Meet Our Editorial Team
We are military spouses. We are wives who sleep with the phone by our side in case our husbands get a few minutes to call from the front lines. We are trying to balance family, career and fill in for a spouse who can never be home as much as they wish they could be. No matter how much we love a job, or a community, we know we will have to move to the next duty station. We not only understand, we’re also here to cheer you on. Interested in becoming a contributor? Email: info@salutetospouses.com.
Allison Perkins
Editor
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Interests: Running (badly), Traveling, Scrapbooking, Attempting science projects with my kids (usually end up with something oozing and clogging the sink)
Allison Perkins has been writing about the military for publications around the globe since 1996. After graduating from Northeastern University she became the bureau chief in Taegu, South Korea, for Pacific Stars and Stripes. There, she traveled with troops as they trained throughout Asia. She later covered military news, among other topics, for the Greensboro News & Record and has written for several publications including The Boston Globe and Our State magazine. In 2005, she was embedded with North Carolina troops as they traveled to Iraq. Allison left the battlefield behind to write about military families with several web-based publications, including Operation Homefront Online. Allison, who is an Army wife, currently lives in Honolulu, HI, with her husband, an active duty soldier, and their four children.
Samantha Carroll
Contributor
Location: Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
Interests: Running and Cooking
Samantha Carroll is a freelance writer and Army wife who frequently covers issues concerning military spouses and their families. Her articles have appeared in Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield’s The Frontline, as well as Operation Homefront Online and South Magazine. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and is currently going back to school to become a nurse. In addition to furthering her education, she is enjoying the “re-discovery” of her passion for writing. She and her husband and daughter are happy to be stationed at Hunter Army Airfield, back in their home state, Georgia. Samantha also enjoys running and cooking.
Jan Wesner Childs
Contributor
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Interests: Traveling, photography
Jan Wesner Childs is a professional journalist, writer and blogger whose work has been published around the world. Jan’s written about local government, Kosovo refugees fleeing their homeland, war in East Timor and everything in between.
She’s also been married to the military for 20 years, which brings its own unique set of professional challenges. Jan’s pretty sure she holds the record for most job interviews, and can’t remember any more all the different places she’s worked.
In between paid jobs, she’s held several volunteer positions in organizations that support Army families.
Jan grew up on the beach in Florida and since then has lived in Hawaii, Okinawa, Korea, Germany and Kansas – just to name a few. She spends most of her time writing that elusive novel and chasing around her two kids, ages 7 and 10.
Ed Dennis
Military Relations Manager
Location: Buffalo, New York
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MAJ (Ret) Ed Dennis joined Bryant & Stratton College Online as the Military Relations Manager in June 2010. Prior to joining Bryant & Stratton College, Mr. Dennis served for 21 years in the United States Army starting as a Private and retiring with the rank of Major. Throughout his career he used the Army Continuing Education System to develop himself personally and professionally. His extensive knowledge and first-hand experience with the armed forces brings invaluable expertise to Bryant & Stratton College about what active-duty and veteran military students need. While in the Army, Mr. Dennis held numerous leadership positions including three separate Commands, Executive Officer, and Instructor/TAC for the Ordnance Officer Basic Course and Officer Advance Course. Mr. Dennis holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio and a Bachelor of Arts in Employment Relations from State University of New York at Potsdam.
Pamela McBride
Contributor
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Interests: Reading, Spa treatments, Travel, Walking
Pamela McBride has been personally, professionally and socially engaged in all aspects of military life for more than twenty years. She loves to share her myriad of experiences as a proud Army wife through her writing, speaking opportunities and everyday conversations. In past positions she has managed and conducted career transition counseling for service members, their adult family members and federal civilian employees and managed a job-training program for at-risk teens in a military community. Pamela is passionate about coaching people to use their talents, skills and abilities to get what they want. She is the creator of The Work-Life Diva Blog (http://pamelamcbride.net/blog) and author of two books: Work It, Girl! (http://pamelamcbride.net/workitgirl.htm) and The Mocha Manual to Military Life, (http://pamelamcbride.net/mochamanual.htm). Pamela currently lives in Atlanta with her husband, who will celebrate 22 years in the U.S. Army this year, and two children.
Kerry McGinley
Contributor
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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Kerry McGinley is a freelance writer and independent communications consultant based in Colorado Springs, Colo. She's covered military family issues, public affairs, crime and other topics for a variety of media outlets. Her background includes TV, newspaper, magazine and online reporting
Jennifer See
Contributor
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Jennifer L. See has worked as a freelance writer for the past 10 years and is passionate about military issues and how they pertain to families. She has written mostly for military publications and is the "Military Momma" blogger for the San Antonio Express-News. She graduated with a degree in Journalism from Michigan State University, and is currently pursuing a Master's in Counseling at The University of Texas-San Antonio. Jennifer is originally from Chicago and currently lives in San Antonio. She met her husband when he was an ROTC cadet at Michigan State University and since then, it's been five moves, two kids and one continuous military adventure.
Morgan Seegert
Contributor
Location: Buffalo, New York
Interests: Writing
As a contributor here at Salute to Spouses, Morgan adds a more educational angle to our editorial mix. With a background working in admissions departments for educational institutions, she is very knowledgeable about educational topics for working women. As a former admissions representative at Bryant & Stratton College, Morgan brings good experience to her writing.
Michelle Sherman
Guest Contributor
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Interests: Aerobics, indoor soccer, crafts, reading, and playing with my dog (a precious Bichon!)
Michelle Sherman, Ph.D. has committed her career to supporting families/youth affected by mental illness and trauma/PTSD. She directs the Family Mental Health Program at the Oklahoma City VA hospital, and is a clinical professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She co-chaired the first American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Supporting our Military Families, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC). She is also the author of My Story: Blogs by Four Military Teens and Finding My Way: A Teen’s Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has Experienced Trauma.
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