Personnel Bios:
Gary Bonaccorso
Media Relations Directorgbonaccorso@dvidshub.net
678-421-6629
A 24-year-career Navy veteran, Gary has served in both active and reserve public affairs positions. During Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was assigned to the United States Central Command where he served as the visual information supervisor. During Operation Iraqi Freedom he was deployed forward to the CENTCOM media center in Qatar. Selected as the personal photographer to General Tommy R. Franks, he traveled extensively throughout the region. A New England native, he also spent ten years as the photo editor for a Maine daily newspaper, which was routinely cited as a New England newspaper of the year. His education includes a B.A. Degree and A.S. Degree, both in Media Communications. Gary joined the DVIDS team in April 2006.
Military Leadership
Maj. Scott M. BettsDirector of Operations
Staff Sgt. Jeremy VoughtDVIDS NCOIC / Senior Marine Liaison
Staff Sgt. Lynn KinneyDVIDS Training Chief / Marine Corps Liaison
Civilian Personnel
Richard SteeleProject Manager
Gary BonaccorsoMedia Relations Director
Nan ClarkeMedia Relations Manager
Jennifer DoneganMedia Relations Manager
Steven EdwardsOffice Manager
Zehra Mehdi-BarlasMedia Relations Manager
Khelyn MicklesMedia Relations Manager
Ron WhitehurstInformation Technology Manager
Jessica BlantonSports Media Relations Specialist
Rashawn BoykinWeb Developer
Katherine CarmichaelMedia Relations Specialist
Brendan ClaroniWeb Developer
Andy CoanDatabase Administrator
Carlos CruzMedia Relations Specialist
Lena DirbashiInternational Media Relations Specialist
Renee Francis-TurnerMedia Relations Specialist
Chris KazakosMedia Relations Specialist
Jonathan KielSenior Print Editor
Tiffany McCallMedia Relations Specialist
Amanda PachecoMedia Relations Specialist
Seth PajakSenior Video Editor
Ben RobertsSenior Web Developer
Travis SaulsDVIDS On Demand Video Editor
Shone SeymoreMedia Analyst
Laura StuartAssignment Editor
Jason ThompsonPrint Editor
Josh VierelaMilitary Media Relations Specialist
Brittani WhiteEntertainment Media Relations Specialist
Jared WilliamsMedia Relations Specialist
Timothy WilsonIT Specialist
Keon YoungMarines Media Relations Specialist