Others Over Self® is a leadership mindset that lifts up the value of selfless service. Here are three solid reasons why you should care about our team:
- We believe that people have intrinsic value
- Most of us are public servants
- We want you to join us
Welcome to the inner circle of Others Over Self®. Keep reading for pictures and bios of our key leadership.
Reason #1: People Have Intrinsic Value
We believe that people have intrinsic value, which means that our actions do not determine our worth.
This viewpoint can be hard to embrace, especially for those of us with a background in public service.
In present times, the police force is seeing a massive exodus, and military personnel are leaving in droves. Empirical data shows that our national rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are at all time highs.
Everyone – even the public servants – are asking the question:
“What is it all for, anyway?”
Which brings us to Reason #2 of why you should care about our team:
Reason #2: Most of us are Public Servants
At Others Over Self®, we’re creating a place for you to continue to lead, after your time in service.
Outside of administration, all of our instructors and contributors have served as public servants. As a collective, we’re saying, “thank you,” through service – by coming together and serving the mental wellness of our nation’s heroes.
Here is your answer to the question above:
Time spent serving another is never wasted.
Below you’ll find both a company overview, and a Meet The Team section, with pictures and bios of a few of the souls that make up our collective of professional development experts.
About the Company
Others Over Self® is a registered trademark of Mission Ambition, LLC | All rights reserved. This leadership mindset is a collection of proprietary educational modules developed through the collaboration of licensed professionals and other qualified experts in their respective fields.
Mission Ambition, LLC (MA) is a Primary, Woman-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business. Based in Macomb, Michigan, U.S., we supply, train and educate government, military and civilian personnel on leadership development. We operate both virtually and in-person from various remote locations, which includes a private recording studio on Selfridge Air National Guard base as guests of Eisenhower’s Veterans Reintegration Center.
MA provides innovative personal and professional development solutions to advance communities in wellness, leadership, education and collaboration. Through specialized teams of experts, unique teaching capabilities and access to a consortium of more than 100 vetted organizations, MA serves as an outreach arm that works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to advance national priorities and serve the public interest. A for-profit corporation and federal contractor, MA manages various projects that are both privately- and publicly-funded. Learn more about MA at www.missionambition.org.
Meet the Others Over Self® Team
Chaplain Shelly Rood
Shelly served in the United States Army Reserves for 16 years as an Intelligence Officer and now is a civilian Chaplain and small business owner, advocating for selfless service in action. Attaining the rank of Captain, Shelly served as an S2, a Company Commander and more, leading covert intelligence briefings and orchestrating security programs for nearly 4,000 Soldiers. Her military awards include the Shield of Sparta and the St. Joan D’Arc.
Former Captain of the Bronco Rifle Team, Reverend Rood is a Distinguished Military Graduate from Western Michigan University, and earned her Master of Arts in Ministry Studies at Moody Theological Seminary. She is the creator of Others Over Self®, a leadership mindset serving people in positions of influence to make a lasting impact on others. She is happily married and is tackling the daily challenge of raising two boys in an increasingly self-focused society.
Christian Drew Reed
With over 15 years of experience in customer service, Christian provides next-level quality control to our roster of high-visibility clients. A proven leader and man of strong values, he is entrusted to work in restricted federal buildings, schools, and various other commercial and industrial facilities.
His professional and calm demeanor easily influences potentially high-stress situations. Christian is a graduate of the Charles F. Chapman School of Seamanship. His love of professional development is reflected through his academic pursuits at Manthano Christian College, Schoolcraft College and Oakland Community College. A Formula 1®, shooting sports and tactical enthusiast, Christian is the spouse of a woman Veteran and together they have two sons.
Doug Slocum
Brigadier General (Retired) Doug “Odie” Slocum has 35 years in the U.S. Air Force served and last served as the Commanding General of Selfridge Air National Guard Base, earning awards for being the top Air National Guard Wing in the country, the top fighter aircraft organization, and more.
Doug is a career fighter pilot with > 4,100 hours flying F-4, F-16, and A-10 aircraft. He has authored over 250 lessons, textbooks and professional publications, and has championed nationwide programs for suicide prevention, fatigue management and more, resulting in his being inducted into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame.
Doug is active in the community. He is a renowned educator and acclaimed motivational speaker having delivered > 750 presentations or keynote addresses to >150,000 attendees.
Embracing the Others Over Self® mindset, Doug serves as the Primary Instructor of Military Cultural Competency for the Warriors With Warriors Program: Connecting Spiritual Warriors with Earthly Warriors.
Diana Laskey
Diana Laskey, Licensed Master Social Worker, comes from a lifelong history of being associated with the military in one way or another, which helps to fuel her passion she has for assisting those within the military community.
She was raised as an Air Force brat, is a USAF veteran, and a military spouse. Her dad was a Chaplain and she was raised on multiple military bases until she joined the USAF herself as an AMMO troop. While she was serving in Korea, she met her husband and they have now been married 24 years. Diana served her four years and separated so she could devote her time to going to school and raising their four girls.
