Our Team
Johnny Rogers
I am an Air Force Veteran who was using his GI bill benefits when the invasion of Ukraine started. July 2021, I returned from a civilian contract supporting the Army in Afghanistan for 479 days and I have learned a great deal about what it takes to support operations in adverse conditions. Aircraft Structural Maintenance is my profession and I also have logistical and leadership experience. When I was on leave from Afghanistan, before Covid, I went to Kyiv several times and in 2019 I met my best friend Anna there. Anna has been instrumental in keeping my morale high when I was in a war zone, now I can help her and her people out. I fully believe in top-down positive leadership and work culture of unity and realistic compensation. I will never ask anyone to do anything that I would not do myself and you will not see me buying a yacht or anything. I can appreciate a good DFAC meal so, hopefully, I can earn the trust of our donors and maintain that trust by demonstrating my professional integrity. I started this Non-profit to help refugees and I hope we can help veterans out as well by providing a definitive mission, maybe we can all find a new sense of meaning.
Anna
Hi, I am Anna.
I was born in Kyiv and have been living there since that until the war started, and I had to escape to Poland.
As for my background, I finished National Medical University in 2000 with a specialty as a Pharmacist and worked in the Representative of the international pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S in Ukraine as a logistics specialist. So I have practiced good organizational and coordination skills for 9 years there. Also, I was involved in some “take action” activities where I was responsible for contacting people, collecting things for orphanages, and helping to work with patients who had diabetes.
Nevertheless, photography was my passion so when I received the proposal to work full-time as a photographer – I jumped into the unknown and took the risk to fulfill my dream. While the next 5 years I was developing my photography and videography skills as well as post-editing and even more organizational and communication skills as I was also organizing photo/video shoots, hiring different specialists, and working with lots of artistic people.
Thus I hope this set of my skills will be a handful for the big project we intend to do as there is a big inspiring idea behind it and I am proud to work on it.
PARTNERS…
THE TRAVELING COLONELS
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Retired Marine Colonel
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Retired US Marine Colonel
The Traveling colonels have been taking over luggage filled to the brim with medical supplies and other requested items from America to Ukraine. 300lbs per Colonel per trip. The extraordinary feat of willpower and strength has ensure that the donations arrive on time and to exactly where each item is meant to go. One of the many reasons that we are partnering with the Traveling Colonels is Integrity. To most people who know, Integrity is a tenant in the military and a key part to why the American military is so great. Integrity means to do the right thing even when no one is watching. When we say that something is going to get done, it will get done. The colonels are working on their fundraising projects that are specific to gathering medical supplies, combat medical supplies, taking the supplies and creating IFAKS, then taking these IFAKS to Ukraine and distributing them to who needs them the most. If you want to support them with their efforts please follow the links to their campaigns and support them directly. All the proceeds will go directly to building medical kits, travel, or transporting the medical kits.
PLEASE FOLLOW AND SUPPORT COLONEL MONTE DIRECTLY AT
IF YOU WANT TO HELP GET THESE GUYS TO UKRAINE AND BACK SAFELY TO DELIVER THE MED SUPPLIES FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THEIR DONORBOX PAGE
IF YOU WANT TO BUY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY YOU CAN FOLLOW THIS LINK AND IT GOES TO THE COLONELS
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Retired Marine
Christian has been a great help behind the scenes here at Ukrainian Relief Fund. He has helped figure out some very serious life saving tactics and operational strategies to navigate the dangerous front lines areas. He has also helped me figure out the technical issues associated with running a website and solutions to problems in the field. Please help support Christian because he is volunteering his time to help us stay safe and accomplish our mission the safest way in a dangerous environment. You can follow his Instagram and visit his website. He creates awesome handmade knives which make a meaningful gift for anyone in your life. We are hopefully going to be doing a limited edition Ukrainian Relief Fund knife series that will come with a knife and a piece of Russian equipment that was involved in attacking me or my towns I’ve been working in.
PLEASE FOLLOW AND SUPPORT VIOLENT DEVICES DIRECTLY AT