Heal-Corp
Board Of Directors
Larry J. Mynar
President, Co-Founder
Bradley Tonkin
Director of Operations & Strategic Partnerships
Bradley Tonkin is an Australian Special Operations Engineer Veteran, Assistant Fire Chief, and former Fire Captain, and intelligence community professional with a career spanning military, fire service, engineering, and humanitarian operations. As HEAL-Corp’s Director of Operations & Strategic Partnerships, he coordinates interagency collaboration, deployment logistics, and field operations – serving in Incident Command roles and uniting government, private sector, and nonprofit partners to deliver lifesaving outcomes in complex environments.
Bradley has supported disaster responses across the U.S. and abroad, including the Afghanistan evacuation, Texas Hill Country flood response, Houston and Florida hurricane deployments, Hurricane Maria recovery in Puerto Rico, the Mayflower, Arkansas tornado, and missing-persons/SAR operations such as the Taos, New Mexico investigation. Internationally, he has provided humanitarian consulting and operational support in conflict and disaster zones from the Middle East to Eastern Europe, including the Armenian Karabakh crisis and large-scale sustainable development projects with the Saudi Arabian government. For these efforts, Bradley has been honored with multiple congressional citations and formal recognition for his overseas service and humanitarian contributions.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Bradley is a seasoned environmental engineer and facilities professional with extensive experience leading energy audits, infrastructure assessments, and sustainability initiatives for the Department of Defense, U.S. military, healthcare systems, and institutional campuses nationwide. He is also President & CEO of BlackBoxx Group, an innovation firm advancing regenerative biotech, IoT, and sustainable solutions.
Bradley remains dedicated to bridging the intelligence, government, private, and nonprofit sectors to advance resilience, humanitarian impact, and community preparedness.
Shane Fierge
Vice President of programs and government relations, Board Member
Shane Fierge served under the 1st Special Forces Command in the United Stated Army for 19 years before retiring in 2022. During his time with the 5th Special Forces Group, he conducted 10 combat deployments into the Middle East receiving several accommodations including 4 meritorious service medals and 3 bronze stars.
Mr. Fierge is the Chief Executive officer for Patriot Mountain LLC providing executive protection, project management, and threat analysis through the recruitment of highly skilled professionals from within the veteran community.
Mr. Fierge established Project Moses in 2021 to aid America’s Afghan allies during the U.S. withdrawal which left thousands stranded behind with their enemies. Still working behind the scenes today, Project Moses is responsible for saving the lives of more than 483 Afghans and assisted in resettling nearly 100 of those in the United States.
Mr. Fierge wishes to bring his service minded network of God-fearing people to continue a life of service help others those in need.
Kenneth Wittekiend
Vice President, Board Member
Krag Reinertson
Treasurer, Board Member
Mr. Reinertson is the managing partner and Co-Founder of BRC International with over 30 years of experience providing national security solutions to the U.S. Government and Allied Governments.
Mr. Reinertson has led security training initiatives for many Latin American countries including Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, to name a few.
These efforts were closely aligned with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Bureau of the U.S. Department of State. In addition, Mr. Reinertson led successful complex link analysis criminal investigations efforts to support the Office of the Mexican Attorney-General (PGR) which resulted in many successful criminal investigations.
Mr. Reinertson has also supported INL’s efforts for the ‘Rule of Law’ initiatives in Mexico both on a Federal and State level. Mr. Reinertson has also supported the U.S. Army’s physical security initiatives in the U.S. as well as many security solutions for DHS, CBP, TSA, USCIS, DHA and DLA.
Mr. Reinertson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado.
Rajeev Fernando
Chief Medical Officer, Board Member
- Co- Chair, Infectious Diseases SIg World Association Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)
- Executive Director for Field Operations.
- Society of Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Rajeev Fernando is a globally renowned Infectious Diseases doctor. He recently completed his Disaster Medicine fellowship at BIDMC/Harvard Medical school.
Rajeev has successfully led, organized and participated in numerous humanitarian/refugee missions, some of which are:
- Darfur, Sudan on mission with Doctors Without Borders
- The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh
- Tsunami relief in India
He has consistently been voted amongst New York’s best Infectious Diseases doctors for the last 9 years. He has given his medical opinions on networks including CNN, BBC, Fox and Forbes. Dr. Fernando has been in Ukraine since March 2022 and brings his global experiences as Chief Medical Officer of Heal-Corp.
