Seattle University Veteran's Resource and Career Summit

Connect with veteran-friendly employers, explore career resources, and build your next steps at Seattle University in person.
About this Event

Bridging the gap between military service and civilian success. Hosted by the Seattle University Albers MBA Students in partnership with Shawn Dodge, Director of Veteran & Military Affiliated Students, this summit is a premier community initiative designed to centralize essential veteran benefits, education services, and professional peer networks into a single high-impact evening. Whether you are looking to unlock your federal entitlements, connect with transition cohorts, or network directly with veteran employee groups at top-tier local employers, this event provides the direct pathways you need

Location: Pigott Building at Seattle University

🎖️ Veteran Resource Agencies & VSOs

• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• Blue Star Families
• Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)
• Seattle Warriors Hockey Organization
• VetsinTech
• Hire Heroes USA
• Cell Phones for Soldiers
• FourBlock
• The Honor Foundation
• Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA)
• Washington State Department of Commerce
• Permission to Dream Foundation
• More Pending!

💼 Corporate Mentors & Employers

• Amazon
• Hilton
• PACCAR
• KPMG
• Trident Seafoods
• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
• Hexcel
• Janicki
• Axon
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• More Pending!

🎙️ Meet Our Featured Presenters & SpeakersGet your questions answered by the national and regional leaders who specialize in military transition, post-traumatic growth, and career architecture. Our Phase 1 briefing session (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in Caseroom 103) features back-to-back, high-impact programmatic deep dives from:

• Megan Fitzpatrick – The Honor Foundation
• The Program Track: Walk through their elite 3-month transition academy designed to help high-performing military veterans translate unique combat leadership into corporate executive roles. Learn how to map your identity, build your civilian career portfolio, and unlock a nationwide network of executive coaches.
• David Martinez – Hire Heroes USA
• The Program Track: Discover the exact blueprint to navigate automated corporate hiring pipelines. Learn how to get assigned a dedicated 1-on-1 career advisor who will rewrite your resume from scratch, run tailored corporate mock interviews, and connect you with a database of over 38,000 active, veteran-vetted job openings.
• Michael Zwingle – FourBlock
• The Program Track: Learn about their structured 10-week, semester-long career readiness cohort. See how the local Seattle and JBLM classes meet face-to-face with local corporate executives to master relationship-based career strategies, situational elevator pitches, and direct corporate networking.
• Millard "Scooter" Lewis – Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation
• The Program Track: Pull back the curtain on the Warrior PATHH training system. Learn how this 90-day transformative post-traumatic growth program (starting with an intensive, fully funded 5-to-7-day in-person retreat) equips combat veterans and first responders with the mental fitness and community tools to transition into civilian life with strong self-efficacy.