Podcasts
Episode 26
Annual AJC Highlights: 2024
Date Recorded: September 11, 2024
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Jo Ann Enwall, Sam Mitchell, Jamie Norton, Shane Sawyer, and James Stout
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, we speak with the recipients of the 2024 Mark Sanders Award, which honors exceptional career centers serving veterans. Members of the IowaWORKS Davenport and Washington’s WorkSource Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) teams discuss the exceptional programs which resulted in their selection for this award.
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Episode 25
Recognizing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Veteran Community
Date Recorded: July 23, 2024
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Dr. LeAnn Bruce, Dr. Katherine Iverson, Tovah Kasdin, Dr. Jennifer Knetig
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, our guests explore the critical issue of gender-based violence and its profound impact on veterans. This episode examines the various aspects of gender-based violence, offering valuable insights into how it may affect those who have served. The panel experts also provide essential tools and resources to support survivors and equip veteran service providers with the knowledge they need to assist those impacted by gender-based violence.
This podcast is accompanied by the Recognizing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Veteran Community Resource Guide.
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Episode 24
Serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans
Date Recorded: April 25 & May 1, 2024
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Danielle Ngo, Ramon Ruiz, Ron Sagudan, Jeanette Yih Harvie
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, our guests will share valuable insights, knowledge, and resources to help veteran service providers effectively support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans.
This podcast is accompanied by the Serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans Resource Guide.
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Episode 23
Continuing Conversations: Serving Justice-Involved Veterans
Date Recorded: April 29 & 30, 2024
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Sean Clark, Scott Tirocchi,
Professor Eleanor Morales
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, Continuing Conversations:
Serving Justice-Involved Veterans, our guests discuss unique challenges faced by justice-involved veterans,
including access to benefits and services. Our guests will also discuss best practices and resources to
support justice-involved veterans.
This podcast is accompanied by the NVTI Continuing Conversations Serving Justice-Involved Veterans Resource Guide.
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Episode 22
Continuing Conversations: Serving Women Veterans
Date Recorded: February 22, 2024
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Leah Carpio-Hernandez, Lourdes
Tiglao, and Deborah Walker
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series,
Continuing Conversations: Serving Women Veterans, our guests discuss the unique challenges women veterans
face when entering or re-entering the civilian workforce including pay equity, caregiving and family
responsibilities, and translating their military skills to civilian roles. Our guests offer suggestions and
resources to assist women veterans in overcoming these challenges to obtain employment.
This podcast is accompanied by the NVTI Continuing Conversations Serving Women Veterans Resource Guide.
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Episode 21
2023 Mark Sanders Award Winner
Date Recorded: August 23 & August 24, 2023
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Donal Cieutat, Robert Wilson and
Sam Mitchell
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, the guests
will discuss the 2023 National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ Mark Sanders Award, which was
presented to the Opelika Career Center in Alabama for exceptional service to veterans. They will describe
the various partnerships and programs that allow them to assist veterans, especially those with significant
barriers to employment, in securing jobs and careers.
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Episode 20
Promoting Registered Apprenticeship to Attract Veteran Talent
Date Recorded: September 8, September 12 & September 15, 2023
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Carolyn Renick, Joe Dan Banker,
Nicholas Morgan and Katie Adams
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast
series, our guests will discuss how apprenticeships are an important part of the veteran employment process.
The discussion will include benefits of apprenticeships for veterans and employers, the process of
participating in apprenticeships, and other important information related to Registered Apprenticeship
programs.
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Episode 19
Why Hire Veterans? Conversations with HIRE Vets Medallion Award Recipients
Date Recorded: August 21 & August 23, 2023
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Jerry Flores, Marty Estrada, Leo
Deon, Gerry Cruz, Nadine Rodriguez, Justin Spencer and Tracy
Thibodeaux
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, our guests will
introduce veteran service providers and employers to the HIRE Vets Medallion Program and discuss the
benefits to both veterans and businesses when they hire veterans.
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Episode 18
Serving Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Date Recorded: August 18 & September 13, 2023
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Karen Land, Jonathan Narcisse,
Jennifer Steigerwald, Rashida Williams, Savannah Wood and Zella
Richards
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, our guests will
define the criteria used to identify veterans experiencing homelessness. In addition, they will introduce a
wide variety of programs and resources that will aid veteran service providers in serving veterans
experiencing homelessness.
