at least one of the Executive Director and the Executive Chairman is a veteran and at least one is a military family member.

Ellen Gustafson
Navy Spouse
Co-Founder and Executive Director

Ben Keiser
Marine Corps Veteran
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

We The Veterans- Jeremy Butler

Jeremy Butler
Navy Reservist
Board Member and Chairman, Vet the Vote

Jermaine Clark
Army Veteran
Director of Marketing

Joe Plenzler
Marine Corps Veteran
Board Member

Julie Hendricks
Navy Veteran
Director of Operations

Ingrid Sundlee
Army Daughter
Chief of Staff

Lorén Westerfield
Army Veteran
Deputy Director of Vet the Vote & Patriotic Participation

Madison Hale
Army Spouse
Associate Director of Marketing & Operations

Anil Nathan
Air Force Veteran
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Board

Mary Bennett Doty
Army Spouse
Associate Director of Programs

Glenn Schatz
Navy Veteran
Co-Founder and Board Member

James Patrick
Army Veteran
Board Member

Noah Kanter
Army Veteran
Board Member

Maggie DeLany
Navy Veteran
Co-Founder and Board Member

We the Veterans Society for American Democracy is a 501(c)(19) veterans organization.

We the Veterans Foundation is recognized by the IRS as tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Support our work.

We the Veterans and Military Families believes that the veteran and military family community is uniquely positioned to lead in strengthening our nation, and we are building programs to empower them to do that in new and meaningful ways.

Your donation helps us build patriotic engagement programs, including our flagship program Vet the Vote, which is recruiting members of the veteran and military family community to serve as poll workers in the 2024 elections and beyond. We also convene organizations and leaders to work together on key issues affecting our community.