LtCol Tim Maxwell, USMC (retired) served as an infantry officer and advisor to the Wounded Warrior Regiment until June 29, 2009, when he retired due to combat injuries after twenty-one years of honorable and dedicated service.He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, a Masters in Operations Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Park University.He deployed six times throughout his career with three tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. During his final deployment to Iraq, LtCol Maxwell suffered a severe traumatic brain injury on October 7, 2004 when his forward operating base in Kalsu was mortared and shrapnel tore through the left side of his brain.Through his recuperation, he discovered that for himself and others, recovery was enhanced by being together with other wounded warriors. Today, due to his extraordinary leadership and vision, Marines at the Wounded Warrior Barracks (Maxwell Hall, named in his honor) located on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, find improved recovery through team healing. His push to ensure that the needs of Wounded Warriors are met and the success of Maxwell Hall became a catalyst of reform and wounded warrior programs throughout DOD.His insight is attributed to the development and establishment of The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment.
LtCol Maxwell's personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (6), and others. Civilian awards for service include: The R.Lee Ermey’s Ooh Rah Award, The President of the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Award, Esquire Magazine’s Best and Brightest Recognition, The Mack McKinney Award, and The Bobby Simpson Memorial Award.
He has provided motivational speeches in such forums as The Patriot Gala, CAT Team Leadership Meeting 2005, The R. Lee Ermey Celebrity Experience – Gunny’s Ball, Marine For Life Command Conference, HQMC Resource, Evaluation and Analysis (REA) conference, and the Force Health Protection Conference.
Jamie Alban President and Forth Generation Owner, Alban Engine Power Systems
Jeff Johnson
Terrel Jones
Bob Nilsson A former Marine and Viet Nam Vet, Bob Nilsson is a retired former president of Turner International LLC, New York City, with which he is now a Senior Advisor.Bob is a consummate advocate for wounded warriors and serves as a peer mentor at National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed and is a Warrior Liaison with the 100 Entrepreneurs Project.
Shannon Maxwell Taking on the role of caregiver and working with Tim to advocate and fulfill the needs of other wounded warrior families, Shannon Maxwell co-founded Hope For The Warriors™ and SEMPERMAX Support Fund.Most recently, she authored Our Daddy Is Invincible!, a children’s book instilling hope and possibility in life with a traumatically injured parent. For her service to wounded families around the nation, Shannon has been awarded the Presidential Call to Service – 2007, National Military Family Association’s Very Important Patriot Award-2007, and the Ursula Laurus Award- 2011.
