Voices Program

Prior to launching her business, Adri served on staff at The Broadmoor, where she supported hundreds of events, elegant weddings, and cherished family gatherings. Born and raised in Hungary, she spent time in Europe helping plan notable events at prestigious venues, such as the State Opera House in Budapest and the Esterhazy Palace in Austria. Adri received a B.S. in business management with a hospitality and tourism major from the Budapest Business University. She is also a certified wedding planner through the Association of Bridal Consultants.

Following the tragic loss of her husband, Adri began planning events for surviving military families. Her passion project is the flagship gala for Angels of America’s Fallen. The Angel Gala, an annual black-tie fundraiser, has continued to grow in prominence under Adri’s leadership as chairwoman. Adri is also an advocate for suicide prevention and postvention.

Adri resides in Colorado Springs  with her daughter, Emma, who has been a supported child in the Angels of America’s Fallen program for over 10 years. Adri enjoys traveling, CrossFit, and playing with their goldendoodle, Luke, who has been a blessing to the family and a donation by the organization as well.

She attended the University of Akron and a graduate of Wayland Baptist University with a degree in Business Management.  Later she attended and certified as a Master Resilience Trainer (MRT) through the University of Pennsylvania and military training.   She instructed active duty personnel skills in resilience.  Focusing on character, strength, and positive psychology when faced with adversity.

She was married to her hometown love TSgt David A Schaub Jr for nearly 22 years before his passing in 2015.  They have two children together now 18 and 20. She loves landscape design, hiking. kayaking and do it yourself projects.

Andrea has volunteered numerous hours to local food banks, Boy Scouts of America and mission trips to New Orleans, Puerto Rico and Honduras. She currently resides in Tyler, Texas with her 2 nearly adult children and 3 feline friends.

At the age of 27, Katie became a widow left to raise a 2 year old all alone. Senior Airman Dean died on June 23, 2016 from PTSD by Suicide after spending 6 years active duty Air Force and 1 year Air Force Reserves just days before he was due to return to Active Duty. Katie enjoys spending time with her son and family. She enjoys traveling and spending time at the beach. During the fall, she can be found cheering for the Atlanta Falcons and The University of Georgia Bulldogs! Katie is part of the Voices program for Angels of America’s Fallen and a peer mentor for Tragedy Assistance program for Survivors (TAPS). She finds so much meaning in helping the organizations and families who have helped her and Cooper through some dark times. Katie and Cooper reside in North Georgia where Cooper is involved in many activities from Art to Soccer.

His remains were tragically taken from the crash site by Iraqi insurgents, which ultimately led to an arduous 10=year search and the most unprecedented, captivating story of recovery in U.S. military history. Ginger now works tirelessly to minister to widows as the Director of Be Still Ministry’s Never Alone Retreats and Conferences as well as supporting numerous non-profits raising funds to help fallen and disabled veterans and their families. She is an ambassador for the Gary Sinise Foundation as well as an international speaker and multi-published author devoted to her God, her family and her country.  Ginger is remarried to widower and USAF fighter pilot, Colonel (Ret) Jim Ravella, who lost his wife to breast cancer.  Their profound inspirational memoir, titled “Hope Found”, is a collection of personal stories beautifully woven together with real-life struggles, vulnerable faith and unshakable patriotism.  This unforgettable book documents their journeys of suffering and loss, yet highlights the lessons they learned, and their path to finding joy again. A portion of the proceeds of their book goes to helping fallen military families and breast cancer patients.  Ginger and Jim are nearly empty nesting after raising their blended family of nine.  They currently reside in Franklin, TN.

Sparky was a husband, dad, firefighter/paramedic, student of life and Kathryn’s hero.  This family changing event altered her course of life and she is wonderful in telling the stories about her journey before, during and after December 2011. Kathryn is a Colorado girl who briefly journeyed to Montana and wandered back to Steamboat Springs, CO where she met her love, Sparky and married him at a beer and BBQ wedding.  Together they moved to the Denver area for work and to raise a family where Kathryn currently resides today with her children.

They have 4 children, 3 boys and one girl, who were born while Eric served in the Marine Corps. As a family they lived in California, Texas and Hawaii.

After multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, Eric was diagnosed with PTSD, and fought these demons for many years before he committed suicide on July 27th, 2019.

While helping each of her children on their grief journey, as well as dealing with her own grief and mental health, Sina has become passionate about sharing her story and helping others understand how mental health and PTSD can affect service members and their families after deployments.

Tonya had to lean hard on her expertise when husband LTC Roderick “Rip” J. VanWinkle, U.S. Army, Retired, died on April 24th, 2018, due to toxic burn pit exposure while deployed in Iraq resulting in ALS. She has been a speaker for Angels of America’s Fallen and is extremely passionate about the organization. She actively participates in ALS research fundraising while educating others about the disease. Tonya is a mother of two teenage hockey playing boys who avidly share scuba diving, skiing, and adventure traveling experiences.

While an Angel participant, Daniel explored his interest of sailing; finding a deep connection to his father on the water and discovered his true passion of theater and acting. Danie’s father, Capt Dan McCollum, a C130 pilot in the United States Marine Corps, was deployed as a response to the 9/11 attacks as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. While deployed, Capt McCollum predominantly flew night missions supporting both ground and air operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Capt McCollum was killed when his plane crashed in January of 2002 during on of these night missions Daniel, named after this father, was born five months later.

Daniel finds reward in helping Angels help more Angels. He is a member of the Angel Voices Team, delivered one of the most phenomenal Keynote Speeches at The Angel Gala 2022 and was a technical trainer for the Inaugural Voices Workshop.

Stacey currently is an Ambassador for Angels of America’s Fallen, speaking about how powerful, yet easy, it is to positively impact military survivor families.  She has authored Honoring Our Own, an Air University Press publication for military leadership to help Fallen Hero families.  Stacey also is working on a military widow’s workbook while juggling Cub Scouts, basketball practice, guitar lessons, homework, playdates, and weekend camps for her children (your typical super mommy jobs we all do).

Lynn Wong is a devoted mother and widow having tragically lost her husband, Major Dominic Wong, to cancer after his distinguished military service. Dom served his country with honor for over 17 years. His dedication to both his family and his nation was unwavering, making his 5 year battle with cancer an unexpected and painful chapter in their lives. Dom spent 5 years of his life fighting & living inspiring us all, fully aware he wasn’t winning his own fight, but fighting harder everyday. Despite the fight, Dom passed away after a brave struggle, leaving Lynn to raise their two children, Collin (7) and Juliana (5), while honoring his memory and legacy.

Learning to navigate her life without Dom seemed impossible at times, so leaning more into her faith, community and organizations who support Gold Star families has helped her through the darkest days. Her strength, resilience, and dedication to her family reflect the spirit of the military community she remains closely connected to, ensuring her husband’s legacy lives on in the lives of their children.