Owings Mills, Md., USA - October 14, 2009, Owings Mills, Md., USA - Medifast, a health company, announced the election of H.C. Barnum, Jr., Jason L. Groves, and Jerry D. Reece, to the board of directors.
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Mr. Barnum was sworn in as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs on July 23, 2001. In this capacity he was responsible for all matters regarding the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve including manpower, equipment, policy and budgeting.
On Jan. 20, 2009, he was designated Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Mr. Barnum was the fourth Marine to be awarded the nation's highest honor, the Medal of Honor for valor in Vietnam.
Mr. Barnum has several personal medals and decorations; he has attended The Basic School, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Amphibious Warfare School, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College. He is the past president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Mr. Groves is a Manager for Verizon's Public Policy and External Affairs, Federal Regulatory Division in Washington, D.C. with responsibility for Federal Communication Commission enforcement matters. Currently, he is Verizon Maryland External Affairs Assistant Vice President.
Mr. Groves is a U.S. Army veteran. He was a direct commissioned Judge Advocate in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG). Mr. Groves is a graduate of the Disney University College Program for managers.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Business with a concentration in Hospitality Management from Bethune-Cookman College. He also obtained his law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law and is a member of the New Jersey and District of Columbia bars as well as several bar associations.
Mr. Reece is chief executive officer of Reece & Nichols Realtors, the largest residential real estate brokerage in Greater Kansas City.
With more than 30 years experience in real estate, Jerry Reece formed the company in early 1987. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1963 with a B.S. in Finance, Mr. Reece joined the United States Marine Corps and served in Hawaii and Vietnam as a first lieutenant.
Following active duty, he continued his service in the Marine Corps Reserve. ■