Greg Pedrick - Graduate

As a Fellow in the House of Representatives' Wounded Warrior Program, Greg Pedrick was assigned as a Veterans Caseworker in the Office of Congressman Andy Harris, where he acted as an advocate for the former servicemen and servicewomen in Maryland’s largest Congressional district. That equated to dozens of open cases at any one time, hundreds of miles in outreach efforts, and an intimate acquaintance with government bureaucracy.

But for Pedrick, it was all worth it.   He learned that there's nothing better than following a case through from start to finish and getting the right result. 

Pedrick  performed two tours of duty in Iraq during his service in the U.S. Marine Corps between 2003 and 2007.  Afterward, he studied political science at Towson University. He was working in security at Johns Hopkins University when he found the Wounded Warrior Program through a veterans group on Facebook.

On a typical day, Pedrick arrived at his office early in the morning and made a list of all the people he needed to speak with that day. Then he started “pounding the phones” – his phrase for building relationships throughout the various veterans organizations on behalf of his constituents.  Pedrick stated, “I like to get in as many phone calls as I can and whenever I get through to someone, I get their extension so I don’t have to go through the regular avenue next time.” He also spent a lot of time dealing directly with the veterans on whose cases he’s currently working.

On January 10, 2013, Pedrick resigned his positon with the Wounded Warrior Program after being accepted into the Fire Fighters Academy and will pursue a career as a professional firefighter.