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2020 Veterans Appreciation Week

Videos for each of the recorded sessions are posted below in the time slot for each presentation.

If any of the presenters provided contact information in the Zoom Chat room and you would like to contact them, please e-mail veterans@solano.edu 

 

2020 Veterans Appreciation Week Logo 

Solano Community College (SCC) Veterans Resource Center (VRC) wants to thank our student Veterans, Active-duty, Reservists and National Guard members for their service and commitment by provided Zoom sessions that are relevant and useful!

Description:

There are a wide range of sessions being provided throughout the week to offer information on service and therapy dogs, meditation, Federal and State programs and services, opportunities for service in the community, using VA service connection rating for classroom enhancements, comradery and personal experience of transition from the military to civilian life. 

Event Days:
Monday

Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Monday November 9th, 2020

Wellness Day 

Start

End

Description

Location

9:00
am

9:45
am

Dogs a Medication Without Side Effects

  • Understand how dogs impact the human condition and why
  • Where, when, and how to implement canine assisted therapy
  • Understand the current treatment and possible expansion of canine assisted therapy in the future

Presenter: Matthew Decker, LCSW, US Marines Corps Veteran

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/zS4zOqQCWVo  

Zoom

10:15
am

11:00
am

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) – Pets for Vets

  • Information on ARF’s program for transforming rescue dogs into skilled animals for Veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, anxiety, depression and more

Presenter: Merritt Rollins, Veterans Program Manager

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/jA3UYDAbDQQ 

Zoom

11:30
am

12:15
pm

SCC VRC Nine Line Program

  • How Veterans VA Service Connection Rating is used to make accommodations for classroom success

Presenter: Dawn Trujillo, Nine Line Counselor

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/1EZmO3l9Ya8 

Zoom

1:00
pm

1:45
pm

North Bay Vet Center

  • VA Vet Center overview, activities specific to the North Bay Vet Center and meditation techniques

Presenter:  Michael Ergo, LCSW, Director of North Bay Vet Center, US Marines Corps Veteran

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/ad1YEjeJB_Y 

Zoom

2:30
pm

3:15
pm

Paws for Purple Hearts – Warriors Helping Warriors

  • Information on service and therapy dog program and a demonstration with trainers and 2 Canines

Presenters: Megan Franke, Advancement Associate, Menlo Park Paws for Purple Hearts Tamara Vell, Senior Program Instructor, and Sarah Tweedel, Program Instructor, Dogs - Liberty – 2.5 Golden Lab & Arri – 8-month Golden Lab mix

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/S2wZOXiHQxc 

Zoom

3:30
pm

3:35
pm

Live Giveaways

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/YRNa4qE98_Y 

Zoom

 

Tuesday November 10th, 2020

CalVet Day

Start

End

Description

Location

9:00
am

9:45
am

CalVet – California Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Veteran 101
  • CA Benefits
  • Local Interagency Network Coordinator (LINC)

Presenter: TBD and Kevin Graves, Bay Area and North Coast Local Interagency Network Coordinator, Chaplain Assistant SFC, CA Army National Guard

Video recording is being processed and will be posted by the end of the week.

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/-jazLz41GqM 

Zoom

10:15
am

11:00
am

CalVet Employment Services & Work for Warriors

  • Apprenticeship
  • Job Search
  • State E​mployment
  • Job Placement

Presenter: TBD

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/6oJmk-tRKCI 

Zoom

11:30
am

12:15
pm

CalVet Entrepreneurship Program

  • DVBE
  • Business Centers
  • Business Resources

Presenter: TBD

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/TSLMWCF5EDI 

Zoom

1:00
pm

1:45
pm

CalVet Home Loans

  • Programs
  • Services

Presenter:  TBD

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/rlitiDwnsEw 

Zoom

3:30
pm

3:35
pm

Live Giveaways

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/n2Pjv5aXs68 

Zoom

 

Wednesday November 11th, 2020

Start

End

Description

Location

11:00
am

TBD

Leadership | Transition | Managing Change

Presenter: David S. Maurer, US Army Veteran, Retired Lieutenant Colonel

Zoom

 

Thursday November 12th, 2020

Women Veteran Services and VA Education

Start

End

Description

Location

10:00
am

10:45
am

CalVet Women Veterans Services

  • Veteran 101
  • CA Benefits
  • Local Interagency Network Coordinator (LINC)

Presenter: Lindsey Sin, Deputy Secretary, Women Veterans Affairs and Acting Deputy Secretary, Communications, US Navy Veteran

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/W_y_E7-PjJQ 

Zoom

11:30
am

12:15
pm

Women Veterans Alliance

Presenter: Melissa Washington, CEO & Founder, Women Veterans Alliance, US Navy Veteran

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/fidFY_vsmrU 

Zoom

2:00
pm

2:45
pm

VA Education & H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

  • VA Education Q & A
  • How H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act effects BAH for Chapter 33 students at Solano Community College

Presenter: Amy Kennedy, Veterans Affairs Coordinator

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/fpHrbknhSI4 

Zoom

3:30
pm

3:35
pm

Live Giveaways

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/ucxNEpbU9Uo 

Zoom

 

Friday November 13th, 2020

VA Claims & Veterans Readiness and Employment

Start

End

Description

Location

9:30
am

10:15
am

Solano County Veterans Service Office

  • Monetary Benefits Program
  • Survivors Benefits
  • Medical Benefits

Presenter: Natalie Silva, Veterans Benefit Counselor, Solano County Veterans Service Office

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/RpGuPzcsV_k 

Zoom

11:00
am

11:45
am

VA Veterans Readiness and Employment (formerly VA Vocational Rehabilitation)

  • Programs
  • Services

Presenter: Maralee Christofferson VR & E Program Specialist, VA Oakland Regional Office

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/Ly-fJCMcAzA 

Zoom

12:00
pm

1:30
pm

Team Rubicon *NOTE: Special Registration Instructions in Flyer*

Flyer and Registration information

Presenter: – Jake Wood, co-Founder and CEO of Team Rubicon, Marines Veteran *Hosted by Diablo Valley College

Zoom

3:30
pm

3:35
pm

Live Giveaways

Recorded Session: https://youtu.be/_6Wn3kEpHo0 

Zoom

 


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