Team.
Jennifer Powers, founder
Resolute Promise is the culmination of over two decades of work in the MIA field, having viewed this puzzle from multiple angles. From research at the National Archives to trudging through mangroves and jungles, to scuba diving in murky silty waters, it all leads to bringing home MIAs so their families may properly lay them to rest. Every aspect was documented for the historical record and to bring the work to the public.
I recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all to bringing home our fallen. Resolute Promise will augment and amplify the work of governmental agencies and others tasked with various aspects of finding, identifying, and returning our MIAs.
Coordinating all aspects of MIA research, discovery, and identification seeing up close what works best in the field to get more remains home to their families has informed how we have built our team and our philosophies on how to carry out our mission while upholding the values we hold dear.
William R. Belcher, pHd, d-abfa, rpa
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR - I am a board-certified forensic anthropologist (American Board of Forensic Anthropology Certificate No. 66), but also an environmental archaeologist with a specialty in animal bones from archaeological sites. The recovery and identification of America's missing service members are important to me as an American and a son of a veteran. As a young boy in the late 1960s, I remember fearing my father not coming home from the Vietnam Conflict. While he was fighting as a heavy weapons mortarman for 4 years, the anxiety we felt at the possibility of having a black Lincoln Continental pull up in our rural driveway was concrete and palpable. He came home, not completely unscathed by his combat experience, but it gave me a better understanding of what the families of the missing go through. These missing men and women, we can all relate to because we are all sons, daughters, wives, husbands, brothers, and sisters. It is part of our American grief and our responsibility to bring them home and give them back their names.
NIck Thompson
Nick is a strategic executive, bringing together technology, business, and military acumen to form a dynamic combination of experience that has helped develop and implement transformational strategies designed to propel revenue, optimize operations, and enable rapid, sustainable organizational growth. Nick is known for aligning business and operational outcomes, positioning teams for success, and exponentially increasing value to all stakeholders.
Honorably served in the USMC from 1998-2002.
Brannely Turpen
Brannely is a quiet patriot and Marine born on October 5th, 1974, and grew up as the oldest of four siblings in a large extended family that spanned between Sacramento and Carmel. After graduating from Jesuit High School in 1993, he joined the Marine Corps in 1997.
Brannely spent most of his military career as a Crew Chief and door gunner with HMH-466 Wolfpack. During his time with HMH-466, He earned his Weapons and Tactics Instructor Certificate at the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics School in Yuma, Arizona. Brannely deployed to Okinawa, Japan, and also in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), spending six months in the Gulf supporting operations in Kuwait and Iraq.
After completing his military service, Brannely pursued higher education by attending San Diego City College before being admitted to UC Berkeley, where he earned his BA in Anthropology in 2008.
Today, Brannely spends most of his time with his long-term partner, Jancy Quinn, and their three nieces and a nephew. In his free time, he volunteers as a backcountry ski patroller with the Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol and supports veterans making the transition from the military to the civilian workforce.
Brannely is excited to be a member of the Resolute Promise team, where he can continue his efforts to positively impact veterans and their families.