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Our Board
Becky Kanis ‘91
Becky Kanis is a 1991 graduate of the US Military Academy and served for nine years in the Signal Corps, commanding two companies in the Special Operations Command. After leaving the Army, Becky earned a Masters Degree in Organizational Change from The New School. Currently, she is the Director of Innovations for the Common Ground Institute, where she consults with government agencies and non-profits to end street homelessness. Becky lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with her partner. Becky serves as the Chair of Knights Out.
Sarah Haag ‘03
Sarah Haag grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from West Point in 2003 as an International Relations Major. While at USMA, she was on the Track and Field and also Army Cycling Teams. After leaving the Army, she worked with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency on Operational and Strategic Level Military Exercises in the Americas, Europe, and in Asia. She is currently pursuing a career in finance and resides in Connecticut. She now serves as the Secretary for Knights Out.
Scott Melendez ‘92
Scott Melendez is originally from Puerto Rico. and entered West Point as class of 1992, where he majored in American History. After the Academy, he undertook education in programming and the then-new field of systems architecture. Since 2005, he has built the network infrastructure and developed applications for leading companies in several industries on both coasts, including finance, heavy industry, biotechnology, software, and government. He has advanced certifications from IBM and Microsoft, and is pursuing Cisco networking certification. He currently manages the messaging, wireless, and non-voice communications network for the City & County of San Francisco. He is the Knights Out Treasurer and lives in San Francisco.
Margaret Wilson ‘89
Margaret Wilson is a 1989 graduate of the US Military Academy. She served for two years active duty in the Republic of Korea as an Engineer officer. After leaving the Army, Margaret served in the USAR and worked for several fortune 100 companies before becoming a business management consultant. Her past non-profit experience includes serving as assistant to the chairman on the board of directors for Idyllwild Institute-Fiesta whose mission was to develop leadership and patriotism in young women. She is a past member of AOG’s Thayer Circle and a current member of AOG’s Superintendent Circle. As a graduate supporter Margaret is proud to serve on the board as an at-large board member in order to further Knights Out’s mission.
Sue Fulton ‘80
Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton is a 1980 graduate of the US Military Academy. She served for five years in the Signal Corps in Germany, as a platoon leader, staff officer, and company commander. After leaving the Army, Sue worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble and Church & Dwight; she also took two years to work in parish renewal programs for the Archdiocese of New York. Sue currently works for a pharmaceutical company and lives in North Plainfield, NJ, with her partner Penny Gnesin. Sue is the Communications Director for Knights Out.
Dan Manning ‘04
Dan Manning is a 2004 graduate of the US Military Academy. While at West Point, Dan majored in Chinese Language and Environmental Engineering. After graduation, he served for 3 years in the Field Artillery stationed in Korea. He held many company and battalion level positions, to include serving as the BN S-3 for two months as a 1LT. In Korea, Dan finished his MBA from the University of Phoenix and currently works for AGCO as a production supervisor. Dan is also pursuing his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden Univsersity.
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