Our Team

Founder & CEO

James spent many years in the US Navy and other government agencies during his military career.  He has spent years focused on workforce management and spearheaded efforts to roll out a statewide re-entry program with accreditation for New Hampshire.  Then-Vice President Joe Biden and Governor Maggie Hassan recognized his efforts with the Patriot Award. 

James has been battling PTSD for over a decade now and understands how it not only impacts him, but it impacts the family.  While living in NYC James participated in a VR study for veterans with PTSD at the New York Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical Center.  This study worked on breaking-edge technology and counseling efforts.

James has worked in the corporate offices of Goodwill Industries as the Global Director of Performance and PMO Where he directed and supported the implementation of technology to support wrap-around services and job placement.

​His corporate career has focused on Business Ownership, Director of Human Resources, and Project Management. Back in the early 2000's James founded a company named WOW Tools which provided specialized technology to private schools for assistance in fund raising. He then merged his company with Eighty/20 making it a national pillar for assisting schools with their fundraising efforts. Later in his career he transitioned into senior levels of Human Resources within privately held companies and larger Fortune 500 companies. 

Executive Vice President

As the Head of Strategy for CorpAxe, Cari is responsible for strategic partnerships and sales efforts. Prior to joining CorpAxe Cari spent over 20 years in the investment industry both on the sell and buy sides working directly with corporate management teams and institutional investors. She began her career at Goldman Sachs working in the equities division before transitioning to Asset Management. In her last role on the sell side, she worked closely with the founder of CorpAxe to develop and market the company broadly across the brokerage and investment communities. After several years working in partnership with CorpAxe she joined the company as a founding employee working on growth strategies.

During her time in New York Cari spent 15 years on the board of The Hope Program helping to empower New Yorkers in building sustainable futures through workforce development, training and support. She served in the role of Governance Chair helping to build and maintain a strong and active board. Other non-profit work has included both the Pediatric Support Committee and Family Advisory Counsel at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children. 

These programs cannot exist without your support.  Contributions support mission-related activities, outreach, and operational needs.  We are a registered nonprofit (501c)3 under Changing Tides, Inc. dba Operation Reboot, and all donations are used responsibly to further our mission