About Us
Our Mission
Preparing military Veterans and their spouses for Agile careers through training, coaching, certification and practical experience using the Scrum framework
Our Vision
All graduates of the Agile for Patriots program are employed with fulfilling roles in Agile Value Delivery
Who We Are
Agile for Patriots is a Dallas-based non-profit that provides military veterans and their spouses with focused Agile training, practical experience, and Professional Scrum Master certification.
Co-founders Greg Gomel of the Gomel Group and Ravi Verma, CEO of SmoothApps, are Agile professionals who recognized a need in the veteran community and created the program as a way to give back to those who served.
Our Board of Directors
Greg Gomel
Co-Founder and Board Member Emeritus
Ravi Verma
Co-Founder, Board Member, VP of Training and VP of I.T
Dale Bailey
Board Member and Secretary
Janie Purvis
Board Member and VP of Program Management
William “Red” Davidson
Board Member, Treasurer and VP of Coaching
Our Advisors to the Board
George Morris
Advisor to the Board and Director of Marketing
Don McGreal
Advisor to the Board
Eric Nailburg
Advisor to the Board and VP of Marketing
Supporters
Agile for Patriots is a free program and we do not have any paid employees. We rely on support from other companies and individuals who have a heart for helping military families. These companies donate training, facilities, services and other resources to make this program possible. We appreciate all they do for us – we couldn’t do it without them!
Org Whisperers donates training, coaching and general program support assistance.
Improving donates training, coaching and general program support assistance.
Fringe Technology assists Agile for Patriots with Atlassian training and support.
Kanaka has helped improve our website by providing free and discounted website services to support our program.
Scrum. org provides all graduates with a Professional Scrum Master certification at no cost.
Al Dente donates free licenses to help AFP Graduates who are in good standing optimize ROI for their organizations.