R3 is honored to learn that Kyle Kirk was selected as one of San Diego Business Journal’s 2023 Top 50 Black Leaders of Influence! Kyle joined R3 in 2018, rising from Instructor to Project and now Program Manager overseeing high-risk training for Special Operations military units. He retired from the Navy after 26 years as a Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, serving in the Global War on Terrorism, and making multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. A Project Management Professional, he mentors transitioning military service members and leads complex Department of Defense contract support programs.

Kyle will be honored by the San Diego Business Journal in association with the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce at an awards ceremony on February 28, 2023. We are proud to see his commitment and dedication recognized in this public forum across all business sectors in San Diego.

R3 is honored to learn that Martha Vasquez was selected as San Diego Business Journal Women of Influence in Accounting and Finance Top 50 recognition!  Noted in her award, “In 2022, she led the transition converting from an S to C corporation, establishing an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), including obtaining the financing and led the company through its first formal corporate valuation process.  She oversees operational and financial accounting for an approximately 200-person company with operations across 26 states and three countries primarily supporting the Department of Defense.”

We are proud to see her hard work and dedication recognized in this public forum across all business sectors in San Diego.

R3 is proud to support The Honor Foundation and presented a donation to members of THF’s San Diego leadership team.  With many THF alumni/graduates joining R3, we truly benefit from their transition mentorship programs.  By creating an institution specifically designed to serve the U.S. Special Operations Forces, THF has been a well-defined career transition program from the beginning. Every aspect of their program has been inspired by the way Special Operators work in the field and focuses on key transitional readiness themes isolated through extensive research and feedback to assist the cohort members to navigate the transition to civilian life after military service.