Personnel Bios:
Richard Steele
Project Managerrsteele@dvidshub.net
678-421-6628
Rich Steele is the DVIDS Project Manager for Encompass Digital Media, Inc. Originally from Gallipolis, OH, Rich is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army where he spent 12 years serving as a public affairs officer in a variety of assignments to include: Commander, 27th Public Affairs Detachment, Fort Drum, NY; U.S. National Support Element PAO, Taszar, Hungary; 10th Mountain Division PAO, Fort Drum, NY; Deputy PAO and Strategic Communications Planner, Third Army/ARCENT/CFLCC, Fort McPherson, GA/Kuwait/Afghanistan/Iraq; Chief of Public Affairs, Joint Task Force - Katrina, U.S. Gulf Coast; and the Chief of Public Affairs, First Army, Fort Gillem, GA. His education includes a B.S. degree in Comprehensive Public Relations and a Master of Mass Communications and Journalism (Public Relations emphasis) degree from Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism, Huntington, WV. He has earned his Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) and Military Communications (APR+M) from the Pubic Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the Universal Accreditation Board (UAB).
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
Jared AlexanderMarines Media Relations Specialist
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
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