Audri Beugelsdijk

Audri Beugelsdijk, MS, serves as the Vice President of Development at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). With a deep commitment to honoring the service and sacrifice of military families, Audri leads strategic initiatives to secure vital resources, ensuring the organization's ability to provide compassionate care and programs for the families of America's fallen heroes.

Audri brings unparalleled expertise to her role, drawing on her extensive background in psychology, with both bachelor's and master's degrees, and specialized training in death, dying, and bereavement from institutions like the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), the Center for Loss and Life Transition, and the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®. She led eleven major TAPS service and program areas for ten years and brings extensive knowledge of the critical needs of military survivors and the innovative ways TAPS addresses those needs.

A Navy veteran and widow of CTRSN Jason Springer, U.S. Navy, lost at sea on the USS Kinkaid, Audri's commitment to TAPS is both professional and profoundly personal. Her tireless dedication inspires all who work alongside her, ensuring that TAPS continues to be a lifeline of support for grieving military families. Since completing her Navy service in 1999, Audri has been a dedicated advocate for military families, devoting her personal and professional life to creating and maintaining networks of care and hope for those navigating military life, loss, and grief.