"Over the past year Bastion has steadily built its capacity
to become a housing and service provider in the VA continuum of care."
Dylan Tête, Executive Director
"Over the past year Bastion has steadily built its capacity
to become a housing and service provider in the VA continuum of care."
Dylan Tête, Executive Director
Bastion Leadership Team
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Dylan TêteExecutive Director
Dylan Tête is the Executive Director and founder of Bastion Community of Resilience. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Economics and Systems Engineering at West Point, as well as a Master’s in Public Health at the LSU School of Public Health. During a combat tour in Iraq as second-in-command of an Infantry company, Dylan established multiple recovery projects in collaboration with the Department of State. He moved to New Orleans in 2005 where he managed the construction of several FEMA housing facilities after Hurricane Katrina. Before his most recent position as a civil servant working alongside the New Orleans Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, Dylan was hired by Military.com to assist transitioning military personnel and wounded warriors begin new careers in the civilian workforce. Dylan was selected into the Propeller Social Venture Accelerator in 2010, and awarded a fellowship with The Mission Continues for the creation of Bastion. |
Board of Directors
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Peyton Bush
Bollinger Enterprises |
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Cody Scott
Bollinger Enterprises |
Staff
Jackson M. Smith, JD
Executive Director |
Sheri Beck
Mission Support |
Caity Bower, OT/L
Occupational Therapist |
Lovella Calica, LMSW
Social Worker |
Kimberly Grady
Development Director |
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Rachel Schwenk, OT\L
Clinical Director |
Terrance G. Taylor
Finance and Operations |
Allison Tebbe, CRC, CBIS
Program Manager |
Advisory Council
Peter J. Boylan III
Ballard Brands |
Brandon Dorrington
Bastion Community |
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Matthew Willard
Louisiana State Representative |
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Wally Gundlach
Gulf Point Advisors |
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Rory Brosius
ScoutComms |
Rajeev Ramchand
RAND Corporation |
Joel Funderburk
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Bastion, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides a supportive living environment for injured veterans and families within our intentionally designed neighborhood by augmenting their care with neighbors, volunteers and specialists for a holistic approach to community integration.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS:
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS:
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Bastion was made possible with seed funding from the Bob Woodruff Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project.