Izzy Abbass
Secretary
Izzy possesses a depth of service to his country and his fellow citizens that few can match. From Infantry Staff Sargent in Operation Desert Storm, to Vice Commander of Gilpin County Search and Rescue, to Commander of Post 1 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (the oldest post in the U.S.), he has brought an infectious energy to his many leadership roles. In 2007 Izzy founded Eleven Bravo, a strategic consulting firm focused on digital implementation, where he created a special text message-based Help Line to prevent suicide among veterans. The project was launched in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2011 and has since made 240,000 contacts with over 11 million text messages exchanged. And he still manages to make time for his family, his hounds and single malt scotch.