Afloat Training Group (ATG) - San Diego

Are you preparing to separate from the military? If so, you may have questions about your earned benefits and other services available to you with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet).

Register for CalVet's California Transition Assistance Program (CalTAP) event to learn more.

Agenda

09:00 a.m. - Welcome/CalTAP Overview

09:10 a.m. - Local Interagency Network Coordinator (LINC)

09:20 a.m. - Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (OMVA)

09:35 a.m. - Entrepreneurship Pathway

09:50 a.m. - CalVet Home Loans

10:15 a.m. - Break

10:25 a.m. - Employment Pathway

10:50 a.m. - Work for Warriors (WFW)

11:10 a.m. - Education Pathway

11:40 a.m. - Questions and Answers

Below you will find more information about our guest speakers

Jana Adams, Training Coordinator

CalVet, CalTAP

Jana Adams started with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2017 as the Department Training Officer in the Human Resources Division. She is currently a Training Coordinator on the California Transitional Assistance Program (CalTAP) team in the Veteran Services Division.

Jana grew up in the Sacramento area and attended California State University Chico, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communications with an emphasis in Leadership Studies.

In her current role as a CalTAP Training Coordinator, Jana provides information about earned benefits and resources available to veterans, service members and their families throughout the state of California. Jana provides this information during outreach events at military installations and on higher education campuses throughout the state as well as through video conferencing platforms.

Beyond her passion for serving Veterans, Jana has continued to volunteer her time as a Panhellenic Advisor within the Greek system at University of California Davis since 2012. In this role, Jana helps to plan and execute philanthropic events to raise money for various foundations.

Sharee Nuez, Training Coordinator

CalVet, CalTAP

Sharee Nuez started with CalVet as an analyst in the Operations unit and then joined the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) unit in the Veterans Services division before she joined the CalTAP team.

Sharee is a graduate of the University of San Francisco, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations. Prior to working for the state of California, Sharee worked in higher education in student leadership development, at Gap Inc., and as an event coordination with the San Francisco Giants.

Sharee’s father is a retired Air Force veteran and she has several other members of extended family in service. When she is not at work you can find Sharee on the bike trail or roasting coffee beans.

Lance Iunker, San Diego County LINC

CalVet

Lance was wounded in Iraq in 2007 while serving with the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After being medically retired, he became a contractor where he trained soldiers across the country.

After earning his degree in Political Science, Lance lead a research initiative looking at the efficacy of neurofeedback therapy in veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at the Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy. He worked in the nonprofit sector helping veterans before joining CalVet in his current role.

Timothy Mathues, Veteran Outreach Coordinator

San Diego Office of Military and Veteran Affairs (OMVA)

Timothy Mathues is a US Marine Corps Vietnam Combat Veteran and is currently the Veteran Outreach Coordinator from the Office of Military and Veteran Affairs for the County of San Diego, California.

Tim has spent the better part of 30 years working on hiring programs related to diversity and minority programs for his clients and at the County of San Diego. He interfaces with local, state and federal agencies as well as all military bases throughout the county developing employment and hiring programs.

Tim is a Live Well San Diego champion; promoting the county vision of a safe, healthy and thriving community. He is also the communications committee chairman for the Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce which developed the 5-year strategic plan for the County of San Diego. This is a program Tim has been passionate about for the past 30 years.

While in Human Resources, Tim was instrumental in having the County of San Diego become the first municipality in the United States to become a member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership; an organization founded by the US Department of Defense whose sole purpose is to hire military spouses as well as veterans.

During 2018, Tim developed and participated in 263 Veteran outreach events speaking to more than 17,000 active-duty service men and women as well as their families regarding benefits from the U S Department of Veterans Affairs. Tim is an accredited Veteran Service Representative thru the US Veterans Administration. He continues to volunteer with the County of San Diego Sheriff’s departments Veterans Moving Forward program that require him to hold classes at the Vista Detention facility and is a monthly speaker with the California Department of Veterans Affairs CALTAP program that takes him to the 4 main military bases throughout the County speaking to transitioning service men and women regarding Federal and State veterans benefits.

Tim is also a Veteran Mentor and is a passionate veterans advocate.

Brad Pedersen, CalVet Home Program Representative

CalVet

Brad is currently the Communications Officer of the Home Loan division at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. His firsthand experience of over 35 years selling Real Estate combined with his 24 years of loan originations uniquely qualifies him to serve the needs of the military community.

Work For Warriors

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

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