+MPU Brickyard Breakfast Club in Dallas

January 21, 2023 8:30 AM

la Madeleine - Dallas Mockingbird

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.

+ More Perfect Union is a nationwide movement to strengthen our communities and heal our country by creating meaningful connections through service and leadership.

We form local chapters called Brickyards, where Americans of all backgrounds come together connecting through events like potlucks, service opportunities, and more. Through these +MPU experiences, we discover we aren’t so different from each other through our intentional conversations.

+MPU Dallas is hosting its first Brickyard Breakfast Club on January 21, 2023.

Join us for a delicious, free meal and exciting conversations led by +MPU Dallas Brickyard Co-Founder, Archie Nettles. We will be discussing the trials and triumphs of the American Dream in our community.

Brickyard Breakfast Clubs connect local leaders with members of their community by sharing their experiences and breaking bread together.

+MPU Dallas Chapter is hosting its first Brickyard Breakfast Club on January 21, 2023. Join us for food and conversation about service and leadership.

About the Dallas Chapter

Dallas is a city of transformation; bringing an ever-changing spirit both to the streets and those who walk them. In Dallas, Doc Holliday went from dentist to gambler and Ray Charles became a superstar. Dallas builds history and legends both and is blessed with Texas’ roughneck spirit.

The Dallas Brickyard is led by Archie Nettles.

Visit the Dallas Chapter Page