Today we have a husband and wife combo. To start we have Bruce Thompson, who is an advocate and supporter of all things military, veterans, and military spouses. He is a retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant with a proven track record of working with diverse teams to accomplish projects and establish programs. Bruce is currently working with Veterans ASCEND on a special project, and he also worked as the Vice President of Operations for Vets2Industry, Co-Chair of the Northeast Florida Community Veterans Engagement Board, mentor on Veterati with over 900 hours, and a member of the Board for Veterans Village (homeless Veterans tiny home project), and multiple other groups and associations.

His wife, Nila Thompson is a Marine Corps spouse and current Chief of staff for Veterans Ascend and she served as a Family Readiness Officer for two commands in the Marine corps and also served as the VFW Unmet Needs Coordinator, and has been taking care of veterans for over 15 years.