Retrospective

Share a written history of the beginning days of the organization and to give leaders, founders, and stakeholders a place to share their stories about DEF’s early days.

• Ben Kohlman (founder / first Executive Director)

• Aaron Haubert (first enlisted person involved, we’re pretty sure)

• Kristen Hajduk (all sorts of stuff)

• Michael Madrid (first DEFx event)

• Organizers of DEF annual events, from first to most recent

• “First” from each Service, a look at the Service cultures within DEF

• Logo designer, discuss some of the eliminated designs and the thought that goes into what we see on our swag

• First events from around the DEF community; what did it feel like to find your “tribe” what does it mean to you now

• Board members past and present - Greatest hope for the organization and why they are on this board in a sea of other board memberships