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Minnesota Military Family Foundation

This week we’re recording live at the T.G.I. Friday’s in Saint Louis Park talking about Minnesota’s support system for military families. Guests include:

Maj. Gen. (ret) Harry Sieben of the Minnesota Military Family Foundation
Mike Farren of Minnesota’s Family Assistance Centers
Phil Knutson of Founding Father’s Beer
Lt. Col. Matthew Vatter of the Minnesota National Guard

This week’s veteran is Staff Sgt. Matthew Duggan. With bachelor degrees in law enforcement and psychology and a minor in biology, he brings a blend of academic and field leadership experience.

Matthew and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Matthew contact the Bloomington WorkForce Center at 612-821‐4009 or visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans

2012-07-15/by Ryan

Podcast

Congressman Tim Walz & Veterans Play Project

This week, former Sgt. Maj. now Congressman, Tim Walz joins us to talk about his service and three bills he’s working on in the U.S. House’s Committee on Veterans Affairs to help our veterans. Artistic Director Leah Cooper of the Footprints Collective also joins us to talk about their new collaboration, the Veterans Play Project.

This week’s veteran is Connie Coutier of Bloomington. Connie recently completed several full time tours in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a Master Sergeant, she ran the Awards and ID Card Section for a year before becoming First Sergeant of a Soldier Readiness Center. During that mobilization she helped develop the first Pre-Retirement Seminar program for the Army Reserve and National Guard. With more than 20 years of management experience, she is eager to continue her career helping others.

Connie and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Connie contact the Minneapolis WorkForce Center at 612-821‐4009 or visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.

2012-07-08/by Ryan

Podcast

Veterans Employment Legislation & Minnesota’s Two Civil Wars

The Siege of New Ulm Minn.

This week, we’ll hear about new legislation aimed at helping our unemployed veterans and we’ll discover Minnesota’s two civil wars, and the tragedy of 1862. Guests include:

Barb O’Reilly of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Stephen Osman retired senior historian from the Minnesota Historical Society

This week’s veteran is Specialist William Felsburg of Coon Rapids. William just returned from his first tour overseas. As an Administrative Assistant with the Minnesota National Guard, he was responsible for tracking and providing administrative support for 67 Soldiers in his unit. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree and career in Business Administration.

William and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with William contact the Blaine WorkForce Center at 763-785-6488, or to learn more visit: PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.

2012-07-01/by Ryan

Podcast

Better Business Bureau & Veterans Employment

Can you tell the difference between a military supporting charity and scam? The week Vicki Lokken-Paverud of the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota is on hand to talk about their work helping veterans and their families. Capt Ron Jarvi from Beyond the Yellow Ribbon also joins us to talk about the state-wide effort to help Minnesota’s unemployed veterans and Staff Sgt. Eric Knode shares his story of employment success.

This week’s featured veteran is Kurt Weber. Kurt just returned for a tour in the Middle East as an intelligence analyst and is excited to expand his civilian experience in sales. Kurt and hundreds of others are ready to work hard on their next mission. Can we Hire Minnesota’s Heroes? To connect with Kurt, contact the South Minneapolis WorkForce Center at 612-821-4009 or to learn more at:PositivelyMinnesota.com/Veterans.