Our Team
Antonio Santana - President/Host
Antonio Santana is a Marine Corps combat veteran who served combat deployments in Iraq after joining the military in 2003. After his honorable discharge in 2007, went on to earn his Associates of Business Administration, Bachelor of Criminal Justice, and Master of Information Technology.
Antonio worked in Law Enforcement for a decade before branching out into other areas. He is a self-published author of two poetry books and the creator of the “Frontline Strong” podcast, which focuses on mental health for veterans and first responders.
Antonio also founded a nonprofit of the same name that provides free mental health services to veterans, active-duty members, first responders, and their families. Additionally, he opened a company called Wellness Empowered, which is creating an application (App) focused on suicide prevention. Antonio is passionate about empowering others and helping those who serve our communities and country.
I self-published my first book called My Journey Through Words in 2021 and shortly after that started a Podcast called “Frontline Strong.”
I am a husband and father of three gorgeous girls who loves to work out, spend time outdoors, go camping, fishing, traveling, country dancing, writing, watching and playing all types of sports, and spending time with the four gorgeous girls in my life.
Charles Heaton - Board Member
Charles Heaton was born in Provo, Utah, the oldest of seven kids, and spent his early years enjoying everything the mountains of Utah had to offer: hunting, hiking, fishing, backpack packing, snowboarding and more. He joined the United States Marine Corps during the spring of 2002 following the attacks on 9/11. He spent 10 years in the infantry and completed deployments to both Fallujah, Iraq, and Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
After the Iraq deployment, he met his wife Michelle, in 2008. They married in 2009 shortly before Afghanistan, and they enjoy 3 amazing children.
Following military service, Charles joined a small Texas-based company and helped grow it to become one of the largest and most respected solar panel installation companies in the state of Texas. He served as a leader in sales and marketing and, prior to his departure to start his own business, attained the level of Vice President of Sales. He owned and managed his own organization for one year until he opted to merge his company with a larger national company in 2024.
He currently serves as a Senior Regional Sales Leader for Vitl Power and Freedom Forever Solar.
Charles is passionate about helping all those who have served their communities and their families receive the therapy and support they need to navigate the traumas and challenges that accompany their service.
Jerry Berlanga - Board Member
For over 15 years Jerry Berlanga and his team have led, trained, coached, implemented, researched, and written about Lean (Toyota style management and continuous improvement) transformation with key organizations such as CPS Energy, USAA, Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, CHRISTUS Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, Prospect Health, USAA, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center and other leading organizations across the U.S. to create a continuous improvement culture.
Jerry is a respected Lean Six Sigma teacher, coach, and author. Jerry co-teaches a 1-day UTSA Lean Daily Management workshop and has co-authored the “Lean Daily Management for Healthcare Field Book” (CRC Press) and “Hoshin Kanri for Healthcare” (CRC Press). Jerry helped start UTSA’s continuous improvement professionals (CIP) group several years ago to bring Lean Six Sigma professionals together to share innovations, best practices, and advances in lean six sigma, create mentorships, internships, and job opportunities for junior lean coaches and engineers and make South Texas a hub for Process/Performance Improvement.
Jerry served in Somalia in 1993 onboard the USS Peliliu (LHA-5) as MP1, forward engine room officer, and Deck division officer and is a decorated US Naval Line Officer (prior-enlisted). As a veteran, Jerry is passionate about supporting our veterans and our greater South Texas community.
Indira Davidson - Board Member
Indira possesses a continuous drive to understand, learn and optimize businesses. It has shaped her career and provided valuable insights in becoming a servant leader. Over the last 20+ years, Indira has built an impactful career at USAA, a San Antonio based company focused on serving the military community in every aspect of their lives from insurance to financial health. The company’s noble mission to serve those that have gone beyond, solidified her calling to join this amazing group of frontline heroes.
She currently serves as Vice President, P&C Insurance Operations & Planning. She has the privilege and honor of leading a $1.4B Claims organization supporting over 13 million members. Serving families in their time of need and when catastrophes strike is her way of giving back. In her role, she leads Central Services, which includes strategic & operational planning, financial forecasting, catastrophe resource modeling and risk/compliance. In her many years at USAA, she has served in various executive roles supporting Enterprise Strategy & Marketing, Corporate Finance and Enterprise Governance. Prior to USAA, Indira held leadership positions with the Texas State Treasury, Humana Health, PCA Health Plans of Texas & the City of Austin.
She is proud to be the Executive Sponsor over one of the fastest growing diversity groups within USAA focused on the American Asian community (MOSAIC). She currently serves and is an active Board member of Digital Insurance (DIGS)- Women in Insurance. She is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University and Harvard Business School- Digital Transformation. Indira is a proud mother of a strong minded 15-year old daughter named Mina, who aspires to join the United States Air Force.
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