Kyle Freund
Secretary, Board Member
Kyle Freund has more than 20 years of progressive healthcare and clinical experience with a strong emphasis in Emergency and Critical Care services.
As a Lead Clinical Applications Specialist, Kyle provides clinical education and support by partnering with critical care leaders through a consultative approach and applying adult learning principals. Employing collaborative efforts, our goal is to educate your medical providers on our pivotal care solutions that can improve quality care, safety, patient positive outcome, and clinical workflow.
Kyle’s expertise and competencies include clinical educator, critical patient care, nursing and nursing leadership relations, educational development, physician interaction, strategic planning, team building, risk management, and project management. He has led multiple industry-leading quality improvement efforts such as:
• Development, project management and education delivery
• Patient flow, standardization of care and process improvements at all levels of patient monitoring
• Clinical Project management, guiding the patient monitoring implementation process from education to first patient use
• Critical care policy, procedure, and protocol development to aid in best practice with patient treatment
• Experience with caregiver management/fatigue and processes to improve overall field stress reduction throughout all casualty care areas
Jason Ridgel
Board Member
Jason Ridgel is a family man from Missouri. I have raised two wonderful daughters with my wife, Vanessa. I am a man of faith, family, and service to others. As an accomplished financial professional and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in risk management, finance, and real estate, I am also a business owner and community leader. I currently own Partners Central, a venture dedicated to fostering strategic partnerships and economic growth.
As a licensed insurance, real estate, and mortgage professional, I have helped countless clients secure financing strategies to achieve financial independence and realize their dreams. I have built and managed successful teams that deliver exceptional service while performing at high levels. I also have a proven ability to lead community initiatives.
From serving as a city council leader in my local community to collaborating with Patriot Mountain on numerous nonprofit projects worldwide, including Project Moses, I am passionate about helping others and leaving a legacy of service.
Emad Ballack
Board Member
Advisory Board
Kenneth Wittekiend Sr.
Ken Wittekiend is a professional aviation educator, author, commercial pilot and founder of ProMark Aviation Services, a full-service flight training company based in Burnet, Texas. He specializes in floatplane and Beech Bonanza training.
Starting with Hurricane Katrina, Ken began supporting disaster relief efforts by flying supplies and personnel into the impacted areas. In 2010, he flew his personal aircraft to Haiti in support of relief efforts following the devastating earthquake. In 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ken and a team flew to Warsaw, Poland to deliver critical medical supplies and to work with World Central Kitchen providing services to refugees. Recently, he worked with Heal-Corp on the flood disaster in Texas. Ken has over 13,000 hours of flight experience in a wide variety of general aviation aircraft, including over 8500 hours of flight instruction given.
Ken serves as a FAASTeam representative for the Federal Aviation Administration, helping pilots by conducting seminars and counseling activities to reduce accidents and improve pilot safety practices.
In 2009 and again in 2015, Ken was selected as the Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year for the FAA Southwest Region. He is also a nine-time Master CFI.
In 2020, Ken was awarded the FAA Wright Brothers Award for 50 years of aviation experience.
Ken is a charter member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators and formerly served on the SAFE Board of Directors.
Ken teaches with the Bonanza & Baron Proficiency Program which provides type specific training to Beechcraft owners and is a very active Seaplane instructor in Central Texas.
Ken has presented safety seminars at a variety of aviation events including AirVenture and Sun N Fun.
He is a former Designated Pilot Examiner for the San Antonio Flight Standards District Office and has administered over 2500 practical tests.
Ken is also an avid back country pilot. In 2013 he flew his Super Cub from Texas to Alaska. In 2017, he spent two weeks flying a friend’s floatplane around Alaska. In 2020, Ken spent nine weeks flying his amphibious floatplane throughout the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska.
Ken is a contributor to Plane & Pilot Magazine, a leading aviation publication.
Affiliations and Memberships:
- Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
- Seaplane Pilots Association
- Society of Aviation and Flight Educators
- American Bonanza Society
- Experimental Aircraft Association
- Recreational Aviation Foundation
Tyler Treadway
Advisory Board Member
Elvis Rey
Advisory Board Member
