USMCPresident of the Board
Phil Palmer
Founder and CEO, WarriorWOD. CRO, BigScoots.
Marine Corps combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Founded WarriorWOD in 2021.
WarriorWOD Foundation's veteran nonprofit leadership is a ten-member board of directors led by founder Phil Palmer, a Marine Corps combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Six of the ten directors served in the US military, and the board governs a six-month veteran PTSD program that 265 veterans have completed.
I went to Iraq as a Marine combat advisor and came home with a Purple Heart. I left the Marine Corps in 2013. Not long after, I was diagnosed with PTSD and a traumatic brain injury.
I did what veterans are told to do. That said, traditional treatment only took me part of the way. What kept moving me forward was training hard every day, eating like it mattered, and a routine I didn't let myself skip. Other veterans held me to it.
Because of that, I started WarriorWOD in 2021 to give the next veteran the same structure and to prove whether it works. Every Warrior completes the PCL-5 and C-SSRS at intake and every month through all six months. The College of Charleston evaluated our results independently, and we don't review their findings before release.
Veterans deserve more than gratitude. They deserve solutions that work.
Two Naval Academy graduates, a Presidential Helicopter Pilot, a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner, and operators from banking, healthcare, and consulting. The board sets strategy, approves the budget, and reviews program outcomes. As a result, most of the people governing this veteran support organization have served in uniform themselves.
USMCMarine Corps combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Founded WarriorWOD in 2021.
US Army (Ret.)Retired US Army. Teaches at Trident Technical College in Charleston.
CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner with 17 years in accounting and finance, starting at Ernst & Young. Citadel graduate. Treasurer since January 2024.
USMC (Ret.)Presidential Helicopter Pilot with HMX-1. Commanded The Basic School and the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence, and was selected by the Commandant to start the Force Fitness Instructor Program. Legion of Merit.
USMC (Ret.)Naval Academy, 1993. 22 years as a Marine helicopter pilot and strategic planner. At Deloitte he led the first Crisis Management Plan for the 2020 Census.
USMCNaval Academy graduate and Field Artillery Officer with 1st Marine Division. Combat veteran of Iraq. 20 years in healthcare, MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler.
US ArmyArmy veteran and former law enforcement officer. Founded CHARDEV, a marketing and public relations agency.
Citadel, Class of 2003. Founded BenCoxDesigns in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2005.
Works with veteran-owned businesses as Pinnacle Bank’s Veterans Business Banker.
President and Chief Operating Officer of Bagatta Associates, Inc.
Donors to nonprofit organizations for veterans should be able to check who governs the money and what it produces. For that reason, these are the numbers the board answers for.
Upon returning home, many veterans face battles of a different kind—battles with invisible wounds like Post-Traumatic Stress, substance abuse, and the threat of suicide. WarriorWOD stands in the gap for these heroes, offering them a lifeline back to strength, health, and community.
VETERANS DIE ANNUALLY FROM SUICIDE
VETERANS SUFFER FROM PTS
SUFFER FROM INVISIBLE WOUNDS
TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES EACH DAY
DIE FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE EACH DAY
Your donations to WarriorWOD make it possible to provide life-changing services at no cost to the service-member or their families. Our deep expertise, comprehensive approach, and strong network of partners enable us to deliver programs and services for our nation’s heroes.
37,500+
Family and Community Impacted
2,500+
Veterans Supported
$0
Total Paid by Veterans for Support
With your support, more victories become possible, giving veterans the chance to once again find purpose and rediscover lost joy.