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| | CPT Dennis "DJ" Skelton - DJ Skelton was wounded in Iraq in November of 2004. Since his recovery at Walter Reed, DJ has dedicated himself to advancing the causes of wounded vets, authoring Our Hero, the most comprehensive guide for wounded service members available. DJ also served as a military advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Gordon England, advising on wounded veteran affairs. DJ is a West Point graduate, attended Infantry Officer Basic Course, Airborne and Ranger schools, is fluent in Chinese and is one of the youngest to ever attend Harvard's Senior Executive Fellowship program. DJ, along with professional climber, Timmy O'Neill, founded Paradox Sports in the spring of 2007 and is President of the Board. He is currently on active duty for the US Army. Read DJ's story. | | | | | 
| | Malcolm Daly - Malcolm Daly has been in the outdoor industry since 1975 when he got his first job in a climbing shop while attending Colorado State University (BS, 1978). He has worked as a sales representative, shop manager, forest fire fighter, climbing guide, waiter, cook and marketing director for a large backpack manufacturer. In 1991 he founded Great Trango Holdings to manufacture innovative climbing gear and women's activewear. Malcolm is a founding board member of the Access Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping climbing areas open and served on its board for 13 years. Malcolm is an amputee, having lost a foot to frostbite after a climbing accident in Alaska in 1999. In addition to his Paradox Sports board responsibilities, Malcolm is on the Board of Directors of No Barriers and is the Executive Director of Paradox Sports. Email: mdaly@paradoxsports.org | | | | | 
| | CPT (Ret) Dawn Halfaker - Dawn was wounded in Iraq during a combat patrol in 2004, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star after losing her right arm. During her year-long recovery at Walter Reed, Dawn served as a military liaison to the House Armed Services Committee where she advised on Department of Defense issues. After her retirement in 2005, Dawn worked with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency specializing in technical. In 2006, Dawn founded Halfaker and Associates in response to the need for specialized experience in providing security services to the Government. She remains active in veteran's services and is on the Board of Directors of the Wounded Warrior Project as well as Paradox Sports. Dawn is a graduate of West Point and is currently pursuing a Masters in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
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| | Reid Olmstead - Reid joined Paradox Sports in February 2007 when DJ Skelton asked him to help out with the first Paradox event - taking a bunch of wounded vets from Walter Reed Army Medical Center climbing. He graduated from LeMoyne College with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy and then attended Northeastern University in Boston, MA. where he earned an M.S. in Applied Educational Psychology and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology. Reid currently works as a school psychologist for the San Diego City Schools. Reid's life experiences have provided him the opportunity to practice school psychology and volunteer his ideas, energy, and passion to Paradox Sports, inspiring him to develop and expand its mission. Reid is the Secretary of the Board of Directors and an avid surfer and climber.
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| Aron Ralston - Perhaps best known for being trapped between a rock and a hard place while on a solo hiking trip in the Utah wilderness in 2003, Aron bring many skills to Paradox Sports in addition to field surgery. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.A. in French, but currently works as a writer and motivational speaker. Known for his vivid storytelling he has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and on Letterman. He was the subject of a two-hour NBC Dateline special with Tom Brokaw and has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show, CNN with Bill Hemmer, Anderson Cooper and CNN Saturday Morning. He lives in Aspen and volunteers his time with Mountain Rescue Aspen, the Wilderness Workshop and the MaroonCorps as well as serving as the Treasurer of the Board of Directors.
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| | Devaki Murch, Marketing Director - Devaki Ananda Murch joins Paradox Sports as a leading outreach and marketing manager in the outdoor industry. With over 10 years of experience in consumer relations and activity management, Devaki brings creative program development and extensive network of resources to the organization. Prior to joining Paradox Sports, Devaki was the event and philanthropic program manager for the clothing company, Prana. She developed successful partnership programs to efficiently coordinate multiple athlete sponsorship obligations as well as strategically matched non-profits and events to gain the most exposure and support. Email: devakiananda@mac.com
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