Board Members

Terry Lockard

Chairman of the Board

“ I've been blessed over a thirty-year career as a Marine to work with some of the finest young Americans on the planet.  I'm pleased to be able to continue to work to support those from all branches of the Armed Forces who have been wounded or injured in service to our great Nation ”

  • Terry was born and raised in Ohio, graduated from Berry College in Georgia and spent 30 years as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps.  After retiring he worked in the defense industry as a consultant and director for sales operations, and later as Partner and Chief Operating Officer for a Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.

    He holds a graduate degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College. In 2000 he married Pauline, the world’s prettiest helicopter pilot, now a retired US Army colonel. They reside in the mountains of West Virginia with their two Scottish Deerhounds.

    Terry began volunteering with No Person Left Behind Outdoors in 2022, helping organize clay pigeon shoots and upland bird hunts. An avid shooter and upland game and waterfowl hunter, he is passionate about sharing his shooting and hunting experience with wounded and injured military service members.

    In 2025, Terry was named Chairman of the Board of No Person Left Behind Outdoors, where he continues to support the organization’s mission of healing, connection, and fellowship through outdoor experiences.

Adam Kisielewski

President & CEO

“ I am very proud to have had the opportunity to serve my country in many ways. It is highly gratifying to be a small part of something much bigger than myself. ”

  • Adam Kisielewski, a Wisconsin native, expedited high school graduation after 9/11 to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2002.

    Following about a year of training, Adam served in elite security roles in Washington, D.C., protecting the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Chief of Naval Operations. Selected for the presidential security detail at Camp David, he safeguarded President George W. Bush, the First Family, and visiting dignitaries.

    In 2005, Adam deployed to Iraq with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines as an infantry squad leader. Just over a month in country, an IED blast during a door breach resulted in the amputation of his left arm and right leg, with severe damage to his left leg requiring months of surgery. After 14 months of recovery, he retired honorably as a Sergeant.

    Undeterred, Adam earned a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s University and a master’s from Georgetown University. He transitioned into nonprofit leadership, culminating in his 2018 appointment as President & CEO of NPLB Outdoors, a top-rated 501(c)(3) that empowers wounded, injured, and ill veterans through adaptive outdoor experiences across North America, South America, Europe, and Africa.

    Adam also serves on the board of Homes for Our Troops and is a pilot and advisory board member for Veterans Airlift Command.

    In 2003, while at Camp David, Adam met Carrie—whose father had served in the same presidential guard detail three decades earlier. They married in June 2005 and welcomed their son, Evan, in 2009. The family resides in Maryland.

    Adam is an avid pilot, motorcyclist, and outdoorsman. Together, they cherish travel and adventure with Evan.

Mike Bell

Vice President

“I have been incredibly blessed over the last six years to meet and work with the young men and women that have sacrificed their limbs and their lives to provide the freedoms that we enjoy in this country. My copilots and I have turned many of our missions transporting veterans into hunting and fishing excursions throughout the country. NPLB Outdoors gives me the opportunity to continue working with our veterans.”

  • Mike grew up in Maryland and graduated from Montgomery College, Frostburg State University, and the University of Maryland School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Washington State.

    Mike is a former prosecutor for Montgomery County, Maryland. After several years in private practice, he co-founded Closeline Settlements, a title company providing real estate closing services in more than forty states. The company operates twenty local offices throughout the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia region under the names Capitol Title and Monarch Title.

    Mike married his high school sweetheart in 1982, and together they have three children and five grandchildren. He has enjoyed hunting and fishing since childhood and is an avid pilot, holding an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating and flying whenever possible.

    When he is not volunteering with No Person Left Behind Outdoors, Mike supports fellow veterans by flying missions for the Veteran’s Airlift Command, which provides transportation for combat-wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

    In 2025, Mike was named Vice President of the Board of No Person Left Behind Outdoors.

