Karen Reinertsen
Secretary

Karen was married to a Vietnam veteran and has a brother who served as well. She has seen the good and bad of the Vietnam War and the impact it had on society.  She is now dedicated to helping veterans and their families through her service with Project Help.

Karen has been  a government employee for the past twenty years and prior to that operated a family owned restaurant in Bergen County.  In her free time she loves to cook and participate in “craft sales”.  Although from Hudson County, she resided in Bergen County and now lives in Sussex County with her husband.  She has three grown children and six grandchildren and stays active in her community with Girl Scouts and volunteering.

Karen was married to a Vietnam veteran and has a brother who served as well. She has seen the good and bad of the Vietnam War and the impact it had on society.  She is now dedicated to helping veterans and their families through her service with Project Help.

Reno Schwind
Director of Veteran Services

Reno is a United States Marine Corps Veteran. Having enlisted shortly after graduating from high school, he held the MOS, or Military Occupational Specialty, of Infantry Machine gunner throughout his time in service.

Upon his transition out of the military as a Sergeant (E5), Reno furthered his education and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in the Science of Finance. After that achievement, he pursued his Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.

Reno was employed as a SOX Finance Associate in Internal Audit at a publicly traded firm and now is currently employed with the same firm in Risk Management as a Risk Specialist.

He joined the Board of Directors for Project Help in 2022. 

Kyle Mitchell
Director of Operations, Florida

Kyle Mitchell is a former CPL in the United States Marine Corps. He is passionate about photography and graphic design and began putting his talents to work early in the foundational stages of Project Help.

Being a New Jersey homegrown along with being in the military himself this issue lies deep in his roots. He has worked under his grandmother Sandy Mitchell but with a new chapter opening in his life, he moved to Florida where he will also be leading a new team of volunteers. Leading the Florida Team attached to Project Help he aims to reach the widespread homelessness population in Florida along with any other struggling veterans in the area.

John Sheldon
Director of Business Development

Right after high school John followed his dreams of becoming a United states Army Infantryman. As an Infantryman John served as a Squad Automatic Rifleman and then became a member of his Battalion’s Scout/Recon Platoon.

After complained his time in the Army John then joined Sheet Metal Workers Local 22. Working as a Union Sheet Metal Worker he spent most of career helping construct large addictions for most pharmaceutical buildings and hospitals throughout North New Jersey. Shortly after John Completed Local 22’s five-year apprenticeship he became the Organizer and Marketing Repressive for Sheet Metal Workers local 22.