After
co-founding
Operation
Support
our
Troops
-
America
(OSOT-America)
in
2003,
BW
alumnus
Bill
Rickert
'79
has
taken
over
as
interim
executive
director,
using
his
advanced
corporate
leadership
experience
to
buoy
this
non-profit,
community-based
organization
supporting
American
forces.
OSOT
board
chair
Justin
Smitherman
told
the
Chicago
Tribune,
"Bill
has
been
an
integral
part
of
OSOT-America
since
the
beginning
and
has
an
intimate
understanding
of
the
programs,
people
and
events
of
the
organization.
In
addition,
Bill
brings
a
wealth
of
experience,
strong
leadership
and
a
deep
passion
for
the
mission."
The
nonprofit's
mission
is
"to
support
the
morale
and
well-being
of
American
forces
by
providing
comfort,
resources
and
education
to
them
and
their
families
both
while
they
are
deployed
in
harm's
way
and
after
their
return."
Rickert,
who
majored
in
marketing
and
finance
as
a
BW
undergrad,
has
extensive
knowledge
of
organizational
structure
and
development,
most
recently
demonstrated
as
a
managing
partner
for
Goal
Line
Strategies.
Smitherman
added,
"The
Rickert
family
has
played
a
vital
role
in
the
development,
success,
growth
and
direction
of
this
organization,
and
we
are
blessed
to
be
able
to
count
on
them
once
again."
