Veterans' Employment Committee Meeting

November 8, 2017: 10:00 AM
Frances Perkins Room, 45 Commerce Drive Augusta

AGENDA State Workforce Board (SWB) Veterans Employment Committee (VEC) November 8, 2017 (10:00am ? 12:30pm) Location: MDOL, Commerce Center, Frances Perkins Room Call-In Option: 1-877-455-0244 Code: 8234977613 Jonathan Farr, SWB Chair Welcome and Opening Remarks Jonathan Farr Around the Room Introductions Jonathan Farr/ALL Approval of Meeting Notes from September 13, 2017 Meeting Col Andrew Gibson Military Culture 202 TEST RUN Director Deployment Cycle Supt, MEARNG SWB VEC Members Strategic Planning Priorities 2017 ? Progress Updates If Any - Marketing - Education/Veterans - Education/Employers - Maine Hire-A-Vet Updates/Progress All SWB VEC Member Updates All Dates for 2017 SWB VEC Meetings, Frances Perkins Room, MDOL ◦ Nov 8, 2017 Jonathan Farr Miscellaneous / Adjourn


Meeting Minutes from SWB Veterans Employment Committee MDOL, Commerce Center, Frances Perkins Room November 8, 2017 (10:00am ? 12:30pm)

Member Attendees:, Laura Allen, Outreach Consultant, Maine Bureau of Veterans Services, Robert Carr, Director, Technological Innovations, LLC, Mark Cater Director, Veteran Employment and Strategy, Military Talent Source, Nathaniel Grace, Consultant Contractor, Maine Military OneSource, Steve Milk, VP Corporate Relations, Military Talent Source, Steven Roy, LVER, Augusta CareerCenter and MHAV Campaign Coordinator, Joe Tatem, Executive Director, National Guard Employment and Support Program, Fred Webber, SWB Board Chair

Guests & Interested Party Attendees: Andy Gibson, Director of Deployment Cycle Support, MEARNG, Jennifer Jelliff-Russell, Warriors to Work Specialist, Wounded Warrior Project, Debbie Kelly, Maine DVET, VETS, USDOL, Brian Bouthot, Program Manager, VOANNE Veterans Services, Adria Horne, Director, Maine Bureau of Veterans Services, Scott Young, Deputy Commissioner, Dept of Defense and Emergency Mngt, SWB Staff: Cheryl Moran, Labor Program Specialist, State Workforce Board

Staff: Auta Main, MDOL BES Veterans? Program Manager

SWB VEC Acting Chair, Fred Webber: Welcome & Opening Remarks

SWB Acting VEC Chair, Fred Webber: Round the room introductions.

SWB VEC Acting Chair, Fred Webber: Approval of notes from September 13, 2017.

SWB VEC STRATEGIC Priorities 2017/2018 ◦ Selected Priorities for 2017/2018 ▪ Marketing ? focus on driving veterans to MBVS web portal (and other) ▪ Education ? Focus on employers and veterans ▪ Misc Other ? SWB VEC Membership, MHAV Updates/Feedback/Veteran Friendly Employer Award

Agenda and Discussion Topics:

Military Culture 202 ? TEST RUN, COL Andrew Gibson, Director of Deployment Cycle Support, MEARNG - Excellent presentation. - Many thanks to all who attended and offered thoughtful suggested edits to the presentation and the PowerPoint ? see revised ppt attached.
- Jennifer Jelliff-Russell, Warriors to Work Specialist, Wounded Warrior Project - provided a ?Best Practices/Retention? hand-out for employers that we will distribute at our trainings ? also attached.

Mark Your Calendars for SWB VEC Meetings 2018 January 31,2018, March 7, 2018, May 23, 2018, July 25, 2018, September 5, 2018, November 28, 2018

The meeting adjourned at 12:30pm


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