E. Joseph (Joe) Fitzpatrick, Jr.

Board Secretary

“ A debt is owed to our military veterans that is incapable of ever being paid in full. It is therefore a unique privilege to serve on the Board of NPLB Outdoors. This organization is a wonderful resource for our veterans in their efforts regain a sense of their immense value as they re-engage with our community.”

  • Joe was born and raised in Montgomery County MD. He is the second of nine children.  Joe attended public high school where he was very active in student government and athletics. He ran track and cross country throughout his years at Richard Montgomery High School. He then attended University of Maryland and graduated in 1975. During all four years of college Joe worked part time for a commercial construction company, beginning his life time interest in construction. Following his graduation from college he then began law school, while holding down several part time jobs during all three years. Those jobs included working at the Circuit Court law library and serving as a law clerk to a well known law firm in Rockville. Following graduation from law school he was selected to serve a one-year term as a law clerk to Hon. William Cave, a judge in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County MD. After that clerkship he was hired as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Montgomery County, under the leadership of Andrew L. Sonner. After four years in that office, he went in to private practice trying a large number of cases throughout all of Maryland and several other jurisdictions over the course of almost forty years. He retired from the active practice of law in 2016 and since then has devoted his professional efforts to mediations and arbitrations.

    Joe has been involved with a large number of professional organizations, including serving as president of Bar Association of Montgomery County MD and also serving as Chairman of the Board for Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County MD. He has also served as coach for youth hockey for a number of years. He is an avid and competent tennis player and equally avid but incompetent golfer.

    Joe is married to Jeannie Cho and they live in Rockville MD.

    In 2025, Joe was named Secretary of the Board of No Person Left Behind Outdoors.

Cindy Baptiste

Board Treasurer

“ The dedication, service, and sacrifice that our Veterans have given for our country is beyond measure. I’m truly humbled and honored that I can continue serving our nation’s Veterans through NPLB’s life-changing mission. ”

  • Ms. Baptiste received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and her Master of Science degree in Taxation from Bentley University. She is also a Certified Management Accountant and a member of the Institute of Management Accountants.

    She began her career in public accounting at a small, local firm in Massachusetts, before moving to the private sector, and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (J&J). She spent eight years at J&J, where she held various roles in tax, fixed assets, and financial accounting and reporting, progressing into a leadership position in several of those roles.

    Throughout her 35-year career, Ms. Baptiste has held other leadership positions, in both accounting and tax, at Dominion Resources, Inc. in New Orleans, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Textron and Clean Harbors. In 2014, while at Clean Harbors, she was recognized as “Finance Employee of the Year”, for the finance and accounting support she provided in her role as Director of Finance to her operational colleagues in a very challenging business unit.

    Since May of 2016, she has been the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Homes For Our Troops, Inc. (HFOT) in Taunton, Massachusetts. As CFO, Ms. Baptiste leads a four-person Finance team responsible for HFOT’s $50 million annual operating budget, manages the year-end audit, oversees an $8 million investment portfolio, manages risk, Human Resources, and oversees a four-person Information Technology group. She regularly communicates and interacts with HFOT’s National Board of Directors, reviewing the annual budget, annual audit and Form 990, and the quarterly financial results.

    Ms. Baptiste is Treasurer and an officer of another nonprofit, Veterans Transition House in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is also on the Finance Council and Audit Committee for the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts. She’s a past Advisor for the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business ‘Women in Leadership’ certificate program. She lives in Carver, Massachusetts with her husband Bob, a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, and their three children.

Board Director

Ted D’ Anna

“ I am proud to share my love for the outdoors with these amazing men and women who have risked life and limb to protect us and our freedom. Along with my family, I consider it a privilege to welcome these heroes home and help with their recovery through the activities and fellowship that Operation NPLB Outdoors makes possible.”

  • Ted D’Anna is the Executive Vice President of Mars Holdings LLC. Ted started working with NPLB in 2006 as a volunteer and became one of the original board members in 2008. Since then, Ted has continued to serve on the board.

