Todd A. Mercer

Current

Public Relations Director at Animals Without Limits, Inc.
PSYOP Staff Officer in Operational Headquarters at NATO
Marketing/Influence Officer at US Army

PSYOP Officer at US Army

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Past

Logistics Officer at US Army
Commander at US Army Materiel Command-Europe (Logistics Support Element )-Forward
Infantry Officer (Company Grade) at US Army

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Education

Troy University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green High School

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Connections

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Industry

Military

Todd A. Mercer’s Experience

Public Relations Director

Animals Without Limits, Inc.

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Public Relations Director for start-up Non-Profit Foundation operating in Campania region of Southern Italy. Foundation seeks to assist Animals in chaos and crisis situations such as war and post-conflict. Concentration is on support to spay/neuter programs; adoption initatives; finding and seeking treatment for injured and ill ownerless animals. Public Relations duties include news releases, photography, preparation of printed and web-based material, conducting press events and seeking to expand the volunteer pool the foundation works with on the ground in Italy.
PSYOP Staff Officer in Operational Headquarters

NATO

(Government Agency; Military industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Responsible to plan, monitor and supervise operations involving the marketing of ideas and influencing discrete target audiences to modify their perceptions, attitudes and behavior to attain operational objectives of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Specific focus on ongoing operations in the Balkans. Advises executive leadership (1-4 star flag officers) on the use of military Psychological Operations and Information Operations to attain military objectives and endstates.
Marketing/Influence Officer

US Army

(Military industry)

2000 — Present (9 years )

Staff and functional officer on US and NATO Alliance military staffs and operations focusing on influencing discrete target audiences to modify their perceptions, attitudes and behaviors.
PSYOP Officer

US Army

(Government Agency; USA; Military industry)

January 2000 — Present (10 years )

Staff and functional officer on US and NATO Alliance military staffs and operations focusing on influencing discrete target audiences to modify their perceptions, attitudes and behaviors. Involves detailed analysis of audiences, themes, lines of persuasion, symbology. Also involves detailed planning to enable accurate assessment of results.
Logistics Officer

US Army

(Military industry)

January 1990 — December 1999 (10 years )

Logistics officer serving in a number of command and staff positions in the US Army. Staff positions included responsibility for unit-level supply and support; operational level supply, maintenance and transport; echelons-above-corps (EAC) level logistical support; and Corps (theater) level ammunition supply support. Command positions included company-level command in a deployed location in Europe (~125 personnel) and a multi-component (military, DoD Civilian and Contractor) EAC support element supporting US Military operations in the Balkans.
Commander

US Army Materiel Command-Europe (Logistics Support Element )-Forward

(Military industry)

June 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 5 months)

Commander of a multi-faceted logistics team comprised of soldiers, DoD Civilians and Contractors charged with providing multi-functional, Echelons-above-Corps logistics to US Forces operating in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Infantry Officer (Company Grade)

US Army

(Government Agency; USA; Military industry)

August 1986 — November 1989 (3 years 4 months)

Leadership and management of several different units of combat arms soldiers in a forward deployed location in Europe. Principle responsibility included the training, care and leadershipi in combat of US Army soldiers in a mechanized infantry battalion/ combined arms team. As deputy/Executive Officer for a company, responsible for the maintenance and sustainment of a company of 145 soldiers, 15 tracked vehicles, 5 wheeled vehicles and equipment worth in excess of $35 million.

Todd A. Mercer’s Education

Troy University

MSIR , International Relations , 2000 — 2000

15 hours toward degree of Master of Science in International Relations. Degree not completed as of yet. Classes were taken at Ft. Bragg, NC not at a Troy campus.
Bowling Green State University

BS Journalism , Photo Journalism; Geography; History; Military Science , 1981 — 1985

Activities and Societies:

Military Science (Reserve Officer Training Corps)
Pershing Rifles military fraternal organization
Bowling Green High School

1978 — 1981

Additional Information

Todd A. Mercer’s Groups:

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) [Life Member], American Legion, Elks (BPOE), 1st Armored Division Association [Life Member], 82nd Airborne Division Association [Life Member], Military Officers Association [Life Member], National Rifle Association (NRA) [EPL], 6th Infantry Regiment Association [Life]