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The Wounded & Injured Veterans' Summit
September 20–21, 2006
Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center
Auburn, Alabama

 

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Event Summary
Watch a 10-minute wrap-up of the summit.

Archived Presentations
Welcome
Charles S. Ciccolella, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment & Training

Official Greeting
Governor Bob Riley

Keynote Address: REAL IMPACT
Major General Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr., M.D., Former Commanding General, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Wounded & Injured Testimonial
Matt Bacik, Ed Salau, Moderator: John Melia, Executive Director, The Wounded Warrior Project

The Value of Veterans in the Workplace
Mike Quinn, Vice President Technical Support Group Cisco Systems

The National Scope
  • Leslye Arsht, Deputy Under Secretary for Military Community and Family Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Charles S. Ciccolella, Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment & Training, U.S. Department of Labor
  • Judith Caden, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Force Health Protection & Readiness
Michael E. Kilpatrick, M.D., Deputy Director for Force Health Protection and Readiness Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

Military & Federal Transition Response
  • Colonel Mary Carstensen, United States Army, Director, U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
  • Commander David Julian, United States Navy, Director, , Military Severely Injured Center, Department of Defense
  • Colonel William Lake, United States Marine Corps, Marines For Life Program Manager
  • Colonel William O’Brien, United States Marine Corp, Department of the Navy Severely Injured Marines and Sailors (SIMS)
  • Helen Parker, Regional Administrator, Employment Training Administration (ETA) Disability Navigator
  • Peggy R. Rayfield, Director, Personnel Operations, U.S. Air Force Palace HART
  • Michael Wardlaw, Director, Navy Casualty & Safe Harbor Program, U.S. Navy
  • Moderator: Daniel Nichols, Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment & Training, U.S. Department of Labor

The Wounded & Injured Veterans Summit Webinar
September 21, 2006

Below, please find archived segments of The Wounded & Injured Veterans Summit Webinar conducted on
September 21st, 2006. You can view these segments using the WebEx Player. Click here to download the WebEx Player if not already installed on your computer.


Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) walkthrough
Anne Hirsh (JAN)

eLaws REALifelines walkthrough
Heather Higgins (VETS)

Distance Learning: The Chapter 41 Program & The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program
Chanel Bankston-Carter (VA)

Disabilityinfo.gov walkthrough
Katia Albanese (Concepts, Inc.)

Computer/Electronics Accommodations Program (CAP)
Michael Young (DOD)

Career One Stop Tool
Greg Wilson (ETA)

America's Service Locator
Allison Watts (ETA)

Closing: HireVetsFirst.gov
Daniel Nichols
(VETS)

 
 

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