This podcast is accompanied by the Serving Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Resource Guide
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Episode 17
Serving Veterans with Substance Use Disorders
Date Recorded: August 16 & August 24, 2023
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Host: Hannah Toney
Guests: Fred Volpe, Marlon Burton, Darrick
Cunningham, Dr. Holly Geyer, and Nancy Ise
Description: In this episode of the NVTI
podcast series, Serving Veterans with Substance Use disorders, the guests will provide veteran service
providers with knowledge and resources to enable them to work successfully with veterans with substance use
disorders.
This podcast is accompanied by the Serving Veterans with Substance Use Disorders Resource Guide
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Episode 16
Continuing Conversations: Serving LGBTQ+ Veterans
Date Recorded: May 5, 2023
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Sarah Chung, Jody Davis, and Heather
Sperry
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, Continuing
Conversations: Serving LGBTQ+ Veterans, guests provide a discussion of the resources available to LGBTQ+
veterans and offer insight into why some LGBTQ+ veterans may not seek out services or be fully aware of the
services available to them. Participants share their experiences working with and/or being LGBTQ+ veterans
and overview some of the unique needs of LGBTQ+ veterans and ideas on how to connect them with resources and
support.
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Episode 15
Addressing Burnout and Secondary Trauma for Veteran Service Providers
Date Recorded: May 2, 2023
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Brian Bride, Latoya Henderson, and Stacey
Owens
Description: In this episode of the NVTI podcast series, Addressing Burnout
and Secondary Trauma for Veteran Service Providers, guests will define and discuss burnout and secondary
trauma and how they may impact veteran service providers. This material will serve as a resource to veteran
service providers and provide guidance on how to recognize and address burnout and secondary trauma they, or
their peers, may experience when working with their veteran clients.
This podcast is accompanied by the Addressing Burnout and Secondary Trauma for Veteran
Service Providers Resource Guide.
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Episode 14
Serving Veteran Spouses
Date Recorded: August 19 & August 25, 2022
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Nathalie Grogan, Mallory Huerta, Pam Langley, and Marcus
Lane
Description: In this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, our guests discuss
how to best serve veteran spouses. The panel defines what it means to be a veteran spouse, discusses common
misconceptions about veteran spouses, explores the unique employment issues faced by veteran spouses, and
much more.
This podcast is accompanied by this Serving Veteran Spouses Podcast Resource
Guide
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Episode 13
Supporting Veterans with Accessibility Needs
Date Recorded: August 10 & August 18, 2022
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Nikita Floore, Nuno Medeiros, and Micah
Foster
Description: In this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, our guests discuss
how to successfully support veterans with accessibility needs. The panel defines accessibility, provides
advice to service providers and employers to create an inclusive environment, discusses the importance of
cultural competence, and much more.
This podcast is accompanied by this Supporting Veterans with Accessibility Needs Podcast
Resource Guide
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Episode 12
DVOP/CVSO: Promising Practices to Connect and Serve
Date Recorded: August 15, 2022
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Mike Farmer, Nathalie Grogan, and Zach
Migura
Description: In this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, our guests discuss
how Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and other veteran service providers can best
collaborate with County Veterans Services Officers (CVSOs). The panel explains the role of a CVSO, the ways
veterans find and secure CVSO services, how CVSOs and DVOP specialists can work together to serve veterans,
and much more.
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Episode 11
Serving Justice-Involved Veterans
Date Recorded: June 24 & July 8, 2022
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Jennifer Carter, Jose Sandoval, and Joseph
Swyrtek
Description: In this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, our guests discuss
best practices, common misconceptions, and important factors to consider when assisting these
justice-involved veterans in finding appropriate services and employment. They discuss the Justice-Involved
Veterans Network (JIVN), Veterans Trial Court (VTC), and the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) and how these
programs can assist veterans. They also talk about the support they provide to justice-involved veterans
while incarcerated to help to reduce the risk of recidivism. We cover these topics and more in this NVTI
podcast.
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Episode 10
Supporting Entrepreneurship in Veterans: Helping Veterans Start Businesses
Date Recorded: July 5, 2022
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Stanley Kurtz, Laura Wages, and Billy
Wright
Description: In this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, our guests discuss
the services available from the US Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Veterans Business
Development (OVBD) and share success stories. They discuss the first step they recommend to a veteran
interested in starting a business and the programs that support veterans along the path of entrepreneurship.
They cover the role of Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOCs), and program including Boots to Business,
Boots to Business Reboot, SCORE, and several other programs and services that can be critical to veterans’
success. A resource guide with helpful links has been provided to complement the podcast. Listen to this
NVTI podcast to learn more about how you might help the veterans you serve along this exciting journey to
business ownership.
