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Welcome to the April 2015 edition of our Colorado Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Newsletter. Articles: Photo essay of March 2015 MVEE Monthly report of Colorado comparative unemployment rate statistics Ombudsman's Corner Next MVEE (Military & Veterans Employment Expo) May 19th to 21st in Colorado Springs Colorado's Semifinalists for 2015 Department of Defense Freedom Award Recent Patriot Awards and Statements of Support. Photos of Patriot Award recipients and the summary of each award accessed by clicking on each picture for a link Be sure to check the links and photos for links to websites located throughout the newsletter. We hope you continue to find it informative and supportive of your role as Employers, National Guardsmen and Reservists, ESGR Volunteers and community leaders. Please feel free to forward it on to colleagues, friends, fellow employees, company website, link to your newsletter and others in your professional network.
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Welcome to Colorado ESGR. Our purpose is to have an informative newsletter that will educate, inform,
and promote service by and to ESGR while fulfilling our mission of supporting Employers, Guard/Reserve
members, Military and Veteran Employment Initiatives and our COESGR Volunteers.
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April 6, 2015 This monthly report estimates the veterans unemployment rate in Colorado. It uses the ratio between the national veterans unemployment rate and the general national unemployment rate to estimate the unemployment rate for veterans in Colorado relative to the state’s general unemployment rate.
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The Ombudsman’s Corner – May 2015
Welcome to the Ombudsman’s Corner – a monthly addition to the newsletter that highlights your Colorado Ombudsmen. Colorado ESGR has 11 ombudsmen willing to assist service members, their families and employers with understanding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act or USERRA. Ombudsmen help mediate service-related disputes.
Colorado ombudsmen have all attended 3-day training provided by National ESGR; several have been to advanced training. This training is required to be an ombudsman.
Have you chatted with a service member who is unsure about USERRA rights and responsibilities and their employment situation? Ombudsman can assist! Please advise service members to contact National ESGR at www.esgr.mil and click on the “Request Assistance” link on the right side of the webpage. This starts the mediation process. A case will be initiated and forwarded to a Colorado ombudsman who will then contact the service member.
Thank you for supporting ESGR!
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Register for Classes
Don’t miss this event! If you’re
planning to attend the next MVEE
event in Colorado Springs on May
19-21, register for classes now!
Register for Classes Now!
Register as a Volunteer
We need volunteers! Our volunteers
ensure the amazing success we
achieve at every event. Sign up now
to lend your support May 19-21 in
Colorado Springs.
Volunteers Register Now!
Employment Expo - Job Seeker
Registration
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to
work with mentors and interview with
employers that have career positions to
fill. Joins us for the Expo May 21!.
Job Seekers Register Now!
Join us for the next MVEE: Join us for the next MVEE:
May 19th May 19th -- 21st in Colorado Springs21st in Colorado Springs
ABOUT THE EVENT
Upcoming three day Military and Veterans Employment EXPO is being planned for Colorado Springs, May 19th - 21st. For those of you who may not be familiar with this event, it is a new and improved approach to a job fair. Participants spend two days in training, working with mentors and preparing to communicate their job skills. Once they have done that and fulfilled a designated requirement, they are given the opportunity May 21st to conduct interviews with companies that have come with job offerings. This is open to all military and spouses, however those who have participated in the first two days are given preference.
EMPLOYERS
Looking for outstanding
applicants?
If you are an employer with
available job opportunities, and
are interested in attending the
MVEE, please contact Bill Price
via email [email protected]
and an employer outreach
volunteer will contact you.
Industry Specific Training
May 19th - 20th, 2015
8:00am - 5:00pm
Pikes Peak Community College
5675 South Academy Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Morning & Afternoon Sessions: Industry
Specific Panels followed by Breakout
Sessions with ACTUAL Hiring Managers
providing their Hiring Process, Resume &
Interviewing Tips (See website for details
and registration)
PLUS: Specialty classes specific to
Wounded, Ill, and Injured, Spouses,
One - on - One assistance and more.
Dress Code: Business Casual
Employment Expo
May 21, 2015
10:00am - 3:00pm
Mortgage Solutions Financial
(Formerly Freedom Financial
Expo Center)
3650 North Nevada Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Over 175 Employers with Career
Opportunities! Also available
resources and educational
institutions.
Incentive: Beat the crowd and
get in early @ 9am if you attend
one or more of the Industry
specific panels & breakout
sessions on May 19 - 20.