    As a tournament fisherman and an avid hunter, Ted has organized many fishing trips, all types of hunts, and many other outdoor activities for NPLB Outdoors.

Billy Dove

Board Director

“ I am proud to give back to those who have sacrificed so much. ”

  • Billy Dove grew up in Maryland City, Maryland. He spent 33 years working for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission as their Chief Water Distribution Operator. After his retirement from WSSC, he went to work for Baltimore City as their Water Systems Manager. He is responsible for all the maintenance and operations of Water Pumping Stations, Tanks, and the Control Center for the Distribution System.

    Billy became interested in NPLB after one of his coworkers lost both legs in a work-related accident. Billy’s newly injured friend was an active outdoorsman and struggled with day to day activities as well as his hobbies. Having spent plenty of time with his friend in the hospital, he knew the challenges amputees faced during rehabilitation.

    Billy connected with NPLB to see if his experience might be useful for helping disabled veterans learn different ways to enjoy the outdoors. He wanted to help veterans to live life to the fullest and show his appreciation for their sacrifices.

    Billy has been married to his wife Anita for 36 years. He has 2 children and 4 grandchildren. They currently reside in Mt. Airy, MD where they have lived for over 33 years.

Patrick Higby

Board Director

“ Taking the oath to serve our great nation and protect our constitution is akin to writing a blank check. For too many, the checks are cashed in full; for others, the cost is substantial and often unbearable; and they all need us to rally with them through amazing service organizations like NPLB Outdoors.”

  • Major General Patrick C. Higby served in the U.S. Air Force from 1989 to 2020, leading key cyber, communications, and intelligence operations. Commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program at Georgia Tech, his career spanned critical roles across the Pentagon, NSA, and multiple Air Force commands. He commanded the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill AFB, the 81st Training Wing at Keesler AFB, and served as Deputy Commander of the White House Communications Agency. His final assignment was as Director of DevOps and Lethality for the Air Force. General Higby holds degrees in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and Colorado Technical University and has earned numerous military and international commendations.

Tim McHale

Board Director

“ Serving injured Veterans is about honoring their service and displaying a deep sense of gratitude for their sacrifices. It is truly a strong desire to assist Veterans in their personal growth and well-being as they recover from their life altering injuries of war. I see serving our fellow Veterans as a duty…honoring them...their families and our country! ”

  • Major General USA, Ret. Timothy P. McHale was born and raised in Minnesota. In May 1977 he completed his undergraduate studies at St. John’s University Collegeville, Minnesota as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps. During his 35 years of service, he has commanded both aviation and logistics units of every echelon from platoon to theater support command, with duty in Germany, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout the United States.

     

    Major General McHale held several key staff positions on the Department of the Army Staff, The Joint Staff, US Forces Korea, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, and US Forces Afghanistan. For his operational deployments he was awarded two Bronze Stars and the Combat Action Badge. He currently is serving as the President and CEO at Knollwood a Senior Military Retirement Community, a non-profit organization that provides housing for retired military members and their families, while continuing to serve on the Board of Directors of Homes For Our Troops.

     

    He holds Master’s Degrees in Management from Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, and National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a former National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

     

    Major General McHale has been married to his wife Janice for over 41 years and they have two sons, Casey who is a Major in the U.S. Army and serving in the 82nd Airborne Division and Riley who is a 2nd Lieutenant serving in Baumholder, Germany.

Matt DeSoto

Board Director

“ I am so humbled to work with NPLB Outdoors as we create unique experiences for veterans. The courage it takes to serve our country is beyond measure and I am honored to play a small part in providing growth opportunities for these heroes. ”

  • Matt DeSoto is the President and CEO of Harrisburg-based MITER Brands, a family of leading window and door brands designed for residential projects in the new construction and remodeling markets. Having studied at The Pennsylvania State University, where he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing, Mr. DeSoto began his career at MI Windows and Doors in 1999.

