Kansas ESGR 1

The strategic alliance with the Employer Partnership of the Armed

Forces (EPAF) gives ESGR volunteers useful resources to provide in-

creased value to employer and service member customers.

Volunteers should familiarize themselves with the functionality of the

career website: www.EmployerPartnership.org, review the search func-

tions and opportunities available for service members and partners in

this area (if you are a veteran or family member, sign –up, sign in and

build a resume). Being familiar to promote the program by giving demon-

strations will provide hands-on assistance to service members during

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration and other events. (how to directions continued on page 3)

The Kansas EPF Program Support Manager (PSM) is Bob Hancock

(bob.hancock@usar.army.mil ). ESGR volunteers may send an email of in-

troduction to make the EPAF PSM aware of their interest to help and

the skills they can offer. Other available resources can be found at

Kansas Works (www.kansasworks.com) and Yellow Ribbon Program

(www.yellowribbon.mil). [All links can be found on www.esgr.mil.]

Offer your writing and coaching skills to service members via the EPAF

PSM. Resume and cover letter assistance are important, as well as job

interview practice. Mentor job seekers.

The ESGR/EPAF alliance has the potential to significantly reduce the

reserve component unemployment rates and provide responsible, disci-

plined, drug-free employees for our country. Copy by LTC Matt Leonard and Colleen Allen

ESGR/EPAF Alliance

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Chairman’s Mes-

sage

2

Employers Fly

with the 190th

2

Coming Events 2

Directions for

EPAF Website

3

Contacts

State Awards

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4

Ft Riley Boss Lift

New Volunteers

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5

Statements of

Support

Patriot Awards

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S U M M E R 2 0 1 1

The newsletter of Kansas Employer Support of the

Guard and Reserve

The mission of ESGR is to develop

& promote employer support for

Guard & Reserve service by advo-

cating relevant initiatives, recog-

nizing outstanding support, in-

creasing awareness of applicable

laws, and resolving conflict be-

tween employers & service mem-

bers.

The Kansas ESGR newslet-

ter provides official and

professional information

to the Employer Support

of the Guard and Reserve

Committees. Stories,

photos & news items are

welcome and can be sub-

mitted to the Public Af-

fairs Director at

callen@eaglecom.net.

Kansas ESGR newsletter is

compiled and edited by

Colleen Allen. Job Fair Coverage of ESGR Job Fair, July 13, 2011, Wichita

http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Job-fair-targets-unemployed-veterans/

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K A N S A S E S G R 2

190th Refueling Wing Educates Employers

From the State Chair Each time I conduct or attend an

ESGR event recognizing out-

standing Employers, Service Mem-

bers or activities that one of our

committee members have con-

ducted, I am astonished. You

can’t believe how proud I am of all

that we do. Since the last bulletin

we have conducted numerous

activities across the state and

many more are scheduled.

As this fiscal year nears the end

(September 30) we find that we

have been fortunate to have all of

our activities funded. The partici-

pation of committee members is

unbelievable and continues to

amaze me. We have exceeded our

goals and have briefed hundreds

of Employers as well as Service

members. This is only accom-

plished by the great committee

members that provide their time

as volunteers. Our full time staff

does a superb job. Their efforts

should not go unnoticed and they

should be commended.

As we plan for the next fiscal

year we will face greater chal-

lenges. We, as a committee, will

have to do what we are doing now

with less. Our budget will be less

than in the past and there will be

no additional monies available.

The steering committee will face

the challenge of planning and

executing activities with more

imagination and less funding.

Will this affect our ability to

support the Service Members and

educate Employers? No, we as a

committee will find a way to meet

our goals and support all that need

our support. I look forward for a

great year to come and the last

three months of this fiscal year

are filled with activities that are

exciting and rewarding to all.

Thanks to the Employers, Service

Members and Committee Members

for their support and stepping

forward to make this a great team

and a successful team.

