1. TerronSims,II isthe SeniorPartnerand founderof DougPollard,LLC. He ison the Board
of Principalsforthe TrumanNational SecurityProject anda memberof the AmericanCouncil on
Germany.In 2014, GovernorTerry McAuliffe appointedTerrontoserve onthe VirginiaMilitaryAdvisory
Council.
Terronis a graduate of the UnitedStates MilitaryAcademyatWestPoint.While deployed inIraq(May
2003 - July2004), Terron establishedandmentoredthe government of Baghdad’sTisaNissanDistrict,
where he servedasa liaisonofficertothe CPA and the UnitedNations,andwasthe Wasit Province’s
primarymilitaryliaisonofficer. Hisfinal Armyassignmentwassupervisinganddesigninga $29 Million
dollarreal-worldfightingvillage forthe JointReadiness TrainingCenter.
As a civilian, TerronhasworkedforArmyG3/5/7 CurrentOperationsCenter- taskingMACOMsto
supportMNC-I,MNF-I,SOCCENToperationsforitsHQ, Arabian Peninsula,the Hornof Africa,andSW
Asia,GTMO, JTFB, JTF-HOA,andvarious OCONUSand CONUSoperations.Terronalsoworkedforthe
Army ACSIM(AssistantChiefof Staff forInstallationManagement), where he developedand managed
the systemthat streamlinesthe Army’sinstillationrequirementsbudgetvalidationprocess, andleda
teamthat developedDoD’sSexual AssaultIncidentDatabase (DSAID).
In 2008 and 2012, Terron was Director,VirginiaVeterans and Military Families (VMF) forObama and
servedonthe defense andveteranspolicyteams,where he wrote the ServiceMemberLife Insurance
policy.Terron wasan official surrogate onnational securityandveteranandmilitaryfamilyissues.At
the 2008 DemocraticNational Convention,TerronwasfeaturedinStevenSpielberg’sveterans’ tribute
video,andagainin2012.
In 2010, Terron wrote the DemocraticNational Committee’sVeteransandMilitaryFamiliescandidates’
platform,whichisusedinfederal campaignsnationwide. And,in2013, didthe same forthe UK’sLabour
Party,as well ascraftingits national securityplatform.
Terronis presidentof the NorthernVirginiaBlackDemocrats, Chairsthe DemocraticPartyof Virginia’s
VeteransandMilitaryFamiliesCaucus, isonVirginia’s8th
Congressional Districtsteering committee,and
isthe Vice ChairforRecruitmentforthe DNC’s VeteransandMilitaryFamiliesCouncil.
Terronwas instrumental in SenTimKaine,Gov Terry McAuliffe,andCongressmanDonBeyer’s
campaigns,where he assistedinstandinguptheir Veteransand Military Familiesapparatus,servedas
an official surrogate, editedpolicy (VMF;National Security;Energy),organizedevents,andraisedfunds.
Upon Gov McAuliffe’svictory,he appointedTerron asthe co-directorof the VeteranServices policy
transition team.
Terronhas publishedtwonovels, WithHonorIn Hand and Handsof Honor,andhas writtenhis third
novel, ForHandsto Honor, alongwith hisIraq memoirs, Baghdad Peace.He alsowritesarticles
surroundingveteransandmilitaryfamilyissuesandnational security.
Terronregularly tutorsand mentorsyoungpeople inArlingtonand isaneducationandcommunity
activistthroughoutnorthernVirginia.