DOUGLAS J. GREENLAW

Meet a friend of mine, DOUGLAS J. GREENLAW

Chairman Emeritus – The Military Order of the Purple Heart, USA
Board of Directors – Alcentra Capital, Bank of New York/Mellon http://www.alcentracapital.comChairman/Founder – The Community Journals, LLC www.communityjournals.com

Decorated Vietnam Veteran – As a Platoon Leader, received a Brigade level promotion to Company Commander, for Delta Company, 2/1, 196th Light Infantry Brigade.
Wounded twice in the mountains, rice paddies and valleys West of Da Nang, Vietnam, first as a Platoon Leader and second as Company Commander during the TET offensive in 1968. Greenlaw is the recipient of the Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars and 2 Purple Hearts. Greenlaw currently serves as Co-Founder and Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 845 and served as Commander, for the State of South Carolina in 2016. Greenlaw lives in Greenville, SC with his wife Lynn and son MacKinley.

Education: BS degree, with honors, in Communications, Indiana University
PHD, Lindenwood University, St. Louis, Honorary Dr. Humane Letters US Army Infantry Officer Candidate School (OCS)
Jungle Expert Certification, US Army, Panama, SA
Harvard Graduate School of Business, Summer Marketing Program

Business Past: President, CEO, Switchboard.com www.switchboard.com

President, CEO Multimedia, Inc.

President, Sales/Marketing, The MTV Networks, Viacom, New York MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon, Nick @ Night, TV Land

Non-Profits: The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Commander
The Peace Center for Performing Arts, Past Board of Directors, donor. The Upstate Film Society – Current President, donor.
The Metropolitan Arts Council, current donor.
The Greenville County Veterans Council – Member
Chairman, Veterans Park Committee, Greenville County, South Carolina

Interests:
other peaks of the Andes, SA, India and Uganda. Wilderness Backpacking: USA (including the Appalachian Trail), Russia, China, Argentina, Canada. Oil painting, Photography, Physical Training, Public Speaking Topics: (Vietnam War, The Power of Positive Thinking, A Healthy Aging Process) Kung Fu Shorin Goju Ryu Karate.

Alpine Mountain Climber: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Mt. Aconcagua and