On April 11th, 2011, Kansas ESGR spon-

sored 10 bosses on a Civic Leader

Flight on a refueling flight with the 190th Air

Refueling Wing out of Topeka,

Ks. During the flight, they got to observe the

refueling of a B-52. They

were briefed by the 190th crew before the

flight, and got to witness the

flight crew in action in the skies above Mis-

souri and Oklahoma. Kansas State Chair

Mick Allen presented an ESGR briefing.

Michael R. Allen, KS ESGR

JOB FAIRS

July 13 Wichita, Century II

Aug 25 Topeka, Capitol Plaza Hotel

Aug 30 Great Bend, Best Western

Sept 8 Kansas City, Hilton Garden Inn

Hutchinson & SE Kansas dates and loca-

tion to be determined

Aug 6 Ks Air National Guard Open

House Smoky Hill Bombing Range, Salina

KANSAS ESGR

Annual Planning Conference

Aug 20-21, 2011 Hotel at Old Town Wichita

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KS ESGR Committee

State Chair

Mick Allen

Employer Outreach

Dave Mayfield

Boss Lifts

Chuck Bredahl

Military Outreach

Chuck Bredahl

Awards

Alan Barrett

Public Affairs

Colleen Allen

Area 1 Chair

Dave Daniels

Area 2 Chair

Scott Chipman

Area 3 Chair

Dennis Hansen

Area 4 Chair

Jim Plummer

Area 5 Chair

Ken Spencer

Area 6 Chair

Jim Wishart

Area 7 Chair

Greg Sims

Area 8 Chair

Larry Graham

Program Support Specialist

Fred Waller

(785) 217-4828

Fred. Waller@us.army.mil

Program Support Manager

Rick Storm

1-800-892-7266 ext1453

Rick.storm@us.army.mil

Administrative Support Tech

Rebecca Richardson

1-800-892-7266 ext 1372

rebecca.richardson@usar.army.mil

Kansas ESGR

2800 SW Topeka Blvd.

Topeka, KS 66611

785-274-1559

www.employerpartnership.org

1. Service Member – select Find your Dream Job Sign Up Now OR Employer Partner Click Here

2.Select your account type: Service Member, Dependent, Veteran, Survivor

3. Create an account and click Submit

4. Another option is to click the SEARCH button next to Advanced Search

5.To check out all jobs in Kansas, enter Kansas in the loca-

tion box and click search

Jobs are listed by date posted, job title, company, and

location.

Directions for Use of Employer Partnership of the Armed

Forces Website

Click the About button in the home-

page heading to locate the Program

Support Manager for Kansas

(third bullet down, See the PSM’s)

K A N S A S E S G R 4

Pro Patria Award

Presented annually by each ESGR committee to one small, one large and one public sector employer in their

state or territory who has provided the greatest support to Guard and Reserve employees through their

leadership practices and personnel policies.

Award Receiving Company Name City Recipient Name

Pro-Patria (Large) Wesley Medical Center Wichita Jane Binder

Pro-Patria (Govt) USD 500 Kansas City Kansas City Jean Ney

Pro-Patria (Small) Cornerstone Ag, LLC Colby Eric Sperber

Above and Beyond Award The Above and Beyond Award is the second level of ESGR employer recognition awards. The awards are se-

lected and presented by state ESGR committees and recognized employers at the state level who have gone

above and beyond the legal requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

Award Receiving Company Name City Recipient Name

Above & Beyond (Small) Subway - Abilene Abilene Cheryl Sorrell

Above & Beyond (Govt) Flint Hills Technical College Emporia President Dean Hollenbeck

Above & Beyond (Large) Dillons Distribution Center Goddard Jack Woods

Above & Beyond (Small) Bourbon Trucking, LLC Jewell Leroy Bourbon

Above & Beyond (Govt) Kansas University Medical Center Kansas City Police Department

Above & Beyond (Small) Marathon Solutions, Inc. Mission Tim Hutteger

Above & Beyond (Large) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Topeka Dennis D'Orvilliers

Above & Beyond (Small) ACI Motor Freight Wichita Rick Parker

Above & Beyond (Small) Thunderbird Bowl Wichita Jodi Bartman

Above & Beyond (Small) Yankee Candle, Inc. Wichita Gregary Billey

Above & Beyond (Large) Cargill Meat Solutions Wichita Jack Sumrau

Above & Beyond (Large) Hawker Beechcraft Wichita Robert Childs

Above & Beyond (Large) Koch-Glitsch, LP Wichita Deanna Vulgamore

Kansas ESGR 5

KS ESGR Volunteers: Log your volunteer hours and submit them to your Area Chairman.

