Director
CurrentVeterans services: Programs in education, skills training and workforce development for veterans in transition to civilian life. We are designing and building The Transition Hub, an online community and resource center for veterans to pull together all of the various organizations, tools and offers that are operating separately around them. We are using technology to make finding that information easier with a more personal, custom experience for every user. We also work to provide free training for veterans, (as well as first responders and their families) who are small business owners and entrepreneurs. The number one challenge for veterans making the shift to civilian life is transition stress. Most veterans will leave their first job after the service within 6 months. Others experience difficulties making new friends or generally acclimating back into civilian life. We believe there are three things a veteran needs to make the transition successfully - a sense of purpose, real connections in the community and a place to call home. We believe that it's important to take care of our veteran population and so we strive to create programs and projects to help to that end. We believe that this, is how we change the appalling veteran suicide rate in America.