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Fundraiser Party, Buffet, Show, Awards and Raffle for the Coalition of Veterans Organizations |
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When: Saturday, May 2nd, 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM Where:Japan Grill Buffet, 4817-4827 W 76th St. (76th & Cicero) in Burbank, IL All You Can Eat! 14 Huge Buffet Bars! Over 450 Items Available! Sushi Bar, Chinese, Japanese, American & Mexican Cuisine |
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For more information: Bruce Parry, 773–320–1859 or Bruce@CoalitionofVets.org. Make checks payable to ‘CVO.’ All donations to CVO are tax-deductible. CVO is a 501(c)3 organization that educates veterans and the public on veterans’ rights and needs, including Full Mandatory Funding and Eligibility for VA healthcare, the end of Veteran Homelessness and full equality of access for all veterans. For more information about CVO, visit our website at www.CoalitionofVets.org or call 773-243-2335. |
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Women’s History Month
NWVU Awards Luncheon
Saturday, March 12, 2016 * 12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Calumet Memorial Hall Post 330
950 Legion Drive Calumet City, IL 60409
HONORING
LTC (Ret) Renee’ Rouse, Willie M. Rouse, Alice Moore,
LTC (Ret) Carolyn Smith, Carolyn Holliman, Mary
Wright, Jeannie Adams, Doris Holden, LTC Cindi
Dabner, Cynthia Hines, Karen McMillan, Maj (Ret)
Deborah Taylor, Glenda Davis, Sancheaz Solomon,
Beverly Fitch, Glenda Dugar, Patti Caire, Tonya King,
Melissa Farmer, Kendra Dorsey, Yvonne Danzy
Proceeds benefit our Women Veteran’s Center Programs
TICKETS
$35
Non-taxable to the extent of the law
Contact NWVU for tickets
(872) 731-2150
Nwvu.org@gmail.com
Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Luncheon
It is that time once again, so mark your calendars for Saturday, March 26, 2016, for the 41st Annual Dinner event. The location for this years event located in the Southwest suburbs of Cook County. See your Post Cmdr for Tickets. $25ea/per person. Tables of 8 is preferable, guest or couples also accepted.
Please Make payable to: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County. Mail to:
VAC F/O: Peter Bencak
2135 W POTOMAC AVE #3
CHICAGO IL 60622-3011
For More Information Please Call,
VAC Office, Abundio “AL” Zaragoza, Superintendent at (312) 433-6010.
Email: abundio.zaragoza@cookcountyil.gov
Location:
Time:
Saturday March 26, 2016
2:00 PM | Cocktail Hour
3:00 PM | Dinner will be served
“Veterans Helping Veterans”
You are Cordially Invited to the
Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County
Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Awards Luncheon
2:00 p.m. Sign-In & Cocktail Hour
3:00 p.m. Please be on time and seated, Dinner Served Promptly at 3:00 p.m.!
Ukrainian Cultural Center 2247 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60622
Donation: $25.00 per person
Reserve Your Table of 8 Today ($200.00)
Tax Deductible Donations Welcomed
Rochelle Crump, Chairperson Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Awards Luncheon
“Relax and have some good food and good fun with good friends”
Please RSVP by March 17, 2018
Make Checks Payable To: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County or (VACCC)
Mail to: ATTN: Peter Bencak, VAC Treasurer, 2135 W. Potomac Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60622-8270
(773)578-6868 cell
“Veterans Helping Veterans”
You are Cordially Invited to the
Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County
Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Awards Luncheon
2:00 p.m. Sign-In & Cocktail Hour
3:00 p.m. Dinner Served Promptly at 3:00 p.m.!
Ukrainian Cultural Center 2247 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60622
Donation: $30.00 per person
Reserve Your Table of 8 Today ($240.00)
Tax Deductible Donations Welcomed
For Additional Information Contact: (773) 895-8015
Rochelle Crump, Chairperson, SR. Vice Commander
Jerry Thomas, VACCC Commander
Please RSVP ASAP
Make Checks Payable To: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County or (VACCC)
Mail to: ATTN: Peter Bencak, VAC Treasurer, 2135 W. Potomac Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60622-8270
(773)578-6868 cell
About this event
Join BACE and DePaul SHRM for a virtual panel discussion on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: challenges, best practices, research, and insights from experienced leaders.