Blackhawks Fly Concordia & Clay Center

Bosses to Ft. Riley

20 bosses from companies in Concordia and

Clay Center were the guests of Kansas

ESGR on a boss lift to Ft Riley on May

4th. They were joined on the Blackhawks

by volunteers Mike Isom and Christina Es-

cott. The day's highlights

included a tour of the Guards maintenance

facilities, and time in the Bradley

simulators. All bosses signed a Statement

of Support at the end of the event.

Daniel Kenney Topeka

Jackie Clary Troy

Diane Boeger Overland Park

George Stevens Pratt

Carl Soward Halstead

Larry Faulkner Wichita

Kansas volunteers Pete Zevenbergen and

Diane Boeger attended a job fair in

Leavenworth Ks May 9, 2011. They manned

an information booth for 4 hours. Over 500

people attended the fair.

KANSAS ESGR LEADERSHIP ATTENDS

REGIONAL MEETING IN MINNESOTA

State Chairman Mick Allen conducts a planning

meeting with KS Steering Committee members

(clockwise) Chuck Bredahl, David Mayfield, Fred

Waller, Allen, Alan Barrett, Rick Storm,

Areon Kelvington and Dennis Hansen. Much

emphasis was placed on communication skills and

the Employer Initiative program.

K A N S A S E S G R 6

By signing Statements of Support for

the Guard and Reserve, employers and

political leaders demonstrate their support for

their National Guard and Reserve

soldiers, their commitment to Operation Enduring

Freedom, and their resolve to

bolster the defense of the United States. The fol-

lowing businesses have signed

Statements of Support from April 2011 through

June 2011. For a complete listing of Statements of Sup-

port from Kansas, go to www.esgr.org, Programs, Statement of Support. Click on KS on the map.

ATCHISON

Atchison County Sheriff's Office

Maur Hill-Mount Academy

ATWOOD

Rawlins County Road and Bridge

BALDWIN CITY

Baldwin City Police Department

BELLEVILLE

Belleville Police Dept.

Melton Motor Co.

BONNER SPRINGS

Advocay First

CHANUTE

Community National Bank

Taco John's

CIMARRON

Gray County Sheriff's Dept.

CLAY CENTER

Fifth Avenue Antique Auto Parts

Clay County National Bank

Perfection Auto Body, Inc

The Citizens National Bank

Ray's Apple Market

COLUMBUS

Cherokee County Sheriff's Depart-

ment

CONCORDIA

Cloudcorp

Taco John's

Newton's Electric

Jerry Burgess Agency

Alstom Power Air Preheater Co.

Concordia Police Dept.

ELLINWOOD

Woodhaven Care Center

EMPORIA

Hostess Brands, Inc.

Tyson Fresh Meats

Uniform Connection

EUDORA

Eudora Police Department

GARDNER, KS

Arby's

GOVE

Gove County Sheriff's Department

GREAT BEND

Barton County Sheriff's Depart-

ment

C & V

Home

Improve-

ment,

Inc.

GYPSUM

McPherson County Public Works

HARPER

Harper Police Department

HAYS

Farm Bureau Financial Services

Great Lakes Airlines

Nex-Tech Internet Connections

HOISINGTON

108th Aviation Honor Guard

HUTCHINSON

Disability Supports

Gray's Contracting and Painting

Kansas Law Enforcement Training

Ctr

Luminous Neon, Inc.

JOHNSON

Skyland Grain LLC

JUNCTION CITY

FootLocker, Inc.

