FALL 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Our Fall, 2021 Conference was all virtual (for obvious reasons) and it was a huge success! We encouraged (and always do) feedback from everyone – from vendor, sponsor, speaker and attendee – and all of the comments were positive and lifting. We thank you for such a great event. Below are the highlights!

CONFERENCE SPONSORS AND FRIENDS

GOLD SPONSORS

Mass Mutual

Mass Mutual

GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

Fiserve Salutes

Fiserv Salutes

SILVER SPONSOR

Appre Next

AppreNEXT

SILVER SPONSOR

Spectrum

Spectrum

SILVER SPONSOR

USAA

USAA

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSORS

Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton

BRONZE SPONSOR

LOUNGE SPONSORS

Comcast NBCUniversal

Comcast NBCUniversal

MORNING LOUNGE SPONSOR

Oracle

Oracle

AFTERNOON LOUNGE SPONSOR

EVENT FRIENDS

AmeriVet Securities

AmeriVet Securities

EVENT FRIEND

ETF Global

ETF Global

EVENT FRIEND

Drexel Hamilton

Drexel Hamilton

EVENT FRIEND

Jacobs

Jacobs Engineering Group

EVENT FRIEND

Raytheon

Raytheon Technologies

EVENT FRIEND

Roberts & Ryan

Roberts & Ryan

EVENT FRIEND

Roberts & Ryan

Werner Enterprises

EVENT FRIEND

CONFERENCE PARTNERS

American Legion

AMERICAN LEGION

POST 754

FourBlock

FOURBLOCK

THE NATION’S LOCAL NETWORK FOR VETS

J Dog Brands

J. DOG BRANDS

FOR VETERANS, BY VETERANS

MOAA

MOAA

Military Officers Association of America

QWAFAFEW

QWAFAFEW

NEW YORK

Roberts & Ryan

ROBERTS & RYAN

SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVO)

Training Consortium

TRAINING AND CONSULTING

Consortium

Oracle

Veteran Recruiting

EVENT FRIEND

VOWS

VOWS

SANCTIONED

Wild Bills

WILD BILLS

SODA POP

Shaun Stephenson

Fall 2021 Keynote Speaker:

SHAUN STEPHENSON

Program Manager, Strategic Military/Veterans Outreach and Recruiting
Training Functional Area Manager, Strategic Human Resource Management Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

Shaun Stephenson is currently building the military and veteran pipeline at LLNL. In addition, he has oversight responsibility for Institutional Training. Before Shaun’s current role he was the Division Leader for Training and Development with responsibility for leadership and professional development at the laboratory.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Our speaker line-up is growing every day. Please check back often!

George Altman

GEORGE ALTMAN

Managing Director

VETS Indexes

Nick Antaki

NICHOLAS ANTAKI

Director of Marketing
Managing Director

VETS Indexes

Julia Arnold

JULIA ARNOLD

Supplier Diversity Program Manager Commercial Inclusion SBLO

Hewlett Packard | Enterprise

Jim Beamesderfet

JAMES M. BEAMESDERFER

Vice President, Veterans Initiatives

Prudential Financial

George Bernloeher

GEORGE BERNLOEHR

Lead Associate, Corporate Affairs/Military and Veteran Affairs

Booz Allen Hamilton

John Berry

JOHN S. BERRY JR.

Defense Attorney

Berry Law

Jason Boone

JASON BOONE

Enterprise Talent Sourcing Leader

Jacobs

Jessica Briseno

JESSICA BRISEÑO

Sr. Supplier Diversity Sourcing Manager

AT&T Global Supply Chain & Logistics

Courtney Brown

COURTNEY BROWN

Military Talent Network Manager

Maximus

Ross Dickman

ROMUALDO “MO” CISNEROS JR

Outreach Specialist / Intake Coordinator

St Louis & Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council

Sidney Covington

SIDNEY COVINGTON, LMSW

Associate, Veterans Engagement

AmeriVet Securities

Rodney Crable

RODNEY CRABLE

Project Manager, Military & Veterans Affairs

Comcast NBCUniversal

Ross Dickman

ROSS DICKMAN

Chief Operating Officer

Hire Heroes USA

Anthony Felice

ANTHONY FELICE

Managing Partner

Drexel Hamilton

Kelly French

KELLY FRENCH

Veteran Talent Acquisition Program Specialist

United Rentals, Inc.

Patrick Hanley

PATRICK HANLEY

Section Manager – BW Overhead

Con Edison

Danielle Haro

DANIELLE HARO

Senior Program Development Specialist

USO

Chuck Kluball

CHUCK KLUBALL

Military Relations Leader

The Home Depot

Michael Mell

MICHAEL MELL

Senior Director, Custom Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices

Lee Metcalf

LEE J. METCALF

Rear Admiral, USN (ret)
Vice President

Daugherty Business Solutions

Jose Ocasio

JOSE OCASIO-CHRISTIAN

Chief Executive Officer

Caelus Partners, LLC

Gary Patton

GARY PATTON MG (Ret), USA

VP, Veterans and Military Affairs

CACI

John Perez

JOHN PEREZ

Head, Military & Veterans Affairs

Johnson & Johnson

John Register

JOHN REGISTER

Founder

Inspired Communications International, LLC

Haley Scofield

HALEY SCOFIELD

Recruiting Communications Analyst
Military Recruiting Coordinator

U-Haul International

Wayne Shanks

WAYNE SHANKS

Supplier Diversity Director

USAA Global Sourcing and Procurement

Kevin Schmiegel

KEVIN SCHMIEGEL

President

KMS Strategies

Karl Snyder

KARL SNYDER

Managing Dir. and Chief Market Strategist

VETS Indexes

Chris Spencer

CHRIS SPENCER

Director of Operations

Oracle Corporation

Bruce Townshend

BRUCE TOWNSHEND

Chief, Employer Engagement

DOD | ESGR

Ann Treadway

ANN TREADWAY

Dir Veterans and Military Programs and Services

Rutgers University

Nicole Utt

NICOLE UTT

Content Manager

Sandboxx

Samuel Waltzer

SAMUEL WALTZER

Military & Veteran Affairs Project Manager

Comcast NBCUniversal

Tom Watson

TOM WATSON

Sr Vice President Defense Services Group

Serco

Gerald Williams

GERALD WILLIAMS

Chief of Operations

OMNI Technologies