Leadership Team

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Jon C. Krietz

President

Board of Directors

jon.kreitz@missionpowmia.org

Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May 1982 as a Machinist’s Mate. After a tour on board the USS Nassau (LHA 4), he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics and received a commission through the NROTC program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Military Art and Science Degree in Strategy from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He is a graduate of the CAPSTONE course for Flag and General Officer at the National Defense University. He was also a Fellow of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Seminar XXI program for  International Affairs and National Security.

Kreitz has also served at sea on the USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Mitscher (DDG 57), and USS Enterprise (CVN 65) prior to commanding the USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) where his crew interdicted nearly 20 metric tons of cocaine during two counter narco-terrorism operations deployments. He also commanded USS New York (LPD 21) for her maiden deployment, earning a Battle ‘E’ Award and the 2013 Atlantic Fleet Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award as the most battle ready ship in the Atlantic Fleet.

Ashore, he has served at Headquarters, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, along with three tours on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), including assignments in multiple resource sponsor offices. He served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) as the Chief of Staff and Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He also served on the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Staff as the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 

Kreitz’ first flag officer tour was as the 66th President, Board of Inspection and Survey.  His final assignment was as the Deputy Director for Operations of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency where he led record increases in the return of Americans missing from past conflicts. He retired in December 2019 after over 37 years of service. 

While in the Navy, he also served as a Deputy Sheriff I (Extra Help) with the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department (OCSD) in California for over ten years. 

He recently served as the CEO and as a Senior Advisor to the National League of POW/MIA Families, which was established in 1970 as the first POW/MIA family advocacy 501(c)3 that seeks the fullest possible accounting of unaccounted-for Americans from the Vietnam War. He also was nominated in 2020 to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

He currently serves as the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mission: POW-MIA, a new POW/MIA family advocacy 501(c)3 that seeks the fullest possible accounting of unaccounted-for Americans from all past conflicts. He also is on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), the National Governing Body for equestrian sport in America, as well as the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Surface Navy Association. Additionally, he volunteers with several other Veteran’s advocacy and animal welfare not-for-profit organizations. 

Michael McPherson 

Treasurer 

Board of Directors

michael.mcpherson@missionpowmia.org

Michael McPherson is a Municipal Services Consultant with the Georgia Municipal Association. He supports 67 cities in the metro-Atlanta region. He lobbied the Georgia General Assembly during 15 legislative sessions on behalf of local governments and clients in the fields of mental health, affordable housing, healthcare, higher education, and the courts. Michael is a graduate of Georgia State University, where he studied Anthropology and Political Science. He and his wife, Ying, are the proud parents of a 7-year-old daughter, Katherine Louise, and 5-year-old boy, Winfield Alton. Michael has been a member of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta since 2010 and currently serves on the board of the Southeast Recycling Development Council. 

In early 1973, word came back from released American Prisoners of War that Michael’s grandfather, Tanos “Tommy” Kalil, had died in captivity in June of 1969. Tommy’s remains have yet to be repatriated, though recent research has opened new possibilities for location and recovery. Michael traveled to Vietnam in 2019 to visit sites associated with Tommy’s captivity. Michael is a former board member and volunteer for the National League of Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action in Southeast Asia. 

Cindy Stonebraker-Reed 

Secretary 

Board of Directors

cindy.reed@missionpowmia.org

Cindy is the daughter of Lt. Col. Kenneth Stonebraker, who went missing-in-action from a recon mission over North Vietnam on Oct 28, 1968.  In 2015 she was elected to sit on the Board of Directors for the National League of POW/MIA Families, in Washington DC, where she also served as the Board Secretary and Kentucky State Coordinator. In 2018 she participated in an official League Delegation trip to Southeast Asia.  During this 3 ½ week trip, they met with Government officials and spent time on a Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavation site, in the jungles of rural Laos. The purpose of this trip was to gain continued and expanded support, the turning over of archival documents, and access to live witnesses, to help bring our Nations Unreturned Veterans home.

She served as the Assistant Director of Programs for the Woody Williams Foundation, overseeing the building of Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments in all 50 states. She is a founding member of a Gold Star Families Services Coalition, which brought together other organizations that served Gold Star Families.  Cindy has worked with the Army’s Survivor Outreach Services and the Air Force Families Forever Advisory Council to support Gold Star Families. She has volunteered at the Gary Sinise Foundation’s Snowball Express and has participated in several Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) events across the country. Cindy is also a member of Sons in Daughters in Touch (SDIT).

