{"id":72831,"date":"2023-06-30T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/30\/bush-institute-announces-veteran-leadership-programs-2023-class\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:11:40","slug":"bush-institute-announces-veteran-leadership-programs-2023-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/education-transition\/2023\/06\/30\/bush-institute-announces-veteran-leadership-programs-2023-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush Institute announces veteran leadership program\u2019s 2023 class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training leaders to help transitioning servicemembers and their families is the mission \u2013 and building a community of life-long support is the powerful offshoot of the George W. Bush Institute\u2019s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 class was recently announced, including 34 civilians, veterans and active military, all focused on supporting veterans and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe started this program to train leaders who will help solve transition-related issues that military families face,\u201d said Eva Chiang, managing director of leadership and programming for the institute. \u201cIt is a way to inspire people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the fifth cohort to go through the program, and they\u2019ll gather in July to hear from leaders such as U.S. Navy Captain and NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, the eighth United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, retired United States Air Force General Alfred Flowers, and Bush Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Deborah Birx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five-month program includes sessions at the Bush Center and a session in Washington, D.C., Chiang said. Applicants were chosen based on an application and review process, she said, and each one has a personal leadership project they will continue to develop as part of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After they leave the program in November 2023, Chiang said they join a network of 170 alums, who work on improving veteran outcomes \u2013 and can rely on each other for continued support and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a really amazing experience,\u201d said Eric Goralnick, a civilian military advisor at the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation and an associate professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was in the previous cohort in 2022, working on a project to build a civilian\/military initiative at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital for veterans interested in health care careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the participants work through the program, they continue to hone their personal leadership projects, Chiang said. And then, when the program is over, they have a network to continue collaborating and helping one another \u2013 a network that will continue to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s really important, because they can call on one another,\u201d she said. \u201cThese are mission-oriented folks who are tightly connected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The personal leadership projects range from large scale global projects to boots-on-the-ground intensely local work, Chiang said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program is funded through donations and is free for participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goralnick, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served before going to medical school, said of the 200,000 veterans who leave service each year, about 10,000 have experience as allied health care professionals. His effort is focused on helping those veterans transition into health care careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoing through this program really helped me shape a vision and it helped me develop an action plan to bring my vision to life,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it gave me the time and space to meet with colleagues who share similar interests and are working through similar challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s like having a phone-a-friend connection for life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blas Villalobos, who was also in last year\u2019s class, agreed. His project is focused on providing low- or no-cost mental health treatment to veterans. The cohort was able to help him exceed his goals, including holding a fundraising concert in October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had a 3-year goal when I started,\u201d said Villalobos, a former U.S. Marine. \u201cBut we made it happen sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the networking component was key, allowing him to expand his network and support his mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really incredible,\u201d said Villalobos, who is the CEO of Centerstone\u2019s Military Services. \u201cI can only see this growing. The collective power of this group is amazing and I know it will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 class of the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Quiana Abner, Program Manager of Onward to Opportunity in the Texas Region, D\u2019Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Kellie Artis, Director of Communications, Virtual Veterans Communities, Fayetteville, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Jennifer Barnhill, Freelance Journalist and Lead Researcher, <a href=\"http:\/\/military.com\/\">Military.com<\/a> and Partners in PROMISE, Pacific Grove, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Bobby Ehrig, Executive Director, Citizens for Progress, Bulverde, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Pete Faerber, Founder and President, The Warriors\u2019 Lawyer, Lithia, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Victoria Harvey, Deputy Director, Hiring Our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Kapolei, Hawaii<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Marnie Holder, Veteran Services Program Officer, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Columbus, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Desiree Holley, Director of Operations, Operation Healing Forces, Brandon, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Seth Kastle, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Director of Military Program Innovation, Fort Hays State University, WaKeeney, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Jermaine King, Chief, Public Protection and Safety (Senior Enlisted Leader), United States Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Stan Kurtz, Programs Director of Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, Dumfries, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Michael Logan, Senior Director for Veteran and Military Affairs, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Mollie Marti, Chief Executive Officer, Worldmaker International, Mount Vernon, Iowa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Selene Martin, Corporate Responsibility Director, USAA, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Jessica Lynn McNulty, Commander, United States Navy, Clifton, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Josh Michael, Clinical Sales Associate, Intuitive Surgical, Argyle, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Michelle Mills, Senior Recruiter, Amazon, Tucson, Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Rachel Moyal-Smith, Senior Clinical Implementation Specialist, Ariadne Labs, Slingerlands, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Reggie Ordonez, Chief Operations Officer, Bunker Labs, White House, Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Jennifer Pluta, Director of Veteran Career Services, Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, Syracuse University, Brewerton, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Taheesha Quarells, Director of Troops to Teachers, Department of Defense Military to Civilian Transition Office, Pensacola, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Kris Rick, Veterans Employment and Training Services &#8211; 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