Charlie Kolb

Executive Director

Charlie Kolb is a distinguished civic leader and public servant with experience in nonprofit leadership, public policy, crisis management, stakeholder engagement, team building, fundraising, and media relations. He served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy in the George H.W. Bush White House, was General Counsel for the United Way, was president of the Committee for Economic Development, and served as president of the French-American Foundation. He then helped launch two startups in higher education and government reform. He is a lifelong Francophile and recovering lawyer and is excited to take the helm of QL+.

Barbara Springer

PT, PhD, OCS, SCS

Director of Operations

Barb is our in-house physical therapy expert and never misses an opportunity to try and get us in the gym or on a bike. She served over 24 years in the U.S. Army and retired out of the Office of The Surgeon General where she was the Director of Rehabilitation and Reintegration for the Army. She recommended policy and instituted Army-wide standards of care for rehabilitation and transition of wounded, ill and injured Soldiers.

Before assuming this position, Dr. Springer was Chief, Integrated Physical Therapy (PT) Service where she served as a leader to both Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center in the Washington, DC Metro area. In this role, she ensured world-class rehabilitative care to thousands of wounded service members returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

Janet Papazis

PT, DPT

Assistant Director of Operations

Janet is an Army Veteran and former paratrooper, the daughter of a retired Army Soldier and the spouse of a retired Army Soldier. She is also a physical therapist, enjoys outside activities, and spending time with family. She is inspired daily by the professors and students working with QL Plus and the Veterans and first responders we serve.

Catherine Harkins

Director of Finance and Administration

Gulf War Veteran, Catherine comes to QL+ with over 12 years of Finance / Treasury Management experience.  She is constantly seeking ways to improve processes and loves to get rid of red tape. Catherine enjoys practicing Bikram yoga to keep herself mentally and physically fit.

Vanessa Salas

Cal Poly Project Manager

Vanessa is originally from Venezuela. She earned her bachelors in Business Information Systems at SDSU. Her hobbies include programming and medical device development with her husband while chasing two active toddlers. Vanessa enjoys overseeing the wide variety of QL+ projects, which tie education with service to veterans.

Bob Wolff

Program Manager, GMU and UTSA

Dr. Bob Wolff comes to QL+ from a career of public service as an Army engineer, civilian engineer with the Army Corps of Engineers and Air Force, and an Executive Director of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). He worked with QL+ from his position in SAME and looks forward to supporting the QL+ mission as well as continuing to mentor young engineers through SAME.