{"id":1424,"date":"2024-02-27T02:05:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T02:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integratedstrategygroup.com\/?page_id=1424"},"modified":"2024-02-27T02:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T02:06:19","slug":"raymond-c-kelley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/integratedstrategygroup.com\/index.php\/raymond-c-kelley\/","title":{"rendered":"Raymond C. Kelley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1424\" class=\"elementor elementor-1424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7b8c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d7b8c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fef11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84fef11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb733e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"7eb733e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Raymond C. <span><span>Kelley<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex_column av-fkr6t-7df03befa6af20f3aa3ca175751a27bd av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-zero-column-padding  \">\n\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<p>Ray most recently served as a Sr Advisor and VSO Liaison for the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to his appointment to VA, Ray served as the Majority Staff Director for the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2a79e elementor-widget-elementskit-dual-button-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-dual-button\" data-id=\"0c2a79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-dual-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n                <div class=\"ekit-element-align-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"ekit_double_button\">                <a class=\"ekit-double-btn ekit-double-btn-one\" href=\"mailto:raykelley4@gmail.com\">\n                    E-mail me                <\/a>\n            \n            <a class=\"ekit-double-btn ekit-double-btn-two\" href=\"tel:%207659148183\">\n                    Call me                <\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd4a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd4a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 06-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ray Kelley is the Founder and Principal of 2 Branch Strategies LLC and also is a Strategic Partner at Integrated Strategy Group, LLC.<\/p><p>Ray most recently served as a Sr Advisor and VSO Liaison for the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to his appointment to VA, Ray served as the Majority Staff Director for the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. In this role, Ray served as the primary day-to-day veterans\u2019 portfolio legislative and political advisor to Chairman Mark Takano, as well as overseeing the daily operations of the Committee staff. Prior to his work on the Committee, Ray was the Director of National Legislative Service for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, where he was responsible for the planning, coordination, and implementation of Veterans of Foreign Wars\u2019 relations with the United States Congress and federal departments and agencies, and other organizations., Ray was the National Legislative Director for AMVETS (American Veterans) before his work at the VFW.<\/p><p>Ray served six years in the United States Marine Corps. He left the service and earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Indiana University. Upon completion of his degree, Ray entered service in the Army Reserve, and in April 2006, Ray was deployed to Iraq as a Psychological Operations Team Leader, where he served for 12 months in the base of the Sunni\/ Shia triangle. He lives with his wife, Rebecca, and two boys, Tanner and Wyatt in Severn, Md.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond C. Kelley Ray most recently served as a Sr Advisor and VSO Liaison for the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to his appointment to VA, Ray served as the Majority Staff Director for the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. 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