WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Oversight Hearing on Transition Assistance for Members of the National Guard

Monday, September 19, 2005, 10:00 a.m.
157^th Air Refueling Wing's Maintenance Hangar, Pease Air National Guard Base
New Hampshire

Panel 1  

Major General John Young (USANG)
Acting Director
National Guard Bureau Joint Staff 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Colonel Deborah Carter
Human Resources Officer
New Hampshire National Guard 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Staff Sergeant Robert Shea
Company Training Noncommissioned Officer
New Hampshire National Guard 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Panel 2 

Captain Erik Fessenden
Battalion Commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom
New Hampshire National Guard
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Captain Mary Hennessy
Company Commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom
New Hampshire National Guard 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Command Sergeant Major Michael Rice
State Command Sergeant Major
New Hampshire National Guard 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Staff Sergeant Mark Bright
Civil Support Team
New Hampshire National Guard
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Panel 3  

Dr. Tim Beebe
Northeast Regional Manager, Readjustment Counseling Service
Veterans Health Administration 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Dave Houle
Regional Administrator for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
Department of Labor 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Mary Collins
State Director, New Hampshire Small Business Development Centers
Association of Small Business Development Centers 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Jim Whitson
Eastern Area Director
Veterans Benefits Administration
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by:

Ms. Maribeth Cully
Manchester Regional Office Director
Veterans Benefits Administration