Advisory Committee

the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO)

About the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach

The Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) is chartered to assess the employment and training needs of veterans, and their integration into the workforce; to determine the extent to which the programs and activities of the U.S. Department of Labor are meeting such needs; to assist the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment and Training with outreach to employers, related to the advantages of hiring veterans; and to make recommendations with respect to training and employer outreach activities positioned to advance the employment situation of veterans.

ACVETEO Membership February 1, 2019 — January 31, 2022

ACVETEO Membership February 1, 2019 — January 31, 2022
Member Name	Affiliation / Experience	Member Designation	Term Expires
Kayla Williams *	Center for a New American Security	Recognized Authority (Training)	1/31/2022
Jim Lorraine	America’s Warrior Partnership	Recognized Authority (Training)	1/31/2022
Gary Harter	Utah Department of Veteran Affairs	Recognized Authority (Employment)	1/31/2022
Pamela Johnson	Goodwill Industries	Recognized Authority (Rehabilitation)	1/31/2022
Keith Nattrass	General Motors	Recognized Authority (Business)	1/31/2022
Anthony Lowe	Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)	Veteran Service Organization Rep.	1/31/2022
Jeff Hall	Disabled American Veterans (DAV)	Veteran Service Organization Rep.	1/31/2022
James Schmeling	National Defense University Foundation	Veteran Service Organization Rep.	1/31/2022
Wendi Safstrom	Executive Director of the SHRM Foundation	Society for Human Resource Management Rep. (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
Eric Eversole	Vice President and Exec. Dir., Hiring Our Heroes Program	U.S. Chamber of Commerce Rep. (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
Lori Adams	Policy Director & NLx Senior Advisor	National Association of State Workforce Agencies Rep. (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
Stephen Parker	Legislative Director, Education and Workforce	National Governors Association Rep. (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
Darrell Roberts	Director of Organizing, SMART Union the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers	Labor Union or Organization Rep. (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
Mary Blasinsky	Sr. Vice-President & Chief of Staff	National Federation of Independent Business Rep. (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
Michael McDermott	President of Arcadia Group	Business Roundtable Rep (Mandated Organization)	1/31/2022
**	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Ex-officio, nonvoting member of the ACVETEO	N/A
**	Secretary of Defense	Ex-officio, nonvoting member of the ACVETEO	N/A
**	Director, Office of Personnel Management	Ex-officio, nonvoting member of the ACVETEO	N/A
**	Assistant Secretary - VETS	Ex-officio, nonvoting member of the ACVETEO	N/A
**	Assistant Secretary - ETA	Ex-officio, nonvoting member of the ACVETEO	N/A
**	Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration	Ex-officio, nonvoting member of the ACVETEO	N/A

* Chairperson
** Ex-officio members designated by senior official

About the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach

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