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Episode 9
Serving Women Veterans
Date Recorded: May 19 & 20, 2022.
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Heather Deters. Melissa Washington. Nancy Glowacki. Nona
Mallicoat
Description: In this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, four veteran
women share their personal journeys along with advice for veteran service providers. Those spotlighted
include Heather Deters, a recent retiree from the Army who continues to serve her fellow veterans as one of
five Home Base Iowa Career Planners; Melissa Washington, a Navy veteran, now serving as CEO and founder of
the Women Veterans Alliance; Nancy Glowacki, an Army veteran who currently works at the Department of
Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) with her focus on women veterans; and Nona
Mallicoat, a Marine Corps veteran who is the Deputy Director of the Employment Connections Division of the
Washington State Employment Security Department.
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Episode 8
Strengthening America’s Trucking Workforce
Date Recorded: February 24, 2022.
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Guests: James Rodriguez and Jesus
Davila.
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, James Rodriguez,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Department of Labor VETS talks with Jesus Davila about the trucking
industry as a viable and welcoming career option for veterans. Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Davila discuss their
time serving as Marines and the transferability of the skills honed during service to the trucking industry.
In support of the Administration’s Trucking
Action Plan to Strengthen America’s Trucking Workforce, DOL VETS worked with Federal
Partners and the White House to create a list of federal resources for transitioning service members and
veterans pursuing careers in the trucking industry. You can read DOL’s Fact
Sheet and find other employment resources at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets. You may
also want to read the FACT
SHEET: The Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Actions to Expand and Improve Trucking
Jobs.
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Episode 7
Effective Collaboration Between Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) Staff and Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Grantees
Date Recorded: September 08, 2021.
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: Karen Frias, Sheryl Gillum, Chris Mills, Brian
Ottlinger.
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about the
collaborative efforts of JVSG staff and HVRP grantees that have helped veterans experiencing homelessness
access resources and find employment, best practices for working with veterans with significant barriers to
employment, and about innovative veteran outreach techniques that have been employed in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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Episode 6
Serving Native American Veterans
Date Recorded: September 08, 2021.
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Host: Hannah
Toney
Guests: JP McCoy, Paul Pelot, Archie
Barrow
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about Native
American veterans and various tribal communities. Guests share their own personal accounts of working with
Native American veterans and offer some resources, best practices, and other critical information to help
service providers.
Episode 5
Serving LGBTQ+ Veterans
Date Recorded: July 23, 2021.
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Host: Dan
Griffiths
Guests: Bradley Aune, Nathaniel Boehme, Matthew Freeman, Joanna
Michaels
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about the
unique challenges that LGBTQ+ veterans face as members of both the LGBTQ+ community and military. Guests
share their insight and some resources to better support LGBTQ+ veterans.
Episode 4
LVER Staff Skills
Date Recorded: April 12, 2021.
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Host: Greg
Davis
Guests: Randall Coon, Michael James, Edward Dupass, and Raymond
Clay
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about the
function LVERs serve as well as the skills and tools they need. Guests discuss their experiences
establishing connections with local businesses and forging mutually beneficial relationships that create
opportunities for veterans.
Continue the conversation on this podcast at the Making Careers Happen for Veterans: Community of Practice.
Episode 3
DOL VETS Leadership
Date Recorded: March 29, 2021.
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Host: Greg
Davis
Guests: James D. Rodriguez
Description: On this
episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about the future of VETS, including the HVRP and JVSG program. A
special guest highlights their leadership role and exciting new initiatives underway at VETS.
If you have questions for DOL VETS, visit the Making Careers Happen for Veterans: Community of Practice and post under the topic !! Ask a Fed !!
Episode 2
DVOP Specialist Skills
Date Recorded: February 8, 2021.
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Host: Greg
Davis
Guests: Timothy Rockefeller, Paul Cortez, Joe Henle, Brent
Camery
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about the
essential skills that DVOP Specialists need to better serve veterans. Guests discuss their experiences
serving veterans and share opportunities and resources to further develop these skills.
Episode 1
Serving Rural Veterans
Date Recorded: December 4, 2020.
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Host: Dan
Griffiths
Guests: Katie Baillio, Eileen Boylston, Brandon Harting, Danny
Wyatt
Description: On this episode of the NVTI Podcast Series, learn about the
unique challenges facing rural veterans in the job market. Guests discuss their experiences serving rural
veterans and share opportunities and resources to better support them.
Continue the conversation on this podcast at the Making Careers Happen for Veterans: Community of Practice.