{"id":157,"date":"2025-10-30T03:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.22zero.org\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2025-10-30T03:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:10:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/22zero.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e157-e1-v0 m4d-0 m4d-1 m4d-2 m4d-3 m4d-8\" style=\"--tco-dc4d-0:url(https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/soldier-holding-gun-and-showing-action-success-or-war-win.webp);--tco-dc4d-2:transparent;--tco-dc4d-3:url(https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/soldier-holding-gun-and-showing-action-success-or-war-win.webp);--tco-dc4d-5:transparent;\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" data-x-element-bg-layer=\"{&quot;parallaxSize&quot;:&quot;150%&quot;,&quot;parallaxDir&quot;:&quot;v&quot;,&quot;parallaxRev&quot;:false}\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e157-e1-v1 m4d-9 m4d-a m4d-b m4d-d m4d-e\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e157-e1-v2 m4d-h m4d-i m4d-j\" style=\"--tco-dc4d-6:flex-start;--tco-dc4d-7:flex-start;\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e1-v3 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-p m4d-q m4d-r\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">About Us<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e1-v4 m4d-n m4d-o m4d-r m4d-s m4d-t m4d-u\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Our Leadership and Team<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e157-e2 m4d-0 m4d-3 m4d-4 m4d-5\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e157-e3 m4d-9 m4d-b m4d-d m4d-f\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e157-e4 m4d-h m4d-i m4d-k\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline x-hide-lg x-hide-md x-hide-sm x-hide-xl x-hide-xs e157-e5 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-p m4d-v m4d-w\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">22ZERO Coaches<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"--tco-dc4d-8:rgb(201, 9, 32);\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e6-v0 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-u m4d-x m4d-y m4d-z\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf005;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e157-e7 m4d-0 m4d-2 m4d-5 m4d-6\"><div class=\"x-row e157-e8 m4d-9 m4d-c m4d-g\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/justin-rasik\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/justin-rasik-22zero-executive-vice-president.webp\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Justin Rasik, 22ZERO Executive Vice President\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Justin Rasik<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">President<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">Justin Rasik, US Army Combat Veteran. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2005-2006. His life was saved by 22ZERO and he is truly honored to work to make sure those who need...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/joe-nigra\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/joe-nigra-headshot.webp\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" alt=\"Joe Nigra Headshot, 22ZERO Coach\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Joe Nigra<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Chair<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">Joe Nigra is a Director of Maintenance for a corporate flight department based in Baltimore, MD. He began his aviation career serving in the United States Marine Corps as a...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/dr-pam-arnell\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dr-pam-arnell-president-ceo-22zero.webp\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Dr. Pam Arnell, President and CEO of 22ZERO\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Dr. Pam Arnell<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Executive Director<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">During the two years as Executive Director, she has developed relationships with many organizations and established partnerships, worked with Arizona State University for independent research, where she originally contacted ASU...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/john-e-edmonson\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/john-edmonson-board-member.webp\" width=\"828\" height=\"820\" alt=\"John E. Edmonson, Team Member\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">John E. Edmonson<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Secretary\/Treasurer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">John E. Edmonson &#8211; MS, LPC-S John\u2019s vision is to help all those who suffer receive the tools and inspiration they need to make real changes in their lives. He\u2019s...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/trisha-paquette\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/trisha-paquette-social-worker.webp\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1150\" alt=\"Trisha Paquette, Social Worker\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Trisha Paquette<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Social Worker<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">20 years as a social worker with a degree in social rehabilitation has taught me so much about myself as well as those I serve. The best education I ever...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/erik-kim\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/erik-kim-22zero-ambassador.webp\" width=\"353\" height=\"353\" alt=\"Erik Kim, 22ZERO Ambassador\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Erik Kim<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Board Member<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">Erik is a third-generation US Air Force veteran, with a daughter in the US Navy, and comes from a long line of military family members in the US Air Force,...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/david-kassander\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/david-kassander-headshot.webp\" width=\"1598\" height=\"1598\" alt=\"David Kassander Headshot, 22ZERO Coach\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">David Kassander<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Board Member<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">David began his life in public service as a United States Air Force communications officer. During his career, he was fortunate to experience many different missions such as communications operations...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><a class=\"x-col e157-e9 m4d-h m4d-k m4d-l m4d-7\" href=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/team-member\/bill-brown\/\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;400ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e157-e10 m4d-12 m4d-13\"><span class=\"x-image e157-e11 m4d-15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/22zero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bill-brown-22zero-ambassador.webp\" width=\"969\" height=\"968\" alt=\"Bill Brown, 22ZERO Ambassador\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e157-e12 m4d-13 m4d-14\"><hr class=\"x-line e157-e13 m4d-16 m4d-17\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e157-e14 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-t m4d-u m4d-w m4d-z m4d-10\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Bill Brown<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Board Member<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e15 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e157-e16 m4d-19\">Experience Partner at Parlatore Law Group (2023 &#8211; 2024) Founder, Director, and Lead SEAL \u2013 Navy SEAL Foundation\u2019s NYC SEAL Swim (2019 \u2013 2023) President \u2013 Veteran Alumni of Rutgers...<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e157-e17 m4d-16 m4d-18\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline has-graphic e157-e18 m4d-m m4d-n m4d-o m4d-x m4d-z m4d-11\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><span class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Read More<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Our Leadership and Team 22ZERO Coaches Justin Rasik PresidentJustin Rasik, US Army Combat Veteran. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2005-2006. His life was saved by 22ZERO and he is truly honored to work to make sure those who need&#8230;Read More Joe Nigra ChairJoe Nigra is a Director of Maintenance for a corporate flight department based in Baltimore, MD. 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