Jim Greenwald

A Navy Veteran, NRA member, American Legion member, member of NARF Native American Rights Fund) and lifetime member of MWSA, Jim has an undergraduate degree in Applied Science, Business Administration, Business Management and a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations.

He is the former MWSA lead reviewer from 2009-15 and worked with Joyce Faulkner on initial book review/awards process. He is responsible along with Louis Intres for MWSA’s successful application to become a non-profit organization. He has organized a number of MWSA conferences, including the 2020 and 2021 New London, CT conferences, both unfortunately cancelled.

Jim feels MWSA needs to increase both membership and overall participation. This takes more than the board doing its job, it also takes active involved members.

Hugh Simpson

Hugh is a retired LtCol USMCR and father of three.  He and his wife have a law firm and title insurance business for more than twenty years, as well as several other family and real estate entities. He recently published his first two books, Borderline Decision and Caribbean Cabal. 

Bill McDonald

Bill was born in 1946 in San Francisco California. He is an author, award-winning poet, artist, actor, international motivational speaker, former radio show host, advisor and consultant to films and documentaries, interfaith minister, advocate for veterans, yoga meditation teacher, decorated Vietnam War veteran, member of several non-profit organizations for PTSD veterans and suicide prevention, and he is spiritual advisor and confidant to many from all walks of life.

He is the founder of the American Authors Association (AAA). He is a member of American Legion Post 233, The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #500, Amvets, The Military Order of The Purple Heart, and he works with other veteran organizations as a chaplain when needed.

During the Vietnam War he was a crew-chief/door-gunner on a UH-1 Huey Helicopter with the famed Tomahawks: The 128th Assault Helicopter Company. His tour of duty was from October 1966 to October 1967. He was awarded many ribbons and medals including: The Distinguished Flying Cross, The Bronze Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal, and 14 Air Medals. He was wounded when his helicopter was shot down in April of 1967. He was also blown up by a rocket and injured in July of 1967

His autobiography, A Spiritual Warrior’s Journey, first published in 2003, tells of his life experiences not only in the war but also his formative years and the decades after he got back from the war. His next two books were poetry and prose. Sacred Eye: Poetry in Search of the Divine won him a $25,000 publisher’s prize as the best poetry book of 2004. His book of war poetry, Purple Hearts: Poetry of the Vietnam War, won public acclaims and honors as well.