Our Team
BAZ VA Mission is a nonprofit organization established in Virginia Beach, VA, in 2019, by Julie Baz. In 2020, the BAZ VA Mission’s team will undertake the development and management of affordable housing, providing homeless Veterans with a range of supportive services.
Meet The Team
Julie Baz
Founder & CEO
In 1989, she came to the United States to be with her family after the war in Lebanon. Julie believe that “Family is first always.” Her first job was a volunteer with Norfolk Convention Bureau as a host for the organization, seminar for Optometrists. In 2000, she started training for a mortgage company, and in 2002, she advanced to begin her first mortgage company with a partner. After 2013, she started working with Fulton Mortgage Company... Read More
Dr. Juan M. Montero, II
MD, FACS, Board Chairman
Dr. Juan M. Montero,II came to America in 1966 to pursue post graduate training in general surgery at De Paul hospital in Norfolk Virginia... Read More
Kevin Joseph Brown
Board Treasurer
Kevin is a graduate from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, in 1986 in which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in... Read More
Jacques Baz
Board Secretary
Jacques is currently an assistant manager at Food Lion, and has previously worked with the Omni Hotel, leading their catering since 1981... Read More
Ralph Nahra
Board Director
Ralph Nahra was born in Lebanon and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from... Read More
Sederick Omar Ervin
Board Director
Master Chief Petty Officer Sederick Omar Ervin (IW/SW/AW) Pablo Rosado hails from Norfolk, Va. He completed Recruit Training and... Read More
Oscar David Veneszee Jr.
Board Director
Oscar serves as Veterans and Diversity Manager at Facebook (Infrastructure). He is responsible for building and maintaining... Read More
Jesse Wilson, Jr.
Honorable Board Director
Rear Admiral Jesse Wilson, Jr. is a native of California, Maryland, and the son of a retired Navy master chief petty officer. He received... Read More