Cindy initiated Kentucky Senate Bill #122, to allow Children of fallen Service Members, access to the Gold Star License Plate for their vehicle in the State of Kentucky.  In April of 2018, she received the first Gold Star Daughter license plate in the state of Kentucky.

Cindy is married to Chief Petty Officer Wesley Reed, U.S. Navy (Retired), They now reside in Newland, NC. Together they have 4 children and 2 grandchildren. She enjoys exploring the mountains of NC, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Jeanie Jacobs Huffman 

Social Media/

Photographer 

Board of Directors 

jeanie.huffman@missionpowmia.org

Jeanie Huffman is the daughter of CDR Edward James Jacobs, Jr. (USN) MIA 25 Aug 1967. Piloting a RA-3B Skywarrior (Bureau No. 144835) on a night reconnaissance mission, him and his crew (LTJG James John Zavocky and ADJ1 Ronald Alan BoisClaire) disappeared from radar over the Gulf of Tonkin near Hon Me'. Their RA-3B had been spray painted flat black with rattle cans to help avoid detection from the ground. The primary mission of the unarmed aircraft was to fly low and fast taking photographs using experimental infrared technology to locate enemy targets in places such as the Ho Chi Minh trail and along the coastal areas of North Vietnam.

Jeanie is the youngest of 7. She was 2 weeks old when her dad left for Vietnam and 5 months old when he was declared missing in action. She has been an advocate for the POW-MIA mission from a young age. With the inspiration and motivation of her husband, Dave Huffman, they have been doing extensive research into her Dad’s case and have compiled information from CDR Jacobs’ letters home, accounts from sailors who served with him and information obtained from the Navy and National Archives in the hopes of persuading the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to launch an underwater search operation in the area where CDR Jacobs aircraft was lost.  

Jeanie is a full-time volunteer with Mission: POW-MIA, working on daily social media posts. With her creative talents, she has designed many posters of our fallen veterans: from the 1575 poster, which shows all of the men and women still missing from the Vietnam War; a West Point poster that is dedicated and hanging in the West Point Catholic Chapel; the United States Naval Academy poster, and many more that can be viewed on Mission: POW-MIA's website. 

Throughout her journey, she has traveled throughout the country, and recently visited Vietnam, to help connect with our veterans and MIA families. She has driven an Abbot tank, and fired a M249 SAW fully automatic machine gun from a gunship over 71-acre mountainside. Learning to handle the weapons that our veterans were trained on, gives Jeanie more of an understanding.      

A volunteer with the USO at Norfolk International Airport, she has set up a permanent missing man table as well as providing the MMT to veterans' organizations at past and future events. Jeanie has been a professional photographer for over 30 years and photographs many events from the Gary Sinise Foundation Snowball Express, family internments and veterans' events throughout the area. Jeanie is also a member of several organizations: The Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organization (HRCVO), the Marine Corps League, the Patriot Guard, Association for Naval Aviation , and a Life Member of Special Operation Association (SOA).

The Huffman's reside in Chesapeake and between them they have 4 sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, and 2 granddaughters. One son is a USMC veteran, and another is actively serving in the Marine Corps and one currently at ODU (Army ROTC) and will receive his commissioned next year. They both travel, offering their time to speak at various organizations'. They also bring a wide variety of military displays to educate our younger generations at local schools. "The Men Are the Mission" is what drives the Huffman's to continue the path forward and researching cases for families to find answers for their loved ones still missing and unaccounted-for. The family continues to hold out hope that the military will fulfill its commitment to leave no one behind and that her dad will one day be brought home. 

Edward Lundquist 

Board of Directors

edward.lundquist@missionpowmia.org

Captain Edward Lundquist, U.S. Navy (Retired), is chief engagement officer of Echo Bridge LLC, in Springfield, Virginia, his own company. He served on active duty with the Navy as a surface warfare officer and public affairs officer and has a BA in Journalism from Marquette University and a master’s in journalism and public affairs from the American University. He is an International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Fellow and an accredited business communicator. Captain Lundquist is the communications chair of the Surface Navy Association and a member of the SNA executive committee. He is a founder of the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors. He writes on naval, maritime, defense and security issues for international trade and professional journals.

