Elijah Sacra is a US Marine Corps Veteran, a career health and wellness practitioner, trainer, consultant and educator.Elijah is founder and Executive Director of Warrior Wellness Solutions (WWS), a GuideStar Platinum 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization. WWS has provided integrative health and wellness education and training to thousands of Wounded, Ill, and Injured service members, veterans, their caregivers, medical and support staff, and was recognized with an award for their service with the US Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment. WWS received the 2020 Newman’s Own Award from General Mark Milley and the Pentagon for being an instrumental organization in supporting the military and veteran communities.Elijah currently works with members of USSOCOM, Military, and Law Enforcement to deliver health promotion, professional military education and pre-and post-deployment human performance and resiliency training. He has worked as a Tactical Strength & Conditioning Facilitator and Human Performance & Wellness Coach for members of numerous military and law enforcement units and government agencies serving the National Security and Intelligence community. He has provided training, consulting, and services to the Defense Health Agency (DHA), the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) and is a member of the Special Operations Medic Coalition. Elijah has served on the board of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and as a coach for TEAM Marine Corps for the Department of Defense Warrior Games. He served as Board Treasurer for the North Carolina Veterans Business Association, worked as a Staff Accountant for Ernst & Young in Expatriate Tax Accounting, holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and is trained in Logic Model Reporting by the RAND Corporation. He is a founding member of the Durham VA Hospital's Veteran Research Engagement Panel at the Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation.Elijah has presented at the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) Annual International Conference (AIC) on Stress, Pain, and Addiction: Transformative Treatments and Innovative Solutions. He has co-authored journal articles for the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) and presented at the The Society of Federal Health Professionals (AMSUS), an educational and professional development association serving the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security. He is also a founding member of the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition (VMHLC).