Great Life Golf & Fitness at JC

Handy's Express

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Kansas Police De-

partment

Subway

LAHARPE

Laharpe Telephone Co. Inc. Edward Scott, Kansas Works, Mick Allen, KS ESGR State Chair, Mrs.

Brian Dewberry, (her husband is deployed with the KS National

Guard), Matt Hoisington, C & V Home Improvements of Great Bend, KS & Jack Willenberg,

employee of C & V, KS Air National Guard, also a nominating service member.

Kansas ESGR 7

The Main Dish

Xquizit

MAYETTA

Pottawatomie Police Dept.

MISSION

Essential Knowledge MOUNDRIDGE

Vivint, Inc.

NEWTON

Papa Murphy's

NORTON

Norton Police

Department

OAKLEY

Oakley Police

Department

ONAGA

Onaga Police Depart-

ment

OSKALOOSA

Jefferson County Sheriff's Dept

OTTAWA

FMS #8

Ransom Memorial Hospital

Walmart Distribution Center

SHAWNEE

Shawnee Copy Center, Inc.

Turf Design Inc.

Wiest Construction

TOPEKA

Advisors Excel

Army Aviation Support Facility #1

Autozone

Centric Management and Consulting

Department of Defense

GSA Public Buildlings Service

Home Depot

Kansas Board of Cosmetology

Kansas Bureau of Investigation

Kansas Neurological Institute

LARNED

Diamond Ag Research

Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority

LEAVENWORTH

Hackworth Family Eye Care

LEBO

BETO Junction TA Shop

LENEXA

Johnson Controls

LIBERAL

National Beef

Seaboard Foods

LINCOLN

Tupperware

LINDSBORG

Lindsborg Community Hospital

Lindsborg Police Dept.

MANHATTAN

AT&T

Chartwells Catering

Harry's Uptown

JML Capital, LLC

Mike Crubel Construction

Modern Woodmen Fraternal Finan-

cial

MARION

Country Dreams Bed & Breakfast

Marion County Sheriff's Depart-

ment

MARYSVILLE

Beauty Close

Blue Valley InsurancAgencies, Inc.

Bolton & McNish LLC

Boss Motors, Inc.

Good Old Boy's Gun Shop

Great Western Bank

Identiteez Screenprinting

& Portrait

Marshall County Realty

Schneider Accounting & Tax Ser-

vice

Kwik Shop

Midway Wholesale

Modern Woodmen Fraternal Fi-

nancial

Pet Smart Grooming

Shawnee County Juvenile Deten-

tion

State of Kansas Dept of Agricul-

ture

Subway

Target

Tractor Supply Company No. 2

WAMEGO

Wamego Police Department

WASHINGTON

Washington County

Sheriff's Dept

WHITE CITY

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

- COMET

WICHITA

Aerospace System & Components

Bankers Life and Casualty Co

Blue Sky Satellite

Bosley's Tire Services

Combined Insurance

Enterprise

Envision

Kansas Truck Center

Kohl's Department Store

KPTS

Pizza Hut

Pratt Industries

U.S.D. 259

Eve Kendall was nominated for the Patriot Award by Sgt. Michael Hogg (2/137th CAB, ARNG) & Richard Kline (previously nominated) of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections Adult Detention facility.

Derek Kandt surprises Jolynn Ashmore, Hays manager of Great Lakes Airlines, with a Patriot Award. Colleen Allen, ESGR, as-sists.

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Patriot Awards for April, May and June 2011

Recipient Name Company Name City Nominator Name Component

Monika King Maur Hill - Mount Academy Atchison Frank Guido USAFR

Dan Mildfelt

Community National Bank & Trust Chanute Jonathon Johnson ARNG

Stanton Parker Bank of America Kansas City Miranda Madrueno USAR

John Thorsky FDA - Kansas City District Lenexa Julie Vosilus USAR

Barry Crudup USDA Federal Milk Market Lenexa Tony Garcia USAR

Kenton Tuttle Home Depot #2203 Overland Park Kyle Stevens ARNG

Kendra Kay Wright Sprint Corporation Overland Park Charles Cornelius USAFR

Christine Deese Wal-Mart Store #0558 Salina James Nevins ARNG

Bill Pickert BKD, LLP Wichita Louis Latimer ARNG

Tony Pala Hawker Beechcraft Wichita Chad Hines ARNG

April

Nominated by CNB&T Executive Vice President, Jonathan Johnson, Community National Bank & Trust President Dan

