2nd Annual Military and Veteran Entertainment Awards | May 23rd, 2026
Meet the Team
Joe Ramirez, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
CEO, National Entertainment Academy for Military & Veterans
MV Awards, VetStreamTV
Commander,
American Legion Post 283
U.S. Marine Corps (Veteran)
Donna Quach, MA
Chief Operations Officer
National Entertainment Academy for Military & Veterans
MV Awards,
CEO, You Matter-Not Alone
Psychotherapist, LMFT
U.S. Army (Veteran)
Ranee Rubio, MBA
Chief Creative Officer
Consultant
Alumnus, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
U.S. Army (Ret.)
Shilpa Patelm, MBA
Industry Advisor
VP, Media Strategy & Planning
ABC Entertainment Marketing
Disney ABC Television Group
Matthew Stern
Production Engineer
Event & Theatre Stage Manager, Educator & Producer of Broadway Stage Management Symposium
Anthony Peter DeCicco
Client Relations, Fundraising & Outreach
Amy Forsythe, MS
Public Affairs
Author, Keynote Speaker, Historian, Podcast Host
U.S. Navy Reserve Public Affairs Officer & U.S. Marine Corps (Veteran)
BJ Lange
Special Advisor
Actor, Comedian,
Host, Creative Workshop Facilitator, Teacher
U.S. Air Force (Veteran)