Join Washington, D.C.’s First MPU Event

October 22, 2022 3:00 PM

Valor Brew Pub

Event Speakers

Garrett Cathcart

Co-Founder and Executive Director of + MPU

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Garrett Cathcart

Co-Founder and Executive Director of + MPU

In 2021, Garrett joined + More Perfect Union as the Co-Founder and Executive Director. He leads the mission to establish the nonprofit as the next-generation civic and service organization. + MPU’s mission is to build connections with people who would not otherwise meet, through service, civics, and leadership events at local chapters called Brickyards.

Prior to joining + MPU, Garrett served as the founding Executive Director of Mission Roll Call, a national organization that provides veterans a powerful and unified voice in public policy, and as the first Southeast Regional Director of veteran service organization Team Red, White and Blue.

Garrett Cathcart served 9 years as a United States Army Cavalry officer and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Garrett’s service included three years in ground combat leadership roles. Garrett served as a Reconnaissance Scout Platoon Leader in Baghdad during the Surge in 2007, colloquially known as the bloodiest year in Iraq, as an embedded military advisor living and operating with the Iraqi Army in 2008, and as a Cavalry Troop Commander in Afghanistan responsible for the security, governance and development for two Afghan districts in 2010. His final assignment on active duty was serving as Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division. Garrett’s awards include three Bronze Star Medals, an Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device and a Meritorious Service Medal.

Garrett is also a Major in the Army Reserves where he serves as an Associate Professor of Leadership and Military Science at Georgia Tech. Garrett graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2004 and the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University in 2018. He holds a certificate in nonprofit executive leadership from the University of Georgia, and he is a George W. Bush Veteran Leadership Scholar. He is also an accomplished public speaker who has addressed the Atlanta Hawks, New York University, The Home Depot, The Federal Reserve, and guest lectured at the US Military and Air Force Academies. He has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, CNN, USA Today, Fox News, and CBS World News.

Americans live in their bubbles and it fuels political and cultural divisions. Neighbors no longer talk to one another, and people from different walks of life interact less and less. The meaningful connections that once created a sense of community and a united America are increasingly rare.

More Perfect Union (+MPU) is creating a national movement to strengthen our communities and heal our country by creating meaningful connections through service and leadership. We form local chapters that bring people together through service, civics, and leadership.

Please join us for our first +MPU event in the Washington D.C. area. We will bring together twenty outstanding individuals to learn more about MPU, connect over snacks and drinks (free!), and help shape our future efforts in the area. We need your help!

Valor Pub Brewery is a veteran-inspired bar and restaurant in Barracks Row. We will have a mixed indoor-outdoor (covered) space, so please dress for the weather.

About the Washington Chapter

Washington, D.C. has always been a place of compromise. Born as the beating heart of American democracy, D.C. has long been a symbol of what we can achieve when we come together, and what can go wrong when division takes the place of connectedness in our communities.

The D.C. Brickyard is led by Ben Bain, Jaelin Lespier, and Ryan Smither.

Visit the Washington Chapter Page

Black and White photo of the Washington monument in Washington, D.C.