The People Behind the Project
Colin Garrett
Founder 
Spending time in the Racing For Heroes shop with veterans, professional race car driver Colin Garrett realized they deserve more than just a thank you on Veterans Day. This spurred him to race for a cause: Colin started 11/11 Veteran Project to connect those who have served our country with available resources, and amplify existing resources so they can better serve America.
His brothers are Army officers, and every generation of his family has served in the US military since the American Revolutionary War. Off the track, Colin teaches tactical mobility driving to military special forces units, executive protection teams, and missionaries, and spends time in the Racing for Heroes garage helping veterans overcome the challenges and effects of war by getting on track behind the wheel at 150MPH.
When he’s not doing that, he’s racing mountain bikes or hanging with his dog, Hamilton.
Bryan White
CEO
CPT Bryan White commissioned as a 2LT in the United States Army (Virginia National Guard), from Old Dominion University, in 2015 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. He assumed the role and responsibilities of 3rd platoon leader in the 229th military police company for his first assignment. In 2016, he spent seven months in Afghanistan as a physical security operations specialist with Reed Inc. During his time as platoon leader, he led his soldiers in peace-keeping/civil disturbance operations in the 2017 Charlottesville riot. After his time as a platoon leader, he held simultaneous positions as the Aide-de-camp for the deputy commander of the 29th Infantry Division and on active duty, as an operations officer in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). After two and a half years with DTRA, in 2021 Bryan deployed to Kuwait as the Protection Operations Officer for the 29th Infantry Division. Upon demobilizing from this deployment, in spring of 2022, Bryan joined 11/11 Veteran Project as the CEO.
Lisa Kipps-Brown
Strategic Partnerships
The Strategist behind 11/11 Veteran Project, Lisa is author of the books Disrupt Your Now and Boomer Cashout, host of the live streamed show Disrupt Your Now, and the wife of a retired US Navy officer who’s a Vietnam Veteran. She’s a nonlinear thinker, multidisciplinary high-level strategist, and creative collaborator who has 34 years of entrepreneurial and 28 years of web development experience.
Lisa specializes in helping entrepreneurs and organizations solve big picture problems with disruptive strategic thinking and no gobbledygook. She’s a pioneer in business use of the web and has owned a web & business strategy company since 1996. Lisa has a gift for developing strategic collaborations and puts that to work with our partners. Contact us to connect with her about the possibilities!
Rachel Garrett Mercer
Project Coordinator
Rachel serves as the Project Coordinator for The 11/11 Veteran Project and also runs her own copywriting and copyediting business. Working with creatives and small businesses, she develops stand-out storytelling techniques and formulas to help her clients get noticed — the right way. Whether it’s crafting website copy, editing blogs for digital marketing companies, or creating email funnels, her words do the heavy lifting while letting clients get back to doing the things they love.
Ian Ogden
Logistics
Ian served in the Air Force from 2007-2014, deploying to Iraq and Kyrgyzstan. Currently, Ian works as a Data Center Project Manager for a confidential financial institution. In his spare time Ian can be found racing at Virginia Motor Speedway and South Boston Speedway, and in the off-season he competes on iRacing in the iRacing Warrior Motorsportz league. One of Ian’s passions is helping veterans by volunteering with non-profits such as Racing For Heroes and Tech for Troops. He initially met Lisa through Racing For Heroes and has been working with Colin in support of veterans since 2019.
Austin von Letkemann (MandatoryFunDay)
Military Influencer
Austin von Letkemann, aka military influencer MandatoryFunDay, is a service member with over a decade of experience in uniform. He seeks to bring positivity to the armed forces through comedy. 11/11 Veteran Project and MandatoryFunDay recognize the importance of comedy in healing, and have partnered to promote that concept in service members’ and military families’ lives. He is married with four beautiful daughters. When he isn’t bringing laughter to service members he enjoys lifting and Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Matt “Mohawk” Denny
Community Liason
Lindy Denny
Community Liason
Milspouse Lindy Denny is a Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategist. She uses organic social media marketing to boost Home Builders featured in Parade of Homes Events, specializing in simplifying Instagram and TikTok. She and her husband “Mohawk” Matt Denny have partnered with Colin for the “Be Awesome” crowdfunding campaign to help take word of The 11/11 Veteran Project on the road and connect with those who need the resources promoted.