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VIRGINIA WOMEN VETERANS SUMMIT OUR MISSION To empower women veterans with the knowledge and resources needed to smoothly transition into civilian life and improve overall wellness. This event brings together veterans, employers, community leaders and government agencies from the federal, state, and local levels to raise awareness about the services and benefits offered specifically for women veterans through expert presenters, breakout sessions and exhibits. Friday, 24 June 2016 Dominion Resources 5000 Dominion Blvd - Glen Allen, VA 23060 EVENT IS FREE. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Online: womenvetsummit.eventbrite.com Call: 804-381-4002, enter extension 3400 DATE 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. TIME LOCATION SPONSORED BY: HOSTED BY: VIRGINIA WOMEN VETERANS STATEWIDE PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES SPECIAL GUESTS AND SPEAKERS Dorothy McAuliffe First Lady Commonwealth of Virginia Ginger Miller CEO and Founder Women Veterans Interactive Dr. Nancy A. Glowacki Women Veteran Program Manager U.S. Department of Labor Wendy Wellener VP of Human Resources Dominion Dr. Betty Moseley Brown Assoc. Director - Center for Women Veterans U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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VIRGINIA WOMEN

VETERANS SUMMIT OUR MISSION

To empower women veterans with the knowledge and resources needed to smoothly transition into civilian life and

improve overall wellness. This event brings together veterans, employers, community leaders and government

agencies from the federal, state, and local levels to raise awareness about the services

and benefits offered specifically for women veterans through expert presenters,

breakout sessions and exhibits.

Friday, 24 June 2016

Dominion Resources 5000 Dominion Blvd - Glen Allen, VA 23060

EVENT IS FREE. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

Online: womenvetsummit.eventbrite.com

Call: 804-381-4002, enter extension 3400

DATE

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

TIME

LOCATION

SPONSORED BY:

HOSTED BY: VIRGINIA WOMEN VETERANS STATEWIDE PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES

SPECIAL GUESTS AND SPEAKERS

Dorothy McAuliffe First Lady

Commonwealth of Virginia

Ginger Miller CEO and Founder

Women Veterans Interactive

Dr. Nancy A. Glowacki Women Veteran Program Manager

U.S. Department of Labor

Wendy Wellener VP of Human Resources

Dominion

Dr. Betty Moseley Brown Assoc. Director - Center for Women Veterans

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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VIRGINIA WOMEN

VETERANS SUMMIT

Agenda 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. -- Registration | Continental Breakfast | Networking and Vendor Social 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. -- Opening Ceremony

o Mistress of Ceremonies || Dr. Betty Moseley Brown, Associate Director of Center for Women Veterans o Greetings || Wendy Wellener, Vice President Human Resources. Dominion o Greetings || Commissioner John Newby, Virginia Department of Veterans Services o Greetings || John A. Brandecker, Director of Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center o Greetings || Speaker TBD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs o Presentation of Colors || Virginia National Guard o Pledge of Allegiance || Jullian Underriter o National Anthem || Performer TBD o Invocation || Pam Phillips, Senior Vice President of Mission at Bon Secours Hampton Roads o Intro of Special Guest || Honorable John C. Harvey, Jr., Secretary of Virginia Department of Veterans Services

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. – Special Guest Remarks || Dorothy McAuliffe, First Lady, Commonwealth of Virginia 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- Keynote Address || Ginger Miller, Founder and CEO of Women Veterans Interactive 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. -- Morning Break 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. -- Key Topic Panel || Achieving Wellness and Empowering Women

o Moderator: Armenthis Lester, Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC o Mental Health Wellness || Kimberly Fitzwater, Virginia Veteran and Family Support

o Personal Perspective || CSM Rose Jefferson Thomas, Army Retired, MST Survivor o Financial Wellness || Mark Johnson, Community Development Manager, SunTrust o Benefits Representative || Donna Williams, VA Department of Veterans Services

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Break / Vendor Networking 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. -- Lunch & Virginia Values Veterans Employer Panel

o Moderator: Regan Hertzler, Virginia Values Veterans o Kathy Payne, Recruiter, Dominion o Michele McCauley, Principal, Apex Systems and Lab Support o Lauren Galati, President and CEO, G2 Global Solutions o Emily McMahon, Executive Director, Capitol Post

12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. -- Break / Vendor Networking 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. -- Breakouts || Session One

Employment -- Working for the Woman || Denyse Gordon, Recruiter & Veterans Support, CACI

Entrepreneurship -- Women Coming Into Their Own || Daphne Jackson, Deputy Director, Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network

Transition o Moderator: Ann Bey, Fredericksburg Area Chair, ESGR o Tina Brown, Program Manager, Transition Care Management o Sara Potecha, Managing Principal, Lean Insight

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. -- Breakouts || Session Two

Mental Health Panel o Moderator: Kimberly Fitzwater, Virginia Veteran and Family Support o Camilla Schwoebel, Female Veteran and Licensed Counselor o Laura Wagner, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs o Lynn P. Anderson, Supervisory Social Worker, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

Resume Review, One-on-One Resume Review with Business Professionals

Women's Wellness, Fit for Life, MOVE o Clarissa Sweeney, Nurse, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center o Jean Coaker, Dietician, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. -- Closing Address || Dr. Nancy A. Glowacki, Women Veteran Program Manager, Veterans Employment

& Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -- Vendor Social | Networking