Self-proclaimed non-profit aficionado and coffee connoisseur, Susan Fochs originally hails from Door County, WI with a Bachelor’s in Human Services Leadership and Business Administration from UW-Oshkosh and a Master’s in Public Policy from Northwestern University. 

At 18-years-old she felt compelled to take charge and make an impact in the lives of service members in inspiration of her father: Sgt. Donald Fochs of the United States Marine Corps, who served in the Vietnam War and has been 100% permanently disabled for her entire life. She made it her mission to create an organization which would exist in the hope that no one feels alone during and after deployment — especially when they’re back home. 

In her free time, you’ll find Susan hiking, kayaking, hosting The Make An Impact Podcast, or hanging with some adorable rescue pets.