    He became President and CEO of MI Windows in 2013 and later orchestrated the acquisition of Milgard Windows & Doors in 2019 and Sunrise Windows and Doors in 2020. Following those acquisitions, the business re-branded as MITER Brands in 2022. In 2024, he led the transformative acquisition of PGT Innovations, a premier manufacturer of highly engineered and technically advanced windows and doors. Under Mr. DeSoto’s leadership, MITER Brands has become one of North America’s largest fabricators of vinyl, aluminum, and fiberglass windows and patio doors.

    Mr. DeSoto serves on the board of Mid Penn Bancorp and is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, a worldwide association of leaders in business and industry. He also serves on the board of the MITER Charitable Foundation and is active in many philanthropic initiatives that support a variety of causes, most notably cancer research and support, children’s well-being, hero support, and community outreach.

Susan Peacock

Board Member Emeritus

“Working with and watching our vets become involved in our organization has been the most rewarding part for me. I would love to see the quality of life improve for all our wounded men & women who fought for our country”

  • Susan Peacock grew up in Laurel, Maryland. She managed her family business, Laurel Glass and Mirror for 27 years before retiring in 2007.

    Susan started volunteering with NPLB Outdoors in 2009. In her free time, Susan enjoys boating and spending time with her grandchildren.

Richard Kluckhuhn

Board Member Emeritus

“It has been very rewarding to be involved With NPLB Outdoors. When I see a vet smile, I know we are doing good things.”

  • Richard Kluckhuhn was born and raised in Laurel, Maryland. After finishing high school, Richard served in the Navy from 1966 until 1970. Upon completing his service in the Navy, Richard began working at his family’s business, Laurel Fuel Oil. Today, he serves as the company’s president.

    Richard began volunteering with NPLB Outdoors in 2009. During his first event, Richard had lunch with a veteran who wanted to talk about how he was injured. The veteran wanted Richard to know what he had endured. He wanted every American to know what injured veterans go though.

    While he was sitting there listening, Richard realized this was a way to help. He saw the impact NPLB was making. The lunch conversation inspired Richard to do whatever he could to help all veterans. He has been committed to the cause ever since.

Co-Founder & Board Member Emeritus

Cody Kittleman

“Our veterans have given so much so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. I’m proud to help injured veterans heal through a shared love of the outdoors.”

  • Cody Kittleman was born in Sharron, PA and grew up in Howard County Maryland. He is a professional trapper, hunter, and fly fisherman.

    With over 50 years of experience, Cody has spent most of his adult life working in the outdoors. Cody spent 8 years guiding anglers in Belize and 15 years working as a charter boat captain on the Chesapeake Bay.

    In 2004, Cody helped found NPLB with his friend and fellow professional guide, Mark Hoke. They had a strong desire to help veterans and their families but didn’t have much money. The outdoors offered a perfect way for the duo to help.

    Cody continues to stay involved with NPLB Outdoors. He enjoys guiding veterans, especially ones new to hunting and fishing. Cody lives in Maryland with his wife and has three children.

In Memory of Mark Hoke 1964-2021

Co-founder, Former Chairman of The Board

“I am a simple man who owes my life to those who serve and protect us. My family and friends enjoy the freedoms they guard and defend each and every day. It’s an honor to know these men and women and share time with these heroes in the great outdoors.”

  • In 2004, Mark worked in partnership with his friend and fellow professional guide, Cody Kittleman, to found NPLB Outdoors. Cody and Mark always wanted to show the utmost respect to veterans and their families for their sacrifices made on behalf of our country.

    Mark was an avid outdoorsman and spent most of his formative years guiding hunts and playing sports. He was a sought-after industry expert and worked with companies like Avery Outdoors and Zink Calls.

    When he was 21, he married his high school sweetheart, Susan. They started their family shortly after and had two children and three grandchildren. Mark passed away on March 22nd, 2021.