It has been her dream to be able to give back to the military community. Diana has worked with a large variety of people and situations: both children and adults in non-profit, substance abuse, emergency, outpatient therapy situations and more. Diana recently served in the role as the Selfridge Director of Psychological Health, and is now currently the Walking With Warriors Veteran Navigator for Macomb County, which has been the perfect fit to integrate her personal background with the military and versatile knowledge as a social worker and therapist for the last 15 years.
Jennifer Sauer
Jenn Sauer, a 16-year Air Force Veteran, served on Active Duty, as Traditional Guardsman and also as an Active Guard Reservist. Jenn has achieved the rank of Master Sergeant and is still serving her country. She currently oversees several programs within the Security Forces family, specializing in Anti-terrorism, Investigations and Intelligence.
Jenn met her husband in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2011, and he, too, was a member of the Armed Forces for 13 years. They are the proud parents of two baby girls and three dogs. Jenn strives for building positive connections within her communities, both veteran and civilian alike, in an effort to bring joy, honesty, and support to those around her. While seeking community bonds, she continues to build upon personnel growth with an awareness and mentality of “there is always room to grow through resiliency and strength”. Jenn serves as Co-Leader of the Woman Veteran Strong: Macomb Chapter.
Laverne Santangelo
Laverne is a retired major who proudly served 23 years in the Michigan National Guard. She recently retired from the corporate world and became a small business owner. She is a licensed counselor, a yoga instructor and is owner of Laverne Santangelo, LLC. She specializes in anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions and post abortive healing.
Laverne is passionate about serving women Veterans. Laverne is the chair for CNS Healthcare Veteran’s Affairs Committee, serves on the Governor’s Task Force for Women Veterans, and is the Oakland Chapter Leader for Women Veteran Strong. Laverne resides in Shelby Township with her husband of 31 years, Jim, and is the proud mother of two adult sons.
Kelly Tulloch
Kelly Tulloch is a proud United States Air Force Veteran. She spent the majority of her service time stationed in Las Vegas. After this, Kelly went into private military contracting in St. Louis and took a contract overseas.
When she returned from the Middle East, Kelly moved to Michigan to be closer to family. She loves to travel and explore, but says there is no place like home. Kelly bought her first house with her boyfriend on five acres of land and a private lake.
This former Military Intelligence professional has two dogs, two cats, twenty-three chickens and two ducks. Kelly has a passion for serving female Veterans in South East Michigan, and serves as Chapter Leader for Woman Veteran Strong. Kelly says that, “Leadership is not just a position but a mentality,” and credits both community and a sense of belonging with her having strong mental wellness.
Teena Cathey
Teena Cathey is a women’s health coach with military experience. Knowing firsthand what it’s like to “want to be more,” Teena is passionate about working with busy women to help them find balance, joy and self-care.
Teena is currently serving in the Air National Guard. Her commitment to community and wellness led her to becoming Co-Leader for Woman Veteran Strong‘s Macomb Chapter.
Experienced with a wide range of clientele, she specializes in helping moms adopt healthy habits and routines. When Teena is not coaching or working on base, she is dancing, painting or playing tag with her toddler.
Michele Pascoe
Michele currently serves as the Veteran Navigator in Calhoun County, connecting military people to services and resources that improve quality of life. She is mother to three adult children, and has been married to her Marine husband for 27 years.
Michele Pascoe is a military Veteran who served in the Navy from 1991-1994. Every day for the past 22 years, Michele has been utilizing her Bachelor’s of Social Work from Western Michigan University.
Michele is also a grandmother to a beautiful 1-year-old little girl, and says that her family is everything to her. Michele enjoys traveling, and her passion is helping others. Her heart for supporting fellow female Veterans is reflected through her position as Chapter Leader for Woman Veteran Strong‘s Battle Creek Chapter.
Pazzella Colston Bonner
Pazzella Colston Bonner is a U.S. Army Veteran who served for over 16 years. She is the founder of Homes for Heroic Veterans, a 501(c)(3) that provides community transitional housing for homeless veterans.
Pazz is also the 2022 Macomb County Veteran of the Year, earning this award for her work with providing transitional housing for Veterans. She is the first female and Veteran of color to ever receive this award.
This actress, model, voice over actor, paralegal and notary is also a proud mother of boy/girl twins. Her son is an Iraq War Veteran. Pazz is a member of Woman Veteran Strong, the Local Business Network of Sterling Heights, and Amvets post 29, Mt. Clemens.
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Krystina Golimbieski
By now, you’ve learned these two things:
- We believe that people have intrinsic value, and
- Most of us at Others Over Self® are Public Servants.
Finally, you’re reaching the capstone of why you should care about our team:
Reason #3: We Want You to Join Us
You
Others Over Self® is always looking to shine the spotlight on people embracing the value of selfless service.
Instructors: Do you have a military or first responder background, or, have you served during times of crisis?
Collaboration: Do you- as an individual, or, as a representative of an organization- want to work together?
Reach out to the Mission Ambition, LLC, office to see how we can collaborate to further our shared mission.
