Our Mission
Today more than any time in history, our nation and the international community need ethical leaders. Our team partners with organizations to develop leadership and build teams. By exposing team members to decision-making under stress our cadre brings lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom. Our courses push employees to wrestle with the ethical challenges faced during real Special Operations missions in an environment that fosters team building.
Our team
jonathan fussell
US Navy SEAL, ret.
Over his 20-year career Fuss served at eight Naval Special Warfare commands and led hundreds of combat missions.
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In 2010 Jon founded Patriot Leadership Development in order to share his combat leadership experiences with the private sector. His focus is on talent identification, ethical operational efficiency, stakeholder engagement, team first mentality and driving strategic objectives.
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He is the co-author of: High Value Talent: Identifying, Developing, and Retaining Naval Special Warfare's Best Leaders​​​
Education:
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MBA - Fuqua School of Business
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MDA - Naval Postgraduate School
Certifications:
- Harvard Kennedy School (Leadership For the 21st Century)
- Oxford School of Business (Noel Tichy Cycle Of Leadership)
- iPEC Certified Professional Coach​
Enrique herrera
Ricky is a retired Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in efficient communication and coordination under the most demanding circumstance.
The asset synchronization, communications and prioritization best practices that Enrique learned over the course of his 23-year military career with our nation's most elite fighting forces are translatable to high performing teams in every business sector.
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Ricky and his family can usually be found volunteering for various military nonprofits. Their passion for service K9s is often felt through Ricky's energetic storytelling.
Megan fedorenchik
With over 15 years of experience as a Clinical Nutritionist and Integrative Health Consultant (NBHWC), Megan is passionate about empowering individuals with science-backed strategies to optimize their health. Megan holds a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree, further deepening her expertise in integrative and functional wellness.
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Megan's passion is educating and empowering teammates to learn the true ins-and-outs of healthy eating and living habits. She works with individual clients on total body health coaching and leads workshops for corporations and her military community.
david salisbury
Master Chief SEAL (Retired)
Sal comes to PLD after an impressive 30+ year career in Naval Special Warfare with 11 deployments and various overseas tours including assignments in 5 different embassies. He has served as an advisor to multiple senior leaders, partner nations’ military forces, and the occasional Foreign Minister of Defense. David continues to lead the community with a focus on Team Building, Change Management, Strategic Planning, and Leader Development.
He holds a Master of Strategic Leadership from University of Charleston, West Virginia and is conversant in 4 foreign languages. He's quite the grill master and is freakishly good at trivia.
Louis D. Massie
Command Master Chief SEAL (Retired)
Lou served 34 years in the Naval Special Warfare and Joint Special Operations Command communities, retiring as a Command Master Chief (SEAL). Over the course of his career Lou conducted numerous deployments and contingency operations worldwide. His expertise in leading high-functioning, multicultural, geographically dispersed teams was used to solve complex operational problems across multiple continents simultaneously.
Lou believes strongly in the team concept of solving complex problems by building teams that include the right people in the right roles with the proper training.
Lou holds a Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree from Louisiana State University. He is actively involved with the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden Foundation and serves on the advisory board for the SEAL Future Foundation. A passionate family man with two sets of twins, Lou appreciates the challenges faced in balancing work and family.
marina jackman
Marina served eight years as a Medical Service Corps Officer at Fort Bragg, NC, after commissioning into the Army in 2011. She later became President and CEO of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, leading efforts to secure the Memorial’s location, before transitioning to a career in the Salesforce ecosystem.
A Danbury, CT native, she holds a bachelor’s in anthropology from Fordham University and an Executive MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Marina lives in Pinehurst, NC, with her husband and three children.