Board of Directors
Meet the individuals who are driving our mission forward. With a diverse range of expertise and experience, they are committed to guiding Modern Military toward a brighter future.
Hale Allegretti has served 19 years on Active Duty and is currently assigned to Coast Guard Pacific Area (PACAREA) as the Diversity and External Affairs Chief where he advises the Commander of Pacific Area on command climate, workforce resilience, and Diversity and Inclusion issues and policies. Additionally, he oversees Government Affairs and Public Affairs for PACAREA.
Prior to his assignment at PACAREA, he was assigned to Sector San Francisco as the Chief of Prevention, which included oversight of all regulatory safety, security, and maritime activities throughout northern California and Lake Tahoe. His previous staff assignment was as the Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Coordinator at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C. He was responsible for coordinating all facets of the multi-year Federal budget process, including formulation and justification of the Coast Guard’s (then) $12 billion annual budget.
A native of Huntington Station, NY, he graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Management in 2005. In 2012, he graduated from Norwich University with a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership. In June 2017, he completed his Master of Public Policy degree from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
Having served under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the transgender service ban, Hale has proudly been an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community in the Coast Guard for over a decade. He joined the Modern Military Association of America Board of Directors in 2020 and served as the Treasurer from 2021-2024. He now serves as the Vice Chair.
Tim Hanson has more than 20 years of marketing, public relations and advertising experience – spanning a large spectrum of industries. Currently, he is a member of USAA’s creative product marketing team, focusing on insurance campaigns. Previously, he worked on Enterprise Brand, Military Affairs, and Military Affinity.
Prior to USAA, Hanson worked at Campus Advantage, one of the largest student housing companies in the United States, where he oversaw marketing, public relations, and crisis communications. He previous worked or consulted with Microsoft, Royal Dutch Shell, NASA, Bank of America, Nationwide, Wolverine World Wide and others.
Hanson, a United States Air Force veteran, is a board member and Treasurer of the Modern Military Association of America and graduate from the University of the Incarnate Word.
Colin James Beisel is an associate with Youman & Caputo. A former active-duty U.S. Army prosecutor, Beisel is a Philadelphia catastrophic injury attorney who has recovered, or helped recover, numerous seven and eight-figure settlements and verdicts that have helped his clients put their lives back together.
Over the years, Beisel has represented people and their families in some of the most significant, high-impact personal injury cases across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2023, Beisel obtained a $4.75 million jury verdict in federal court on behalf of a young man who was rendered paraplegic after being negligently shot in the neck. In 2022, Beisel received one of the largest medical malpractice judgments in Scranton, Pennsylvania, resulting in a $1.25 million award for his client. In 2020, Beisel was on a team that represented a young transgender woman who had been sexually assaulted at a juvenile residential center, which led to one of the largest sexual abuse settlements for a transgender person in the history of Pennsylvania. In 2019, in a premises liability action, Beisel helped recover a significant eight-figure settlement on behalf of a young quadriplegic client.
In addition to his law practice, Beisel continues to serve as a Captain and Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps. He currently serves as a first-chair prosecutor for a medical command in Dallas and Salt Lake City, where he tries cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, fraternization, and other military crimes. Prior to this assignment, Beisel served as Deputy Chief of Military Justice for a 14,000 soldier command responsible for providing military police support to large scale ground and detention operations across the world.
Beisel is also active in the Philadelphia Bar and the medical-legal community. In 2016, Beisel was appointed as chair of the LGBT Rights Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the oldest association of lawyers in the United States, and led the committee for three years. Additionally, Beisel served on the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia LGBT Bar Association. An advocate for patient safety, Beisel is regularly invited to speak at physician conferences, grand rounds, and medical schools to discuss issues of professional medical negligence, physician liability, and the civil justice system.
In recognition of his law practice, since 2018, Beisel has been named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, placing him in the 2.5% of all attorneys in Pennsylvania under the age of 40. In 2023, the Philadelphia Business Journal named Beisel a “Best of the Bar” honoree – one of only two attorneys to receive this honor in the plaintiff’s personal injury category.
Beisel earned his undergraduate degree from John Carroll University, and thereafter earned his law degree from The University of Akron School of Law. While in law school, Beisel served as assistant editor of the law review and was a member of the nationally ranked Trial Team Honor Society. Beisel is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School, Charlottesville, VA.
Joanna Nicoletti is a military spouse and a dedicated working mom. She holds degrees from The New School University (B.A.) and Northeastern University (M.A.), where her focus was on global health and corporate social responsibility.
Her professional journey began in the nonprofit sector, primarily concentrated in healthcare, where she managed fundraising, marketing, and development efforts. Transitioning into the startup tech world, Joanna works in sports tech specifically within the lifecycle marketing and engagement space.
Joanna, her wife (a Captain in the U.S Army), and their toddler-aged son live in Tennessee. Actively engaged in her son’s school community and local running groups since their first duty station, Joanna finds joy in travel, distance running, and exploring new local restaurants during her free time.
Jody Wright joined Modern Military in 2024 and has been a career service member in the U.S. Army for over 25 years. As a husband and father, he joined Modern Military to build stronger community relationships and equality for LGBTQ+ service members and their families across the diversity spectrum. Having served under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, he understands the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ service members and is an advocate for inclusivity and equity for all.
Become a Modern Military Board Member
Modern Military is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ+ service members, veterans, their families, and allies. We are seeking board members who will help us reach our mission and who embody the following qualities:
Board Application Form
Please complete the application to apply for a board leadership position. If you are selected to move forward with the nomination process, you will be required to participate in a series of interviews with the nominations committee.
