Annual Awards

March 2023- Joe Sroka is the founder of NovaPoint Capital, a  general partner at 550 Capital Partners, and the treasurer of the US  Army Ranger Association (USARA). He is actively involved in supporting  veterans in Atlanta and across the country. 

Under his leadership, NovaPoint donates a full day of revenue every six months to several  veteran service organizations, including Children of Fallen Patriots,  Folded Flag Foundation, Special Operations Medical Association, Army  Ranger Lead the Way Fund, and Wreaths Across America. 

Additionally, Joe  played a significant role in bringing Bunker Labs, a national non-profit  organization supporting veteran entrepreneurs, to Atlanta. He helped  build a team of volunteers and corporate/community supporters to provide  veterans and spouses access to the training needed to start and grow  their businesses, resulting in the launch of dozens of veteran-owned  businesses.

 Joe also stewarded the finances of USARA for the last 5  years, providing funding for regional events for Ranger veterans,  support of active-duty Ranger units, a scholarship fund, and a financial  assistance fund. Joe has been living in Atlanta since 2008 with his wife Norha and their two accomplished daughters, Abby and Audrey.

How to get in touch: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesroka/

November, 2018-  Tracey Lloyd ’03 is an experienced retail executive and specializes  in turnarounds and optimizing shareholder’s value. She was featured on  the cover of Fortune Magazine in 2010 and is a Bronze Star recipient.

Present:
JCPenney – District Manager responsible for all Georgia stores.
Board member: National Black Arts Festival & Urban League of Greater Atlanta

Previous:
Bloomingdale’s – Operating Vice President
Walmart – Senior Director, District Manager

About Tracey:
She is a laser-focused, high-performing, and organized executive with  two-decades of career making contributions as a leader in high tempo  environments that fuel profit, team performance, and drive enduring  change. She has lead organizations with more than 4,000 employees and  who generated more than half a billion dollars in revenue. Inclusive,  articulate, and effective communications skills in French and English.  Proponent of life-long education— graduated from West Point in 2003.

How to get in touch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceycolemanlloyd

October, 2018-  Notable Accomplishments and Achievements:

– Highly sought after executive non-profit leader and board member serving America’s veterans.

– Regional Director of Team Red, White and Blue  (Team RWB).

Team RWB enriches the lives of America’s  veterans by connecting them to their communities through physical and  social activities. Authentic community is built through genuine and  empathetic relationships–while deliberately infusing leadership  development.

Veterans are indispensable leaders and when they continue to lead  after transition they make their communities better–and as a result our  Nation better. Garrett Cathcart ’04, as regional director is responsible for  strategy, leadership development, growth, and management of programming  in 41 U.S. cities.

– Board member at VetLanta and Bunker Labs – Atlanta

– Emory MBA, 2018

How to get in touch: garrett.cathcart@bunkerlabs.org

September, 2018- Ulrich Brechbuhl currently serves as the State Department  Counselor. In this capacity, he provides strategic guidance to the  Secretary on foreign policy, undertakes efforts to enhance U.S.  diplomacy and public outreach, and conducts special diplomatic  assignments as directed by the Secretary.

Prior to joining the Department, Mr. Brechbuhl was president of  Appenzeller Point, LLC, a family investing and consulting business. He  also served as the executive chairman of Avadyne Health and on the board  of five other healthcare and financial services businesses.

Mr. Brechbuhl graduated from the United States Military Academy at  West Point in 1986 and served as a cavalry officer with the Second  Armored Cavalry Regiment patrolling the Iron Curtain before its fall. He  also served with the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry in the U.S. Army’s First  Calvary Division during the Persian Gulf War.

After leaving active duty, Mr. Brechbuhl graduated from Harvard  Business School, receiving his Master of Business Administration in  1994. Since then he worked with Bain and Company, Inc., and has served  as the CFO and CEO of multiple companies, both private equity owned and  publicly traded.

Born in Switzerland, Mr. Brechbuhl grew up in Garden City, New York, and speaks French, German, and Swiss-German.

Ulrich is a past President of WPSA and is an ardent supporter of Atlanta area West Point grads.

Ulrich’s business experience is extensive. Please see this attachment on his accomplishments here.

How to Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrichbrechbuhl

(Please keep in mind that Ulrich’s time is quite scarce these days with his new position).

April, 2018- John is currently at the top of his class at Emory Law. His work has been published in a prestigious Law Journal: “Averting an Inside Job: A Proposal to Change How Insiders Are Defined in the Bankruptcy Code.”

He was also Editor and Chief of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal last year. John is also the recipient of several scholarships.

He served with distinction with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, “Old  Guard” and with Arlington National Cemetery successfully updating and  implementing important policies related to our Nation’s military funeral  procedures.

 His full military background can be found here.

Topics he can help with: legal education / law school (especially at Emory), getting published in a journal, and bankruptcy law.

How to Contact:  johnathandgreen@gmail.com

 March, 2018- Michael Boulegeris graduated from the United States Military Academy  with a B.S. degree in Engineering and a minor in Eastern European and  Soviet Studies. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States  Army, achieved the rank of Captain and was entrusted with a high  security clearance.

Mr. Boulegeris founded the firm, Boulegeris Investments, Inc., in  1992 and is the firm’s Chief Investment Officer. He also serves as a  Trustee of the Annunciation Cathedral Endowment Foundation of the Greek  Orthodox Church in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Boulegeris was recognized by the  West Point Association of Graduates and inducted into the General Henry  H. Arnold Society.

Mr. Boulegeris was a Co-Founder of MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc., a  biopharmaceutical company that was acquired by Allergan, Inc. in March  2013.

Topics he can help with: Investment research, Portfolio management, Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy.

 February, 2018- Lee started his career as an officer in the U.S. Army  where he held several operational leadership roles in tank and armored  cavalry units in the U.S. and abroad, and left active duty as a Captain.  

Lee graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point  where he was a member of the academic honor society Phi Kappa Phi and  holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

His professional career includes serving as an engagement manager at  McKinsey & Company, a leading global strategy consulting firm. He  led client teams focused primarily on overall strategy, mergers and  acquisitions, and sales strategy. Lee then joined RELX group, a global  provider of data and analytic solutions across industries and held a  serios of commercial and general management role.

Lee Rivas is currently the President of RELX global healthcare  businesses. He is responsible for over $1b of revenues and 2,500  employees across the Elsevier Clinical Solutions, Nursing and Health  Education, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ healthcare data businesses.  His business is dedicated to educating and training healthcare  professionals, improving patient outcomes, and enabling high quality  decisions through the use of, evidence-based content, technology and  analytics.

 How to contact:  L.Rivas@elsevier.com

Topics he can help with: corporate leadership, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and product management.