After
co-founding
Operation
Support
our
Troops
-
America
(OSOT-America)
in
2003,
BW
alumnus
Bill
Rickert
'79
has
taken
over
as
interim
executive
director,
using
his
advanced
corporate
leadership
experience
to
buoy
this
non-profit,
community-based
organization
supporting
American
forces.
OSOT board chair Justin Smitherman told the Chicago Tribune, "Bill has been an integral part of OSOT-America since the beginning and has an intimate understanding of the programs, people and events of the organization. In addition, Bill brings a wealth of experience, strong leadership and a deep passion for the mission."
The nonprofit's mission is "to support the morale and well-being of American forces by providing comfort, resources and education to them and their families both while they are deployed in harm's way and after their return."
Rickert, who majored in marketing and finance as a BW undergrad, has extensive knowledge of organizational structure and development, most recently demonstrated as a managing partner for Goal Line Strategies.
Smitherman added, "The Rickert family has played a vital role in the development, success, growth and direction of this organization, and we are blessed to be able to count on them once again."