Dave Huffman 

Executive Director

dave.huffman@missionpowmia.org

Mr. David “Dave” Huffman currently serves the Mission: POW-MIA Executive Director. He became involved in the POW-MIA cause at age 17 when he met and interviewed the mother of a missing USMC aviator. He has worn the POW-MIA bracelet of that aviator for nearly 40 years.

Previously he served as a Board Member, Southeast Regional Coordinator, Archival Research Committee member and on numerous other committees for the former National League of POW-MIA Families. Together with his wife Jeanie, Mr. Huffman has conducted numerous talks at Veteran Service Organizations, set up POW-MIA artifact displays for memorial events and schools, published a newsletter, and represented the organization at the White House.  The key to their success in volunteering for this mission is teamwork. 

Mr. Huffman’s background is in law enforcement. For over 30 years he served with the Norfolk Police Department. He rose through the ranks from Officer to Captain. As a Captain, Mr. Huffman served as the Commanding Officer for various divisions including the Homeland Security Division, 3rd Patrol Division, Training Division, Vice & Narcotics Division and the Office of Support Services. While in charge of the Homeland Security Division, the Special Operations Team, Bomb Squad, Traffic Unit, K-9 Unit and Harbor Patrol all reported to him. Mr. Huffman served as the officer-in-charge of all critical incidents occurring within the City of Norfolk including Hostage/Barricade situations, bomb threats and maritime search and rescue operations. On numerous occasions during his career, Mr. Huffman served as the Acting Chief of Field Operations, Acting Chief of Investigative Services and Acting Chief of Administrative Services. 

Mr. Huffman has served as the Incident Commander for a variety of special events including events of national significance. He has had extensive training in Improvised Explosive Devices, SWAT operations, Search and Rescue, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Incident Command and various leadership courses. During his tenure with the Norfolk Police Department, Mr. Huffman managed the law enforcement security component for the mass transit system within the City of Norfolk to include bus, ferry and light rail. Mr. Huffman has held Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services certifications as a General Instructor, Firearms Instructor and Defensive Tactics Instructor for over 20 years. Mr. Huffman developed the Active Threat/Shooter training and response plan for the Norfolk Police Department and was instrumental in establishing the City’s first Bicycle Patrol Unit. 

Mr. Huffman has maintained numerous outside interests including teaching multiple law enforcement classes at the local community college for 5 five years. He has served as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader and is proud of the 11 Eagle Scouts he helped along their journey including two of his sons. Mr. Huffman managed a law enforcement/military tactical training company and has worked as a consultant on many projects including the development and implementation of Mutual Aid/Memorandums of Understanding agreements. Other duties 

included managing large scale training events and conferences, marketing and advertising and equipment sales.

Mr. Huffman has traveled extensively including a missionary trip to Nicaragua and studying Homeland Security in Israel. Mr. Huffman is proud to have responded to “Ground Zero” following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. He led a small team of officers to the attack site where they assisted other First Responders in rescue and recovery efforts in New York City. 

Mr. Huffman is a graduate of St. Leo University holding a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Homeland Security. He is presently in the process of working on an MBA. He is a graduate of multiple leadership schools including the West Point Leadership School and the FBI National Command College. 

Mr. Huffman’s leadership style is that of a mentor and a coach. He does not ask those to do things he is not willing to do himself. He believes in positive reinforcement and rewarding those who excel and helping those who need assistance in their growth. He is always willing to lend a hand and encourages others to do their best. 

During his law enforcement career, Mr. Huffman has been awarded several commendations including the Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Police Commendation Award, World Trade Center Bar and Master Pistol Ribbon. Mr. Huffman has been honored by multiple cities and community organizations for his law enforcement service. He was recognized by the American Legion in 1993 as Police Officer of the Year for the City of Norfolk. In 1994 and 1995 he was presented with the Police Officer of the Year award by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In 2005 he received the Police Officer of the Year award from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. 

Mr. Huffman is currently the Chief of Police at a mid-sized hub international airport. He is married to Jeanie Jacobs Huffman, MIA daughter of CDR Edward J. Jacobs, Jr. USN MIA 25 AUG 1967. Jeanie serves as a Founding Board Member of Mission: POW-MIA as well as manages the social media and website. They reside in Chesapeake and between them they have 4 sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter. One son is a USMC veteran, and another is actively serving in the Marine Corps. Mr. Huffman served in the Virginia Army National Guard and attended ROTC Basic Camp at Fort Knox, KY many years ago.