Michael Scambray

Coming out of the Marine Corps, I had a career in law enforcement for over a decade before transitioning to contract work for the State Department in Afghanistan. An injury brought me back home where I worked through the state's Veterans Commission for a local mental health authority. In that role I helped veterans and their families by providing comprehensive care coordination regarding mental health services, direct face-to-face peer support, facilitating training, collaborating and working alongside community partners, and aiding veterans and family members in accessing veteran service agencies, resources and information.

Mental Health Peer Specialist at Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare (2024 – 2026)

• Mental Health Peer Specialist to veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Military Sexual Trauma, and Traumatic Brain Injury.
• Worked with veterans and their families and community partners to identify unmet needs and assist with access to services.
• Facilitated training, groups, and care coordination upon need.
• Worked with mentors, criminal courts, shelters, Veteran Affairs, and Texas Veterans Commission to support veterans and their families.

Executive protection at Academi / International Development Solutions (2014 – 2016)

• Executive protection in combat, high-threat environments.
• Tactical response during mobile and static missions.
• Deployment and utilization of explosive ordnance detector canine.

Patrol Sergeant, Criminal Investigations Division Sergeant, and Undercover and Narcotics Unit Sergeant at Friendswood Police Department (2003 – 2014)

• S.W.A.T. team member, Hostage Negotiator, and K9 Officer.
• Crisis Intervention Team member and supervisor over the Field Training Officer Program.

United States Marine Corps (1994 – 1998)

• Security Forces Unit; safeguard of conventional and non-conventional nuclear weapons and nomenclature.
• Infantry, Guerilla Warfare Tactics, and Close Quarter Battle Tactics Instructor.

Associate's degree in occupational studies