Our CEO & Founder - Jessica Duke

Originally from the Chattanooga, Tennessee area, Jessica Duke, the CEO and Founder of Friends Of The Troops, graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Cinema-Television. She lived over 14 years in Las Vegas, where she had a very successful career with Neiman Marcus. She returned to Chattanooga in 2014, and founded Realty Revamps, LLC, a residential remodeling business in Chattanooga.

She volunteers thousands of hours each year to support our Veterans and military. She earned The President’s Volunteer Service Award for Service to Military Families for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, and in 2021 she earned their Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jessica is a 15-year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was awarded the 2019 Tennessee State DAR Project Patriot Award for Outstanding Support for the Troops. In 2020, she was presented the DAR Excellence in Community Service Award. She is a former member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 95 and is a member of the Daughters of the Cincinnati.