Ellen Manzo
Board Director, Chair – Marketing Committee
Ellen Manzo has spent the majority of her career in Fortune 100 companies in which she has a reputation for being a proficient and award-winning marketing and sales team developer with a progressive track record of success in sales, marketing and sales operations. As a Regional Director – Asia Pacific at AT&T, Ellen had full revenue accountability for the Asia Pacific region for AT&T’s global networking products and managed the worldwide relationships with many of AT&T’s most strategic multinational accounts. Today, she enjoys taking that expertise to the startup business venture. The closest exposure Ellen had to the military until recent years is listening to the stories of her Father and five Uncles (one of whom was KIA) all of whom served in WWII. In addition to her professional pursuits and contributions to the Foundation, Ellen devotes time to Steak Team Mission, an organization that travels to military bases around the world to donate and serve up steak dinners as a way of expressing gratitude to our Service Members. Ellen enjoys running and participating in the Army Ten-Miler, something she does annually. More than anything, Ellen enjoys spending any time she can muster with her children. Ellen has lived and worked in the greater NYC area, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Tokyo and Paris.
and transform lives for America’s heroes. Every single penny contributes to delivering the honor, respect gratitude and healing to those who’ve defended America’s freedom.
TOGETHER, WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE
A Memorial creates an actual place where veterans, all who serve their country and families of all races, creeds, social status and opinion can find a place that creates a healing environment to reflect and value one of our greatest gifts--to live in a free society.
"Going clear back to the Civil War, all of our Veterans have raised their right hand and swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. And along with that we wrote a check to the U.S. Government and the American People for an amount up to and including our lives. Unfortunately, far too many have given their all in that regard."
"It is important to have a war memorial because it must not be forgotten that many people gave their lives so that we Americans might have what we have today."