This week, after two years, we look back on the best stories we’ve been able to share and talk with the team responsible for our success. Guests include:
- Andrew Lee of Twin Cities News Talk
- Lt. Col. Kevin Olson of the Minnesota National Guard
- Beth Kocian of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
- Kevin Cash of ClearChannel Minneapolis
This week’s veteran is Army Lt. Theresa Reese. Lt. Reese recently completed active duty orders for the Minnesota National Guard as a human resources administrator where she was responsible for managing dental readiness, educational benefits and the ID card office. Prior to that she worked as a parts administrator, responsible for price negotiations, purchasing, managing parts to meet time sensitive deadlines and processing service claims. With a B.S. in Marketing and an A.S. Degree in Business Management, she is committed to professionalism, highly organized, works under strict deadlines and excels in fast paced environments. She is a proven leader and is ready bring her talents to a great company.
Lt. Reese and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Lt. Reese contact the South Minneapolis WorkForce Center at (612) 821-4009 or visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.
This week we’ll discover the history of Minnesota’s Jewish war veterans and we learn about an effort to commemorate the sacrifices of the state’s military families. Guests include:
- Irving Rosenblum, Commander of Minnesota’s Jewish War Veterans
- Bill Popp of the Minnesota Military Family Tribute
This week we take a look at Minnesota’s latest legislation aimed at taking on veteran unemployment and with the upcoming 40th anniversary of the return of our Vietnam War POWs, we’ll get a preview of a special show we have planned. Guests include:
- John Hubbell, author of P.O.W.: A Definitive History of the American Prisoner-Of-War Experience in Vietnam, 1964-1973
- Alan Duff, President of Duff Consulting
- State Senator Ted Daley of the Minnesota Legislature
- Clint Bucher of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
This week’s veteran is former Navy Commander Peter Kaczanowski who served 20 years in the Navy in Training and Operations services. He is LEED and Six Sigma certified and has a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering. Pete is looking for employment in Program Management and would seeking work at United Health Group, General Electric or United Technologies.
Pete and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Pete contact the Hennepin South WorkForce Center at 952-346-4000 or visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.
This week, just back from Afghanistan, we’ll hear from Minnesota’s Agribusiness Development Team about an upcoming documentary on their mission.We’ll also discover about a new effort to help returning veterans reintegrate. Guests include:
- Lt. Col. Ken DeGier of the Minnesota National Guard
- Luke Heikkila of Twin Cities Public Television
- Patrick Hanlon of Start Me Over
This week, we’ll discover Fort Snelling’s last war with military historian Stephan Osman and, with the holidays quickly approaching, Les Hanson of Toys4Military Kids will join us to talk about how you can help kids in need.
This week’s featured veteran in Army Capt. Ryan Curl. Ryan just returned from his first tour in Afghanistan having also completed a tour in Iraq. As a Logistics Officer with the Minnesota National Guard, he was a Military Advisor for the Afghan National Army. He has experience managing several support organizations in addition to recruiting and marketing for the Army ROTC program at the University of Minnesota. He’s also held civilian jobs for the American Red Cross and at a family owned bank.
This week we discover an innovative University of Minnesota invention that’s saving the lives of Soldiers in Afghanistan and police officers here at home and we’ll take a look at Minnesota’s Warrant Officer Corps with the state’s Command Chief Warrant Officer. Guests include:
- Chief Warrant Officer 5 Peter Panos of the Minnesota National Guard
- Alan Bignall of Recon Robotics
This week we talk with former Navy Captain, now Representative, Chip Cravaak about his service in the military and congress. We also talk with Eric Carranza about his work bringing the joy of music to Minnesota’s veterans’ home.
This week’s veteran is former Navy Corpman Bill Lamoreaux. Bill served 8 years as a Navy Corpsman with the Marines during the Gulf War and continued his service with the Naval Reserve out of Fort Snelling. For the past 17 years, Bill has worked for a local financial business providing IT support, networking, web administration and web development services. He is currently looking for a position in Web Development, Web Administration or similar.
Bill and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Bill contact the Blaine WorkForce Center at 763-279-4342 or to learn more, visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.
This week the 55th Civil Support Team‘s Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh Joyce told about how
this National Guard team uses there significant capabilities to assist local and state agencies that may be overwhelmed by and intentional or unintentional natural or man-made disasters. We also had a conversation with Alan Duff and Alex Tittle about the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Veteran Outreach Project.
This week’s veteran is Staff Sargeant Jim Davis of Columbia Heights. Jim has served in Germany, Viet Nam, Korea and the US for over 21 years as a cook and mess steward supervisor. Also he worked as an instructor in food services and fed up to 10,000 servicemen at one time. He has completed amphibious training at the Little Creek Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. He is always there during any situation including 2 hurricanes off the coast of New York and Ft Hood, TX. Now Jim wants to work in Customer Service and continue serving our community.
Jim and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. To connect with Jim Davis contact the South Minneapolis Work Force Center at 612-821-4009. To learn more, visit Positively Minnesota.
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