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Veterans' Employment Committee
May 18, 2016: 10:00 AMFrances Perkins Rm, MDOL Commerce Drive, Augusta
AGENDA State Workforce Board (SWIB) Veterans Employment Committee (VEC) May 18, 2016 (10:00am ? 12:30pm) Location: MDOL, Commerce Center, Frances Perkins Room Fred Webber, SWB Chair Welcome and Opening Remarks Jon Farr, SWB VEC Chair Around the Room Introductions Jon Farr/ALL Approval of Meeting Notes from March 16, 2016 Meeting Laura Allen, MBVS Maine Bureau of Veterans Services (MBVS) Website & Veteran Outreach Specialist One Stop Web Portal Glenn Mills, MDOL Veterans Employment Situation - Maine Chief Economist, CWRI Bill Hurley/Auta Main Veteran Nonprofit Start-Ups ? So Many Don?t Make it. RVCP / JVSG Discussion/Suggestions/Recommendations Auta Main/ALL SWB VEC Membership - Review Revised Member List / Other Member Suggestions Jon Farr/Auta Main July 20 Meeting Date ? Change Due to MMCN Conf July 21? Make this Meeting a 3-4 Hour Strategic Planning for 2016/2017? SWIB VEC Members Updates All Dates for 2016 SWB VEC Meetings Meeting Dates, Wednesdays, 10am ? 12:30pm, Location TBD 2016: May 18, July 20, Sept 21, Nov 16 Jon Farr Miscellaneous / Adjourn
Meeting Minutes from SWIB Veterans Employment Committee MDOL, Commerce Center, Frances Perkins Room 18 May 2016, 10:00am ? 12:00pm
Member Attendees: Laura Allen, Outreach Specialist, Maine Bureau of Veterans Services, Mark Cater, LVER, Lewiston CareerCenter, Ethan Evans, Veterans Rep, Bonney Staffing, Jon Farr, Recruiter T-Mobile Maine, Nathaniel Grace, Maine State Consultant, Military One Source, Jeremy Kendall, Director of Military and Vets, Easter Seals Maine, George O?Keefe, Intelligence Analyst, Maine Army National Guard, Steven Roy, LVER, Augusta CareerCenter, Joseph Sousa, Executive Director, ESGR Maine Committee, Dave Stearns, President, Dale Carnegie Maine, Fred Webber, SWB Chair, Consultant.
Guests & Interested Party Attendees: Kyra Darling, Augusta FAC Specialist, Military Family Assistance Center, COL Andrew Gibson, Director of Deployment Cycle Services, ME ARNG, William Hurley, Program Manager, RVCP Program, MDOL, Melissa Morrill, Volunteers of America Northern New England
Staff: Auta Main, MDOL BES Veterans Program Manager
Agenda and Discussion Topics:
SWB Chair, Fred Webber: Welcome / Brief Intro of new SWB VEC Chair, Jon Farr
SWB VEC Chair, Jon Farr: Opened the meeting with a brief intro and round the room introductions.
SWB VEC Chair, Jon Farr: Approval of notes from March 16, 2016.
MDOL Staff ? Auta Main: Intro Laura Allen, MBVS ? Highlights new Website and Portal ? very well received. See link: http://www.maine.gov/veterans/
MDOL Staff ? Auta Main: Intro Glenn Mills, Chief Economist, CWRI, MDOL ? great presentation. See PPT attached.
• SWB VEC Membership ? Small edits noted. Recommendation of new members tabled until strategic planning process complete.
• Veteran Nonprofit Start-Ups ? So Many Don?t Succeed. So much good stuff is happening out there. Recommend referring start-ups in direction of what is already available and similar if applicable.
• Change in July Meeting Date from July 20 to July 27th ? Mini Strategic Planning Process scheduled for July 27th, 2016, 9:00am ? 12:30pm.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SWIB VEC MEETINGS 2016
Meeting Dates, Wednesdays, 10am ? 12:30pm, Location TBD
2016: Sept 21 and November 16
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