Our Leaders

Col Len Loving USMC Ret.
Chief Executive Officer for Five Star Veterans Center since 2011
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Colonel Loving was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1960. He attained the rank of Colonel of Marines, following 30 years of service with distinction as a Marine Infantry Officer.
Colonel Loving served several tours of duty in the Republic of Vietnam during that war and is the recipient of several military decorations for valor to include the Bronze Star. He was the initial Commanding Officer at Blount Island Command here in Jacksonville.
The Colonel has spent years in leadership positions in the area, including the Northeast Regional Director for the State of Florida’s Office of the Comptroller and the Department of Banking and Finance.
He served as Advisor to The President of The Florida Senate on military issues for a statewide project assessing the vulnerabilities of all federal military organizations, activities, and commands during an impending round of Base Realignments and Closures.
In 2011, Colonel Loving became the Chief Executive Officer for the newly established Five Star Veterans Center in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2017 Colonel Loving was inducted into the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame.

Ms. Suzie Loving
Chief Administrative Officer for Five Star Veterans Center since 2011
As the CAO, Suzie oversees all administrative and financial functions for the Center and its residents. Her duties include payroll, bill paying, maintaining account ledgers, budget preparation, and preparing information for the annual IRS reports and Audit.
She coordinates all funding for the Center, ensuring the accuracy of grants, manages the funds, and develops the necessary reports. Suzie is the liaison to all major corporations for new funding and the continuation of donations.
She is the residents' liaison to the VA, Veteran Service Officers, and other agencies, assisting them with disability claims, funding for their needs, educational, and career counseling.
Before joining Five Star Veterans Center, Suzie was the aide to City Councilman Jack Webb for four years, Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County and a Customer Service Rep for US Airways, Inc.

Edwardo (Ed) Ardis, Capt., USAF Veteran
Statistics & Reporting Analyst
Ed is responsible for tracking data, developing statistics, management, reporting and communications for donor program projects.
After graduating from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Ed was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He served six years in Transportation and Logistics; at Robins AFB, GA., Kadena AB, Japan, and Pope AFB, NC. After his service in the military, he held various positions of responsibility in Law Enforcement, Medical Analytics, Call Center Management, Business Process Analysis, and Disaster Preparedness. He later obtained Master of Science degrees in Leadership Principles and Criminal Justice. 

Mike O’Brien
Director of Development-February 27, 2023
-30 year career in the health and wellness industry, the majority of those years as a VP for the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast.
-Started the Williams Family YMCA in Mandarin in ‘95
-Led four multi-million dollar expansions of the Williams Y
-Built the membership base from 200 to 8000 members.
-Helped to design, build and open the Brooks Family YMCA in 2006
-Record fund raising campaigns in ’08 and ‘09
-Headed the Corporate partnership program from ’10-13, increased corporate memberships by over 300%
-May of 2013, accepted the Chief Executive position for the Greater Jacksonville Area USO.
-In 2021 the Greater Jacksonville USO had over 100,000 interactions with our military and their family members.
-1,600+ Care Packages distributed to deployed Active Duty members in 2021
-Distributed over 8,300 free Jacksonville Jaguar tickets to our active military in 2021
-Provided free use of 26 computers at the three USO locations and the JU USO satellite location.
-15,000+ military and family members attending the four Military Appreciation events in 2021
-18,565 volunteer service hours coordinated in support of JAX USO Operations in 2021
-Established the USO Healthy Military Families Initiative, providing fresh fruit & vegetables, lean meats and dry goods for young enlisted vetted military families.
-Balanced the 1.5 million dollars budget; 100% locally funded.
“I am Honored to serve our local heroes and their families”!
-February 27, 2023 Joined Five Star Veterans Center as Director of Development.

Personal
-Born and raised on Long Island, NY. Second oldest of seven children
-Married to Carolyn, May 1982

Mike Durden, US Army
Five Star Systems Administrator since 2012
Mike has a background in Network Engineering and Security Research as well as an A.S Networking Services Technology (with honors), as well as completing a B.A.S. in Communications Technology and Telecommunication is the 2012, buttions. He is projected to start and complete a M.S. in Cyber Security with CISSP being his highest cert in 2019. He's been a coordinator for security conferences.. a speaker, and a top 5 %er in cyber security challenges globally.

Amanda Mills
Lead Case Manager since February 2018
Amanda Mills is a Certified Recovery Support Specialist and serves as the Lead Case Manager. She assists veterans through the resident application process. As a liaison to the Veterans Administration at Southpoint, Ms. Mills helps create treatment plans, and assists veterans with substance or alcohol abuse issues find a higher level of care. She forges strong connections with all the veterans in our facility. Ms. Mills works closely with residents to help them achieve financial independence, become comfortable in community social situations, enroll in school, or find employment. She helps ensure they complete the Passport to Independence Program and make a successful transition to the community.
Before joining Five Star Veterans Center, Ms. Mills' experience included Trauma Unit Nurse, Emergency Room Nurse, Venipuncture Specialist, and Patient Intake Specialist. 

Kylee Bolibrzuch, USN, (RET)
Mental Health Director
Kylee Bolibrzuch enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October 1998 and retired after 20 years of honorable service in October 2018.  She has a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Excelsior College and she is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a Master of Science of Social Work.  Her distinguished career included six overseas deployments with her finalizing her career as the Career Information Program Manager/Navy Career Counselor for Patrol Squadron Two Six in Jacksonville, Florida.

Her Naval career assignments included USS Harry S. Truman, Naval Station Norfolk, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility Jacksonville, Sea Control Squadron 31, Naval Station Great Lakes, I Marine Expeditionary Force and Patrol Squadron Two Six.

 Mrs. Bolibrzuch’s mental health experience includes providing individual/group psychotherapy, case management, educational training and crisis intervention working with children, adolescents, adults and families as a School Social Worker with Duval County Unified School District and an Outpatient Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Children’s Home Society of Florida. 

 Mrs. Bolibrzuch is skilled in military social work and trauma informed care with a focus on empowering individuals to realize their true potential, while bringing an additional skillset and resources to Five Star Veterans Center. 

Rev.03.05.23