Christina Etchberger is the Founder and CEO of It's a Military Life Corporation. She is an Army spouse and a mother of two little boys, while currently residing in South Korea. IML began as a lifestyle blog and a community to bring the military community together, and now it has evolved into a nonprofit organization.

Christina continues to be a connector, by providing educational and resourceful programs for the military community as a whole. She is very grateful for her professional volunteers consisting of military spouses, veterans, service members, and fellow patriots. Christina looks forward to seeing It's a Military Life grow and serve as many people as possible!

My name is John Randolph, and I am honored to be part of this organization. I am currently an assistant principal of curriculum and instruction at John T. Magee Middle School in Round Lake, Illinois. The education field is a second career for me. After high school I joined the Marine Corps and enjoyed being stationed at Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejuene, and Camp Kinser in Okinawa Japan. During my time in the Corps I was a diesel mechanic (3521) and served from ’89 – ’93. Using the skills I learned while in, I continued as a mechanic/technician for the next 15 years working on older British cars and restoring Jaguars from the early 60’s to the early 70’s. From there I worked for Mercedes Benz as a systems technician for 10 years.

I made the jump to education simply because I wanted to make a difference in our schools and be the teacher I needed as a kid. I began as a science teacher in middle school, jumped to an instructional couch, curriculum and instruction specialist for science, assistant principal at an elementary school, and now back in a middle school as an AP…where my heart is.

This year was my 25th anniversary with my beautiful wife Brandi. We have one daughter who is 23 and we couldn’t be prouder of her! She graduated from the University of Illinois Champaign with a degree in microbiology while going through officer training for the Air Force. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in May and is now in Pensacola Florida undergoing training as an Air Battle Manager. Again, very proud of this kid!

Suleyka is the Program Manager for IMC. Suleyka is a multipotentiality , mom of 2, USMC spouse and entrepreneur. She also volunteers in the military community providing support, and resources to military spouses who are seeking employment, pursuing a degree or simply needing a friend. During her spare time she freelances as a Virtual Assistant providing, administrative, technical and creative support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Kim designs the curriculum for the It's a Military Connection cohort immersion program. Kim also has developed the instruction for the course which will be catered to military spouse and significant others who want to participate in a program that helps guide them on their professional journey.

LaPora Lindsey has been a military spouse for 14 years. She and her husband have two children. After six PCS moves with her family across the country and the globe, LaPora learned the importance of embracing the opportunities that come with many challenges, including volunteering to connect with others, give back, and grow.
With over 14 years in career services with various organizations, LaPora’s passion and heart for helping others have led her to help active duty, military spouses, and civilians with their careers. LaPora is excited to bring her vast experience to the IML team as a Resource Partner and volunteer Human Resources Officer.

Lourdes is the Program Director of It's a Military Child Life. In her position, she manages IMCL social media accounts, creates a variety of content and interacts with our community.

Lourdes is an Air Force spouse currently residing in Colorado. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she is bilingual in Spanish and English. Lourdes earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Penn State University. Among her interests are social work, wellness, children and books.
She is passionate about this community and loves connecting with other military families.

As the Social Media Manager and Blog Contributor, Tracy creates engaging content across digital platforms to build connections within the military community. A Navy wife of over 12 years, she has a deep appreciation for this community, and a determination to give back. With a BA in Communications and a Meta Certificate in Digital Marketing, she has a zest for all things social media, digital marketing, and project management.

Nothing lights her up like getting the job done. When she isn’t engaging with her community on social media or building graphics through Canva, you'll find her hiking with her two boys, practicing Pilates, or road-tripping across the country for fun.

Melissa joined It’s a Military Outreach Life in August 2022 as the Outreach Program Director.

In this new position with IML, Melissa is looking to embed It’s a Military Outreach Life into local community outreach and within the schools as a resource for military families.

Melissa is a former Army wife of 22yrs, with two daughters and one son. Melissa’s education consists of an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies, a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies and a Master Degree in Public Administration. She is also currently working for United States Space Force, Space Delta 13 as the Commander Executive/Chief of Protocol/Outreach.

Melissa has some previous experience working in the outreach field from her past job at the Air Force Culture and Language Center. Melissa’s love for helping people ha spill over into helping in the community any way she can.

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I have been in the Digital Marketing Industry for 7 years, and am currently working as a social media manager. Would love to connect!

I’m Ashleigh Morgan, the Social Media Community Specialist for IML. I manage the It’s A Military Life Community Facebook group and facilitate engagement across our social media channels.
I’m an Air Force spouse and mom. In addition to my social media and customer service background, I have 10 years of legal administrative experience including litigation paralegal, court clerk and nonprofit resolution support.

LaPora Lindsey has been a military spouse for 14 years. She and her husband have two children. After six PCS moves with her family across the country and the globe, LaPora learned the importance of embracing the opportunities that come with many challenges, including volunteering to connect with others, give back, and grow.

With over 14 years in career services with various organizations, LaPora’s passion and heart for helping others have led her to help active duty, military spouses, and civilians with their careers. LaPora is excited to bring her vast experience to the IML team as a Resource Partner and volunteer Human Resources Officer.

Immaculate Steve-Igbodo is a process management expert and a Six Sigma champion. She is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, the Nigerian Institute of Training and Development and a member of the American Society of Administrative Professional. She has over 15 years experience in Business Administration, Consulting and Process Management.

She has worked with and consulted for various industries including, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Fashion, Consulting to mention a few. Immaculate has designed, managed and facilitated several culture transformation and Process Management Interventions for several organizations. She is also known as the “ Structure Queen”, she has introduced many of her clients to the importance of building proper business structure and systems in to their business which has generated incredible value to not only the effectiveness and corporate productivity of her clients, but also to their organization’s bottom line. She is a director in Edgeecution Consulting where she doubles as the Chief Operations Officer.

Deanna Urbina has been a military spouse for almost 15 years. Throughout the years Deanna earned her bachelor's degree in Human Resources and also an MBA with a concentration in Management and Human Resources from Park University. With over 10 years working and volunteering with non-profit organizations, Deanna is excited to share that passion in the non-profit sector and working with military families with IML.