Dress Code: Business
Additional Info
Virtual Hiring Event will be held May 1st-31st with e m p l o y e r s f r o m t h e Employment Expo!
OPEN TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY, NATIONAL GUARD AND R E S E R V E S E R V I C E MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR SPOUSES!
MORE EXPO INFO
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: S.J. Brown March 31, 2015 (571) 372-0692; [email protected]
SEMIFINALISTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’S TOP EMPLOYER AWARD NAMED
150 Employers Selected from 2,960 Nominations
WASHINGTON – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DoD) office, has selected 150 employers as semifinalists for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
The Freedom Award is the DoD’s highest honor for employers that provide extraordinary support to their Guard and Reserve employees. For a complete list of Freedom Award semifinalists from each state, visit http://bit.ly/1IKwfYD
More than one million National Guard and Reserve members, who play critical roles in combat and humanitarian missions across the globe, rely on strong employer relationships such as those forged by the 150 semifinalists for this year’s award.
"These employers are serving our military and our Nation proudly through their support of our citizen warriors,” said ESGR National Chair Paul E. Mock. "They are helping to keep America strong, and we are grateful for the important role they play in maintaining the wellbeing of our Guard and Reserve members and families.”
ESGR will announce the 2015 Freedom Award finalists after a review board comprised of military and civilian leaders selects 30 finalists, followed by the final award recipients that will be announced in early summer and honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The Freedom Award was instituted in 1996 under the auspices of ESGR to recognize exceptional support from the employer community. In the years since, 205 employers have been honored with the award. To learn more about ESGR, visit www.esgr.mil.
Colorado semifinalists for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp, Broomfield,
Office of the District Attorney, 18th Judicial District, Centennial
LeaderQuest, Centennial,
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“The Patriot Award was created by ESGR to publicly recognize individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees who, like the citizen warriors before them, have answered their nation’s call to serve,” said Richard E. Young, Colorado ESGR state chair. The following recipients of the prestigious Patriot Award are nominated by their Reserve Component employee in which the supervisor, manager, or owner has demonstrated outstanding support of their employee.
Click on each photo for a link to the rest of the story……. That is from our ESGR State page or a linked pdf.
Left to right; Rich Kurth, Rhonda Left to right; Rich Kurth, Rhonda
Moseley, Barnie Kurth Moseley, Barnie Kurth
Arrowhead Landscaping Inc.Arrowhead Landscaping Inc.
(from left to right as in photo) Robert Bohnet, Contracts Manager, Victoria Hartley, Business Services Manager, Kyle Barnett (Service Member) T.J. Smith, Procurement Manager, Tonia Martinez, ESGR volunteer.
Denver Transit Partner-Denver Transit Partner-
Yampa Valley Medical CenterYampa Valley Medical Center
Paula Golden with Patriot Award and Sgt Bret Martin,
award nominator
CaptionCallCaptionCall
Left to Right, Bob Landry, ESGR volunteer/presenter,
Bradley King, Brittany Heaney(nominator), and Colonel
Miles Montgomery, U.S. Air Force Reserve and ESGR
Volunteer
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(from left to right as in photo)
In the group photo for Longmont Housing Authority, Arin Angell (nominator) is at left holding the Patriot Award along with Angela Juhl on the right.
The Longmont Housing AuthorityThe Longmont Housing Authority
left to right, Douglas Lemp (nominator), Lynette Murray, Chief Personnel Security Branch Manager of DOI and Patriot Award presenter, Tonia Martinez, ESGR volunteer
Department Department
of the Interior of the Interior
DaVita IncDaVita Inc
Left to right, Ben Stein, ESGR volunteer/award presenter, Holly Myers, Dan Rowe, David Rowe, Joel Galli (nominator)
InteliSecureInteliSecure
Left to right, Jeremy Dittmer, Kristi Watson, Adam Smith, ESGR volunteer/award presenter
Navarro Research & EngineeringNavarro Research & Engineering
(from left to right as in photo) Wade T hornburg , Se th Kenn ed y (nominator), Tony LaChance, Tonia Martinez, ESGR volunteer.
Click on each photo for a link to the rest of the story…….
Oppenheimer FundsOppenheimer Funds
Left to right, Rick White, ESGR volunteer/award presenter, Shelly Jonasen and nominator Stephanie Boyle (left). Shelly was also presented with an SOS to Oppenheimer Funds.
