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Skillbridge Fellowship Program
Pallas Advisors is proud to partner with DoD-Skillbridge, a program which prioritizes the future of our service members by supporting their transition between the end of service and the start of their civilian careers. We are excited to continue helping those in uniform through this program to make their transition as smooth as possible.
Interested in becoming a Pallas Skillbridge Fellow? More details can be found here.
Meet the Fellows
Jonathan Nelson
Jonathan joined Pallas as a DoD SkillBridge fellow after serving 11 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy. He has experience in strategic communications, technical and operational broadcast management, content creation, event coordination, and leadership within the Navy. Jonathan holds a bachelor's degree in communications from University of Maryland Global Campus and will be attending Georgetown's Walsh School of Foreign Service Security Studies Master's Program.
Iris Robare
Iris joined Pallas as a DoD SkillBridge fellow after serving in the United States Marine Corps as a COMMSTRAT Officer. During her time as a Public Affairs Officer, she coordinated numerous multi-lateral press conferences and media engagements with major Japan and Australian media outlets. She also brings legislative affairs experience having held various legislative internships working on mental health care reform. She holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and was a social science scholar, political science scholar, and research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University.
Steve Ferenzi
Steve joined Pallas after serving in the United States Army for 20 years. He has demonstrated expertise and leadership across Airborne and Special Operations formations, from tactical units as a ground force commander to joint operational planning teams at the combatant command level. Steve is an Army Strategist and Special Forces officer with experience in U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), the 82nd Airborne Division, and West Point, where he served as an Assistant Professor of Defense & Strategic Studies. He also served as a command strategist and lead campaign planner for U.S. Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) and as a Non-Resident Fellow at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU). He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and an MIA in International Security Policy from Columbia University.
Danielle Willis
Danielle joined Pallas as a DoD SkillBridge fellow after serving in the United States Air Force. She flew the F-15E and F-16 and has extensive experience in tactical air control party (TACP), command and control, and operational planning. Danielle also brings expertise in homeland defense, global integration, and DoD digital transformation. She holds a B.S.E from The University of Michigan in Environmental Engineering, an M.S. from Oklahoma State University in Engineering and Technology Management, an M.S. in Military Strategic Studies from Air University, and a Doctorate in Public Administration from Valdosta State University, as well as certificates in digital transformation and artificial intelligence from MIT's Sloan School of Management and the University of California, Berkeley.
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