Visionaries in Service

Associate
McKinsey & Company

Carlton R. Shelley II is a consultant at McKinsey & Company and was formerly a Vice President at Bank of America. Before entering the private sector, Carlton served five years in the U.S. Army as an Armored Scout at Fort Hood, where he spent most of his time with the 9th Cavalry Regiment, a historically all-black unit known as the Buffalo Soldiers. As a Cavalry officer, he was responsible for identifying enemy activity and providing recommendations to larger units operating behind him. Carlton was recruited to play football at the United States Military Academy, where he was a two-year letterman, and his first assignment after graduation was coaching football at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School. He holds a B.S. in sociology from the United States Military Academy, with a minor in mechanical engineering, and an MBA from the Wharton School.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Salute to Service Q&A
• Stories of Hope
• Anniversary in the Schools webinar
• In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Related Service

VP, Capital Markets
Hilton Grand Vacations
Visionary Network Co-Founder

On September 11, 2001, John was an 18-year-old freshman at Fordham University. That day and in the days that followed, John volunteered at Ground Zero, aiding in the rescue and recovery operation. He subsequently joined the Army, becoming a Green Beret with combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other locations. A Purple Heart recipient, John medically retired from the military after over a decade of active service. He then worked his way to Wall Street, where he joined a top US investment bank. John currently works for Hilton Grand Vacations as the Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, and is an executive sponsor of the company’s military Team Member Resource Group. John earned his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was active in their Nonprofit Board Leadership Program. A former State Department intern and joint fellow with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S Special Operations Command. John co-founded the non-profit, Special Operations Foundation (SOF.org), focused on serving the extended missions where government resources are limited. He has also served on the fundraising committee for St. Jude Children’s Hospital -Taste of Wall Street, and he is a Founding Member of Special Forces Association - Chapter 58.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Visionary Network Co-Founder
• In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Related Service

Assistant United States District Attorney
Southern District of New York

Following graduation from United States Military Academy at West Point, Ashley branched Army Intelligence and served the majority of her five active-duty years in the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (4-2 SBCT). During that time, she deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where she worked both as a Female Engagement Team Leader and a Brigade Assistant Intelligence Officer, supporting infantry units in a very hostile and kinetic region of southern Afghanistan. Ashley continued her service with Teach for America as a mathematics and computer science teacher in San Jose, CA, and later went on to receive her Doctor of Law from Georgetown University. She is a Pat Tillman Foundation Scholar, an honor that led her to become involved with our Visionary Network and ultimately its Leadership Council. Currently, she is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.  

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Security on Summit 2021
• Salute to Service Q&A

Associate Account Executive
Johnson & Johnson

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Shane Oravsky attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation and following Ranger school, he deployed to eastern Afghanistan as an infantry platoon leader. Shane developed strategic partnerships with tribal elders, denied Al-Qaeda safe havens along the Pakistani border, and learned through successes and failures. Shane became a Special Forces detachment commander and returned to Afghanistan. In 2015, Shane joined the FBI as a Special Agent and led counterterrorism and violent crime investigations in New York City. He is now an Associate Account Executive at Johnson & Johnson. 

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Salute to Service Q&A

Managing Director
Drexel Hamilton

On September 11, 2001, Joe Quinn was in his final year at the United States Military Academy at West Point when his older brother, Jimmy, an employee at Cantor Fitzgerald, was killed in the attacks. After graduating, Quinn spent six years in the U.S. Army and deployed twice to Iraq. He later returned to West Point as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences and an associate at the Combating Terrorism Center. 

Quinn currently serves as Managing Director of Cash Management at Drexel Hamilton. He previously held leadership roles with Team Red, White & Blue and the Headstrong Project, two nonprofits serving veterans, and deployed to Afghanistan as a civilian counterinsurgency advisor. Quinn holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Salute to Service Q&A
• Annual Mets Game Tradition

Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
Dealer Services Network

Amanda Szabolcs is Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Dealer Services Network. After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, Amanda spent 10 years in the U.S. Air Force working in defense contracting and logistics. She has experience across corporate development, investment banking, government contracting, and program management, and previously served as Manager of Corporate Development at Atlantic Southern. Amanda also holds an MBA from Auburn University’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Salute to Service Q&A
• Salute to Service Video

Vice President, Member & Teammate Experience Strategy
SoFi

Brian Kitching is Vice President of Member & Teammate Experience Strategy at SoFi. He previously spent more than two decades in the U.S. Army, including assignments with the 75th Ranger Regiment and the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions. During his military career, Kitching completed more than 50 months of combat deployments and held key roles in Special Operations and Infantry units. He also served as a Special Assistant to the 40th Chief of Staff of the Army. 

Kitching was selected as a 2021–2022 White House Fellow, serving with the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, he earned degrees from Alabama A&M University, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He was also a General Wayne Downing Scholar at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Salute to Service Q&A

CEO
Energy Economic Development Corporation

James Hendon is CEO of the Energy Economic Development Corporation, an organization that helps communities and small businesses take advantage of energy-related advancements. Previously, he served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services and as Director of the NYU Veterans Future Lab, a small business incubator for U.S. military veterans and military spouses. 

Hendon spent seven years on active duty in the U.S. Army, including deployments to Iraq as a Mortar Platoon Leader and Battalion Public Affairs Officer and to Afghanistan as a Senior Advisor to the Afghan Border Police. He also served as an Admissions Officer for West Point and continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve. Hendon is a graduate of West Point, Harvard Kennedy School, and Columbia Business School. He has also served on the New York City Veterans Advisory Board and as a mentor with the Eagle Academy for Young Men in the Bronx.

Squadron Commander
U.S. Air Force Reserve

Philip (Phil) Caruso currently serves as a Squadron Commander in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and as Chair of the Board of No One Left Behind, a nonprofit supporting former interpreters and U.S. government employees eligible for the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa programs. 

Philip enlisted as an officer candidate in the Air Force Reserve after graduating from high school in 2004 and was commissioned in 2008 after completing ROTC at Cornell University. During his military career, he deployed twice to Afghanistan and previously served as Deputy Military Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. He also served as a legislative fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Caruso earned J.D. and MBA degrees from Harvard, where he was a Pat Tillman Scholar, and has served as a Next Generation National Security Fellow at the Center for a New American Security and as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Contributions:

• Salute to Service Q&A