Charla Truesdale, MA, C-WYT

Charla is Founder and President of Warrior Spirit Project (WSP), an all-volunteer 501(c)(3)  nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and strengthen the Warrior Spirit of Veterans, First Responders and their families, through opportunities for healing, resilience, growth, and community.  Before starting WSP in 2015, Charla retired as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) with  more than 25 years of professional leadership in health and wellness promotion working directly with U.S. military and Department of Defense personnel in the U.S. and abroad. She has taught at the community college and university levels, has held multiple professional certifications, and has more than 25 years of yoga teaching experience, with extensive training in therapeutic and trauma-informed adaptive methods. Charla is passionate about bringing opportunities for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing to our nation’s warriors and their families, seeking to help them discover a sense of well-being, community connection and special purpose in their lives.