Mildfelt received the ESGR Patriot Award. Johnson serves as a Chaplain in the 891st Engineer Battalion and has been

grateful for the support Mildfelt and the CNB&T board have given him both in the past and in granting his recent re-

quest for a 90-day sabbatical to attend a school in the fall.

Fred Waller presents Principal Monika

King of Maur Hill-Mount Academy in

Atchison KS a Patriot Award. She was

nominated by Frank Guido, teacher at

Maur Hill who is currently deployed.

Specialist James Nevins, KS Air National Guard, holds the Patriot Award as KS Chair Mick Allen, Russell, ex-plains the award given to Christine Deese, Walmart Store # 0558. Kirby Sullivan, an ESGR volunteer from Salina, looks on.

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Patriot

Awards

Recipient Name Company Name City Nominator Name Component

Sue Pfeifer Great Bend Regional Hospital Great Bend Tiffany Sharp ARNG

Brian Murrison Four County Mental Health Center Independence Derek Reyes USAR

Management Staff KVC Behavioral Healthcare Kansas City Charles Wells USAR

Natasha & James Andersen Maize Discount Liquor Maize Gabriel Figueroa ARNG

Kendra Kay Wright Sprint Corporation Overland Park Charles Cornelius USAFR

Will W. Souder Sprint Corporation Overland Park Charles Cornelius USAFR

Linda S. Seabaugh, DDS Prairie Village Brenda McCord ARNG

Martha A. Tasker City of Salina Salina John Rose ARNG

Les Sperling The Central Kansas Foundation Salina Lyle Hawthorne ARNG

Stacey Elskamp Jostens Printing & Publishing Topeka Patrick Heptinstall ANG

Michael Randol Kansas Dept of Commerce Wichita Neil Rupert ARNG

Jennifer Bean Kansas Humane Society Wichita Ming Tran ANG

Royce Schmidt Rickman Machine Company, Inc. Wichita Charles Prevedelli USAFR

May

Les Sperling, The Central Kansas Foundation, receives the Patriot Award.

KS ESGR Chair Mick Allen, Les Speling, and Mrs. Hawthorne and sons, Clay Center; Employees of Central Kansas Foundation and Kirby Sullivan, ESGR volunteer.

SGT Gabriel Figueroa nominated Natasha

and James Andersen, owners of the Maize

Discount Liquor Store for a Patriot Award

because they gave him time off for mili-

tary duty, sometimes with less than 8

hours notice, with no questions asked. Due

to their unrelenting support and patriotic

resolve, SGT Figueroa is

able to complete multiple

State and Federal mis-

sions, as well as all the

required training to main-

tain the high standards of

his Aviation Unit.

NOTE

The Patriot Award honors individual supervisors

for their support of Guard and Reserve employ-

ees. Award nominations must be made by

Guard and Reserve service members or their

spouses for the service member and/or the

spouse’s employer.

