Harold “Odie” Van Opdorp joined the Scholarship Foundation in August 2021. He served in the Marine Corps as an Infantry Officer for 30 years, retiring as a Colonel in 2019. Following retirement, he served as the Chief of Staff for the 76th Secretary of the Navy and the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) for two years. As the Chief Impact Officer, Odie is responsible for mission alignment, cross-department integration, enterprise strategy execution, organizational culture, and impact measurement across the Foundation.  Additionally, he coordinates Scholarship Foundation stakeholder engagement and partnership development.  Lastly, Odie provides coaching, training, and leadership to the Directors of Philanthropy to strengthen and scale fundraising skills and to increase effectiveness in the delivery of revenue and additional outside support to the Scholarship Foundation.