A&W Water ServiceA&W Water Service
Left to right; Bryant Kelley, nomina-
tor and Jeffrey Wright with Patriot
Award and Statement of Support
Colorado’s Supporting Employers
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Bradley King, Caption Call, Colorado Springs presented Bradley King, Caption Call, Colorado Springs presented
with a Statement of Support and Patriot Award by Bob with a Statement of Support and Patriot Award by Bob
Landry, ESGR volunteer Landry, ESGR volunteer
James M. Calhoun, Principal, Castle View High School, James M. Calhoun, Principal, Castle View High School,
Castle Rock presented with a Statement of Support by Castle Rock presented with a Statement of Support by
ESGR volunteer Bob Rotruck.ESGR volunteer Bob Rotruck.
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Todd Lockburner, Magnum Shooting Center, Colorado Todd Lockburner, Magnum Shooting Center, Colorado
Springs presented with a Statement of Support by Peter Springs presented with a Statement of Support by Peter
Mueller, ESGR volunteer Mueller, ESGR volunteer
Cindy Swift, Principal, Cindy’s Dance Factory, Colorado Cindy Swift, Principal, Cindy’s Dance Factory, Colorado
Springs presented with a Statement of Support by ESGR Springs presented with a Statement of Support by ESGR
volunteer Peter Mueller.volunteer Peter Mueller.
Colorado’s Supporting Employers
Click on pictures or links for websites
STAFF AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Brent Hamilton - Program Support Technician
720-250-1176 [email protected]
Chandra Hance – AST-Administrative Support Technician 720.250.1189 [email protected]
Becky Small - Employment Coordinator
720-250-1188 [email protected]
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/jobs
COESGR Business Office
12200 East Briarwood Avenue, Suite 160
Centennial, Co 80112 FAX: 720.250.1199
State ESGR Vice Chair Tom Mills, Brigadier General,
CONG (Ret). EMPLOYER OUTREACH
AREA CHAIRS
Alamosa Dan Powell
Boulder Tonia Martinez
Colorado Springs Mark Lilevjen Bob Landry
Cortez Area Robert Valencia
Denver Area Bruce Erek Rick White
Douglas County Area
Bob Rotruck Dick Wilson
Estes Park Area Chair Open
Fort Lyon/Tri County Leanne Wheeler
Larimer/Weld County Jeanie & Brian Hand
Longmont vacant
Grand Junction Lou Brackett Bret Mixon
Montrose Emily Smith
Pueblo Harry Vogel
Jon Brude
Steamboat Springs Jim Stanko
State ESGR Chair Richard E. Young, RADM, USN (Ret)
COLORADO ESGR DIRECTORS
Military Outreach
Mary Miller - Director
Employer Outreach Bev Skinner - Co-director
Dave Pruett - Co-director
EO Coordinators, Major
Corporations-
Mark Lilevjen
Brian Bartony
Ombudsmen
Bill Belz - Director
Martin Cobb - Co- Director
Aaron Lechner - Dep. Dir.
Lara Makinen - Coordinator
Training Lynn Albi
Paula Kauffman - Dep. Dir.
Special Programs
Kip Cheroutes - Director
National Guard Liaison Liz Kelpis
Public Affairs
Brian Moore - Director Sandy Tiegen - Dep. Dir.
James Garrett - Newsletter Editor
Employer Initiatives Robby Castle - Director
Paul Dunbar - Deputy
Mentors Coordinator - Zach Jacobsen
Job Fairs Coordinator - Chase Dinkler
MVEE Coordinators - Jason Shireman
Elaine Edon
Bosslift Coordinator - Brian Bartony
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2015 Events Calendar
Colorado’s ESGR Electronic Newsletter is published not only for the information and benefit of the members of the Colorado ESGR but most importantly to our Guard and Reserve members and their employers. The contents of this newsletter highlight activities and events conducted by Colorado ESGR.
Send comments regarding this publication to the Newsletter Editor: James Garrett at [email protected]
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25 April ……. Initial Volunteer Trng.
29 April ……. MVEE Planning Meeting
07 May …….. Spring Volunteer Social
19-21 May .... Colorado Springs MVEE
12-13 June ... ESGR Employer Awards Banquet and Volunteer Training
19 July ……. Briefing with Bosses at the NOSC Buckley
31 July …….. 302nd Air Wing Boss Lift