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Patriot Awards

Recipient Name Company Name City Nominator Name Component

George Moss Baxter Vault Baxter Springs Christopher Moss ARNG

Paul Church Aramark Derby Matthew Crawford ANG

SSG Jennifer Hager A-Team Kansas ANG Ft. Riley Michael Taylor ARNG

Sheriff Kevin Bascue Finney Co. Sheriff's Dept. Garden City Hector Medina ARNG

Stephanie Sullivan Wal-Mart Supercenter Garden City Robert Ortiz ARNG

Jennifer Kaiser CPI Qualified PlanConsultants, Great Bend Jerry Mead ARNG

Sergeant Gary Davis Great Bend Police Department Great Bend Joseph Johns ARNG

Brian C. Thorell Paul Wertenberger Construc- Hays Evan Brandt ARNG

Regan Marshall Kroger Accounting Services Hutchinson Greg Collier ARNG

Rob Roberson Midwest Ford Lincoln Super-store Hutchinson Donald Glaspie ARNG

Judy Miller Pleasant View Home Inman Elizabeth Mansur ARNG

Charles Orth Larned Chief of Police Larned Leonard Herrman ARNG

David Anderson Best Buy Lawrence Carlos Martinez USNR

Captain Daniel Ward Lawrence Police Department Lawrence George Baker ARNG

Robin Harding The NutraSense Company Lenexa Scott Belt ARNG

Donovan Smith Wilke Resources, Inc. Lenexa Scott Belt ARNG

Shelah McNabb National Beef Packing Com-pany Liberal Nicolas VanWyhe ARNG

Larry Van DerWege Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg Patrick Crawford ARNG

Richard F. Allen Builder's Concrete & Supply Inc Newton Patrick Lane ARNG

Brian McMahon Garmin International Olathe William Lang ARNG

Chief Steven Menke Olathe Police Department Olathe Adam Berry ARNG

Norma DeLeon The Home Depot Olathe Daniel Derichs ARNG

Nicole Bonds Sprint Nextel Overland Park Theodore Lock-wood USAR

Rodney D. Oursler Middlecreek Corporation Peabody Andrew Weber ARNG

Ryan Waters KS Dept of Wildlike and Parks Pratt Casey Pennock ARNG

James D. Hill Salina Police Department Salina Gary Peterman ARNG

JonAnn Cavanaugh M&I Bank-Westglen Shawnee Michael Stine ARNG

Jesse Hardwick Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Topeka Joel Davis ARNG

Charles J. Stratman Qdoba Mexican Grill Topeka Andrew Stratman ANG

Danny Stratman Qdoba Mexican Grill Topeka Andrew Stratman ANG

Hugh Poole State of Kansas Topeka Matthew Crawford ANG

Michelle Cromer Target Distribution Center Topeka Kyle Atha ARNG

Ray Ziegler Blue Sky Satellite Wichita Ryan Andress ANG

Calvin Hilt Cox Communication Wichita Eugene Crane USAR

Sergeant Troy Wells Sedgwick Co. Sheriff's Office Wichita Benjamin Romero ARNG

Mike Turner, store manager of Tractor Supply Company, Store #292, Topeka, was nominated for the Patriot Award by PFC Christopher Thuma, Sr. of the 2/137th Char-lie Company, ARNG. Here he receives the award from Greg Sims, ESGR volunteer.

June

Kansas ESGR 11

KS volunteer Kirby Sullivan (right) obtains

a Statement of Support from Mark

Ziegler, President of the Salina Chapter of

SHRM. An ESGR briefing was given

to the 25 SHRM attendees.

More Patriot Awards and Events

Larry Gales, ESGR, President Dean Hollenbeck & 1st Sgt.

Steven Harnon Flint Hills Vo Tech, Emporia, KS

Kansas volunteer Diane Boeger (left), and Nominating Soldier Robert Emmons (center), presents a Patriot Award to Michael Drury of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

SPC Brandon Sandmeier and

Amy Normandin, Nex-Tech

Help Desk Supervisor, re-

ceive congratulations from

colleagues & Colleen Allen,

Russell, Public Affairs Di-

rector for Employer Sup-

port of the Guard and Re-

serve.

See Online Article: http://

www.ruraltelephone.com

/applicationdata/9/

Documents/

Larry Gales, KS ESGR volunteer, Tom Ryder, Barbara

Wry and Gary Adcock of Emporia Pat Foods, Emporia,

KS. This company leadership team was nominated by

deployed Sgt. Jeffery Harris, KSNG .

Colleen Allen, KS ESGR, presents a Patriot

Award to Larry Ven DerWege, CEO of the Linds-

borg Community Hospital, Lindsborg, KS. He was

nominated by Patrick Crawford.