SAGE Pacific is a service-disabled veteran-owned limited liability company. Retired Colonel Jeffrey S. Winston and Dr. Laura J. Winston have 100% decision-making authority. No outside investors are involved; however, opportunities may arise as the business expands.

Jeff Winston served 31 years in the United States Army where he led and commanded military units, managed environmental and Garrison facility design projects, and academically counseled at the collegiate level. He conducted strategic planning, provided partner nations programmatic technical support, and managed Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Defense and Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) programs. Jeff managed construction projects in the Republic of the Philippines and Iraq, where he was Iraq’s Baiji oil refinery advisor to the US Ambassador. He amassed 13 years of Indo-Pacific experience with an additional three years as a defense contractor. Jeff obtained his Master of Science in zoology from Michigan State University with a minor in environmental toxicology. Jeff is the Owner/CEO of SAGE Pacific.

Laura Winston DNP, MSN-Ed., BSN, RN, AdvCD (DONA) began her nursing career in 1992. Her nursing experience includes mental health, pediatrics, phlebotomy, home health care, and Labor & Delivery. She served as the Hawaii State Coordinator for Operation Special Delivery during OIF/OEF where she aligned expectant mothers (whose spouses were either deployed, wounded, or killed in action) with pro bono doulas. Laura also dedicated her time to physically and emotionally supporting these women during pregnancy and delivery. She has recently worked as a psychometrist and volunteered with a local non-profit animal rescue providing medical care and fostering for cats. Laura received specialized medical training in disaster preparedness, is CITI and CUI certified, and holds a Combat Veteran Certification for moral injury through Michigan State University’s School of Social Work. Laura received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Grand Canyon University where she conducted her T3 transactional research and defended her thesis on Moral Injury in Combat Veterans. Laura is the co-owner/president and medical advisor for SAGE Pacific.