Combating Underemployment. One Veteran and Spouse at a Time.
Our mission
American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a national nonprofit organization focused on helping Veterans and Active-Duty Spouses find their next careers through one-on-one mentoring, networking and online career advice.
More than 1 million Veterans are expected to transition from the armed forces to civilian life over the next five years. ACP engages the American people in a unique volunteer opportunity to provide career guidance to Veterans as they transition to civilian life.
We believe that the biggest issue facing our Service Members is not unemployment – it’s underemployment. ACP focuses on helping Veterans and Active-Duty Spouses find meaningful opportunities and develop long-term careers.
Our history
Founder Sidney E. Goodfriend launched American Corporate Partners on Labor Day 2008 with the help of six founding corporate partners who provided funding to ACP and volunteer Mentors. By the end of 2009, ACP had paired 500 returning Veterans with Mentors. In November 2018, ACP announced it was expanding its reach and opening its program to the Active-Duty Spouse community. Currently, ACP has more than 5,000 Veterans and Active-Duty Spouses paired one-on-one with Mentors from more than 1,500 of America’s top companies, universities, and hospitals.
Since its founding, ACP has focused on expanding its number of corporate partners, reaching out to a larger number of returning military and designing several new programs and initiatives to help an increasing number of Service Members, Veterans, and their families.
Advisory Council
Cathy Benko
Timothy J. Cochrane
Paula S. Davis
Christy Ferer
Lea Gabrielle
Captain (Ret.) Carrie Hasbrouck
Lt. General (Ret.) Charles W. Hooper
Eduardo Jany
General (Ret.) John M. Keane
John P. Langan
Phil McConkey
Sam Moser
General (Ret.) Richard B. Myers
Mary Jo Myers
General (Ret.) Peter Pace
Chris Peck
General (Ret.) David H. Petraeus
Lt. Col. (Ret.) John W. Phillips
Sergeant Major (Ret.) Michael Quinn
Laura Schmiegel
Lisa Sharkey
George Sorial
Jana Toner
Terri Tierney Clark
Paul Wolfowitz
Joan K. Woodward
Staff
Executive Staff
Sidney E. Goodfriend
Chairman and Founder
Colleen Deere
Vice Chairwoman
Sheila Casey
Senior Advisor
Molly Fortunoff
Chief of Staff
Leslie Coffey
Vice President - Military Engagement
Susan Diegelman
Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
Lisa Elswick
Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
Jacqueline Harris
Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
Natalie Johnson
Vice President - Programs
Nicole Murray
Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
Megan Rhea
Vice President - Corporate Relations
Jenny Tang
Vice President - Government Affairs
Directors
Florjan Hyka
Programs
Emily Christian
Operations
Martha MacPhee
Military Engagement
Managers
Dallas Blackburn
Data
Hailey Brindamour
Strategic Partnerships
Andrea Bryant
Programs
Casey DeTamble
Corporate Communications
Mikayla Kamber
Programs
Keri Klaus
Manager, Philanthropy
Matthew Peirce
Corporate Relations
Jake Samler
Programs
Casey Smith
Corporate Relations
Natalia Tobaccowala
Strategic Partnerships
Sarah Wheatley
Special Assistant to the Chairman
Alexandra Zielinski
Programs
Senior Operations Associates
Ashton Andrews
Sam Araysha
Amy Bonnar
Husene Camara
Emma Cindrich
Amber Clark
Molly Cuddy
Samantha Darge
Alina Dirito
Courtney Distelrath
Pauline Fleming
Cameo Flores
Erica Gunn
John Hansen
Jennifer Mitchell
Nicole O’Donnell
Chantell Osei
Kristen Ponsell
Lubi Popovic
Autumn Rice
Preston Riddle
Peter Sullivan
Victoria Thompson
Caroline Troop
Kendra Washington
Operations Associates
Elena Anillo
Alyssia Blackburn
Ariana Brown
Emily Bullen
Alexis Chambers
Breanna DeLong
Gabriella Gilbride
Cassandra Golden
Nicole Pallai Green
Katie Griffiths
Jibin James
Maira Khan
Carly Kreiser
Diya Kumar
Kaitlyn Lassiter
Kelly Mak-Stapp
Carlos Mendoza
Emi Patino-Kishigami
Jordy Quiroz
Anna Scriven
Rachel Small
Serah Suyén
Brianna Weber
Mamie Whittier
Elina Yang
Eugene Yang
Avery Zigon
ACP audited financials
- ACP 2025 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2024 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2023 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2022 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2021 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2020 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2019 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2018 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2017 Audited Financials PDF
- ACP 2016 Audited Financials PDF
Interested in a career at ACP?
- Healthcare, dental, and vision plans
- Summer Fridays (1/2 day) between Independence Day and Labor Day
- Generous PTO package, increasing with your length of employment, including 10 paid holidays off
- Paid time off for volunteering in the community
- Paid parental leave
- Pre-tax transit benefits
- Professional development allowance for workshops, tutorials, and online courses
