APRIL 13, 2023 | HYBRID

SPRING 2023 CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Thank You for Attending

Hosted by VETS Indexes, this semi-annual conference included discussions of best practices and challenges related to veteran employment, recognition of companies going above and beyond for vets and their families, and lots of opportunities to network. The bi-yearly conference is designed to offer attendees actionable tools and information to establish and build upon veteran initiatives. It also provides a great opportunity to network with peers from leading companies.

SPRING SPONSORS AND FRIENDS

GOLD SPONSOR

Mass Mutual

SILVER SPONSORS

Comcast NBCUniversal
Fiserve Salutes
Fiserve Salutes
Fiserve Salutes

BRONZE SPONSORS

ETF Global
ETF Global

EVENT FRIENDS

Shaun Stephenson

Morning Keynote Speaker:

YASHIKA D. NEAVES, Ph.D.

Chief, Strategic Plans & Initiatives
Department of Defense, Military-Civilian Transition Office

Dr. Yashika D. Neaves leads strategic plans and initiatives for the Department of Defense Military-Civilian Transition Office, under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Her portfolio spans public and private stakeholder engagements; strategic communications; interagency policy and partnerships; public affairs and organizational development related to military pre-separation counseling, psychosocial prevention/interventions, career transition, and reintegration for active and Reserve Components. She is responsible for maturing evidence-based programmatic strategies, operations, and organizational structure utilizing technical authority and subject-matter expertise to resolve operational gaps in the DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) and the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP).

Shaun Stephenson

Afternoon Keynote Speaker:

The Honorable James D. Rodriguez, MA

Assistant Secretary, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS)
U.S. Department of Labor

The Honorable James D. Rodriguez, MA is the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). He is responsible for preparing America’s veterans, service members and their spouses for meaningful careers. In this capacity and in Fiscal Year 2022, over 2,800 DOL Veterans’ Employment and Training Service staff, contractors, and grantees served more than 440,000 veterans and military spouses across all Agency programs.

OUR SPRING SPEAKERS

George Altman

GEORGE ALTMAN

Managing Director

VETS Indexes

Nick Antaki

NICHOLAS ANTAKI

Director of Marketing
Managing Director

VETS Indexes

Steve Bovee

Military Program Talent Attraction Manager

Spectrum

ED CARR

Sr. Director Military & Veteran Affairs

Comcast NBCUniversal

BLAIR CICCOCIOPPO

Senior Specialty Recruiter-Case Management

Select Medical

LIDA CITROËN

CEO and Founder

LIDA360, LLC

James Hendon

TJ CODY

Branch Manager

United Rentals

Sidney Covington

Sidney Covington, LMSW

Associate, Veterans Engagement

AmeriVet Securities

JESSE GEMBERLING-JOHNSON

Dir. Talent Recruitment and Development

mcfa

DAN GOLDENBERG

VP and Executive Dir.

Call of Duty Endowment

James Hendon

Kelly Grivner-Kelly

Serving Spouses Program Manager

Hire Heroes USA

James Hendon

JEFF HARLEY, PhD

Director, Military Engagement

Western Governors University

James Hendon

JAMES HENDON

Commissioner

NYC Department of Veterans’ Services

James Hendon

Tommy Jones

Head of Military, Diversity and Emerging Talent Programs

Verizon

James Hendon

JOHN LEES

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition & Outreach

Serco

James Hendon

STEVE LEWIS

Division President

GXO Logistics, Inc.

James Hendon

JIM LORRAINE

President and CEO

America’s Warrior Partnership

Tricia McGrath

Tricia McGrath Hess, Finance Project Manager, Treasury – Global Equity,VetNet NYC – LeadGoogle

Google

Lauren Moretti

Technical Recruiter, Senior

American Systems

MARCUS OHLENFORST

Lead Military Talent Strategist

USAA

Won Palisoul

Former Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personal & Readiness and Chair

CFANY Veterans Roundtable

SETH PETERSON

Corporate Citizenship Manager, Military & Veteran Affairs

Fiserv

Michael Quinn

Founder and CEO

HireMilitary

Latoya Roberts

Vice President, Project Manager, Veteran Talent

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Kevin Schmiegel

Chief Executive Officer

ZeroMils

Laura Schmiegel

Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

Orion Talent

LISA STERN, Ed.D, SHRM-CP

Director of Program Impact & Assessments

FourBlock

Jeremy C. Strathmeyer

Vice President – Client Engagement

Greencastle Consulting

BOBBY THOMPSON

Director of Construction

Caruso Homes

Bruce Townshend

BRUCE TOWNSHEND

Chief, Employer Engagement

DOD | ESGR

Bruce Townshend

ANNE TRENKLE

Executive Director

NY Helmets to Hardhats