NOT ALONE

Jeff Searcy

Executive Director

Jeff Searcy brings 20 years of management, sales and marketing experience to the leadership of NOT ALONE. Highly energized and a bit unconventional, Jeff is incredibly passionate about what he does and who he serves. He laughs and says, "My comfort level is cruising at Mach 10 with my hair on fire."

Before starting NOT ALONE, this proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps served America's combat-injured troops as Executive Vice President of the Wounded Warrior Project. Under Jeff's leadership, annual fundraising and marketing revenues rose over tenfold in just three years. “Working for and serving our nation’s warriors and their families continues to be one of the most rewarding things I have ever done,” Jeff said. Jeff holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Public Administration, both from Kennesaw State University, and a Certificate in Fundraising Management from Indiana University.

Jeff lives in St Augustine, Florida with his wife and their two sons.

Carter Andrews

Chairman and Co-Founder

Carter Andrews practiced law at Tune, Entrekin and White for five years before moving into real estate development for five years. After leaving the real estate business, Andrews was the first non-founder hired at AmSurg Corp. At AmSurg, Carter developed the sales and marketing approach and developed joint venture deals with medical practices.

After helping take AmSurg public in 2000, Carter joined Little Planet Learning as the partner in charge of business development. At that time, the company was exiting the education business to focus on creating broadband online learning experiences for corporate clients. Under Carter’s 8-year sales and marketing leadership, the company established a worldwide reputation as the leader in high quality, emotionally engaging education that tackles important business and societal challenges. For example, Carter was at the helm of creating a technology-based program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to teach school principals how to prepare students for the 21st century workforce. Carter’s vision and personal experience have been the driving force behind making NOT ALONE a reality for our nation's warriors and their families.

Michael Jones

Co-Founder

Michael Jones is a 1996 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Mike served over 8 years in a variety of leadership positions as an Infantry officer in the United States Army in both the 1st Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He served overseas in Bosnia in 1997, Afghanistan in 2002 and in Iraq during 2003 and 2004 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His last assignment was as a Rifle Company Commander in the Rakkasans of the 101st Airborne fighting in Iraq where he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Upon his return to Fort Campbell in 2004 he decided to return to his family roots and settle in Nashville. Mike worked as an analyst at Avondale Partners, a private investment bank in Nashville, specializing in capital raises and mergers and acquisitions. At Avondale he also helped to establish the health care team for the company in 2005. Mike remained in the investment banking industry and worked for Harpeth Companies as a Vice President specializing in capital raises before helping to found NOT ALONE in 2008. Mike’s personal experience with coming home from war and his passion for warriors and his family are the key motivators in his life.

Jayne Andrews-Stein

Communications Director

Jayne is the Communications Director and site editor for NOT ALONE. Jayne is responsible for all content and electronic outreach. She is one of the original team members for the site. Jayne holds a BA in Spanish and English Literature from the Middle Tennessee State University Honors College. When she's not working, Jayne enjoys reading, bike riding, gardening, and hanging out with her husband and pets.

Danielle Zopf

Strategic Development Manager

Danielle began working with NOT ALONE in November 2008. As Strategic Development Manager for Not Alone, Danielle oversees and orchestrates all of the day to day activities and details regarding community relations, events, corporate sponsorships, PR, marketing and key relationships.

Prior to joining Not Alone Danielle spent ten years in Human Resources and Corporate Training Management.

Jenny Andrews

Program Director

Jenny Andrews helped start NOT ALONE, where she has personally interviewed hundreds of veterans, service members, family members, and experts from the Korean War to the present day conflicts. Currently, she overseas Not Alone's online psychoeducational and support groups. Jenny has worked and published with Dr. Edward Taub and Dr. Gitendra Uswatte at their Constraint-Induced Therapy (CIT) Clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop real-world measures of physical rehabilitation techniques for both adults and children. She holds a BA in philosophy from Birmingham-Southern College and a BS in psychology from UAB. She is certified to teach group fitness classes with a sports conditioning focus. Currently, she lives in Nashville, TN.