Zoom: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/98895600793?pwd=Skc1SUlIY015T0FlSWgrdVdHNmIyQT09
Panelists include:
Valerie C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy, the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy
DePaul University
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs
Uber
Moderated by Professor Sharon Glennon, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, DePaul University
BIOS:
Valerie Johnson, PhD
Interim Associate Provost of DEI in the Office of Academic Affairs, DePaul University
As interim associate provost, Johnson reports to the provost and provides vision, leadership and counsel on issues of diversity and inclusion. She continues to work with the colleges on matters dealing with diversity and inclusion, including exploring ways to infuse diversity into the curriculum, reviewing policies, working with the college diversity advocates and collaborating with colleges on the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty. In this role, Jonson chairs the Speech and Expression Advisory Committee and become a member of Academic Council and Provost Council. Johnson also works closely with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and with other entities on campus focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Johnson, who served as a Presidential Diversity Fellow during the 2021-22 academic year, is an inaugural recipient of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Johnson earned a B.A. in political science at North Carolina A&T State University, an M.A. in, political science at Atlanta University; and holds a Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland. She has been a member of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences faculty since 2003. Now an associate professor in the college, she has served as chair of the Department of Political Science and, since 2021, as the Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy in the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy.
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs, Uber
Michael’s military journey began in 1998 with the US Army. He was fortunate to be stationed at Schofield Barracks, HI with the 25th Infantry Division where he was deployed to Iraq from December of 2003 through March of 2005. He served as a casualty operations specialist with the 225 Forward Support Battalion. This position required him to be pushed throughout the theatre of operations to process wounded warriors and local nationals from point of injury to combat support hospitals located in Iraq, Germany, and the United States. After 15 years of Active Duty and over 21 total years of service, Michael retired from the Illinois Army National Guard in September of 2019.
After exiting active duty, Michael joined Accenture as the North American Military Recruiting Lead. He worked tirelessly to create initiatives focusing on the professional development of student veterans, service members, & spouses. Now at Uber, Michael serves as the Head of Military and Veteran Programs where he has the distinct privilege of standing up the first ever global Military, Veteran, and Partner hiring program.
Moderator Bio:
Sharon Stapleton Glennon is a senior business professional with over 40 years of corporate financial, managerial and HR work experience who recently completing her fourth year of teaching management, human resource and data visualization courses for DePaul University in Chicago and Manama, Bahrain. She is a double demon having completed both her undergraduate degree in accountancy along with her MBA in Finance (this was way before there were any other business masters degrees such as MSHR) at DePaul University. Additionally, she holds both the SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications and recently completed the HRCI Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management. Sharon says she has been passionate about DEI since she found herself as a new auditor in a small town on her first client and learned that the client staff thought she was a traveling secretary to support the men on the audit team!
About this event
Join BACE and DePaul SHRM for a virtual panel discussion on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: challenges, best practices, research, and insights from experienced leaders.
Zoom: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/98895600793?pwd=Skc1SUlIY015T0FlSWgrdVdHNmIyQT09
Panelists include:
Valerie C. Johnson, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy, the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy
DePaul University
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs
Uber
Moderated by Professor Sharon Glennon, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, DePaul University
BIOS:
Valerie Johnson, PhD
Interim Associate Provost of DEI in the Office of Academic Affairs, DePaul University
As interim associate provost, Johnson reports to the provost and provides vision, leadership and counsel on issues of diversity and inclusion. She continues to work with the colleges on matters dealing with diversity and inclusion, including exploring ways to infuse diversity into the curriculum, reviewing policies, working with the college diversity advocates and collaborating with colleges on the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty. In this role, Jonson chairs the Speech and Expression Advisory Committee and become a member of Academic Council and Provost Council. Johnson also works closely with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and with other entities on campus focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Johnson, who served as a Presidential Diversity Fellow during the 2021-22 academic year, is an inaugural recipient of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Johnson earned a B.A. in political science at North Carolina A&T State University, an M.A. in, political science at Atlanta University; and holds a Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland. She has been a member of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences faculty since 2003. Now an associate professor in the college, she has served as chair of the Department of Political Science and, since 2021, as the Endowed Professor of Urban Diplomacy in the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy.
Michael A. Pett
Head of Military and Veteran Programs, Uber
Michael’s military journey began in 1998 with the US Army. He was fortunate to be stationed at Schofield Barracks, HI with the 25th Infantry Division where he was deployed to Iraq from December of 2003 through March of 2005. He served as a casualty operations specialist with the 225 Forward Support Battalion. This position required him to be pushed throughout the theatre of operations to process wounded warriors and local nationals from point of injury to combat support hospitals located in Iraq, Germany, and the United States. After 15 years of Active Duty and over 21 total years of service, Michael retired from the Illinois Army National Guard in September of 2019.
After exiting active duty, Michael joined Accenture as the North American Military Recruiting Lead. He worked tirelessly to create initiatives focusing on the professional development of student veterans, service members, & spouses. Now at Uber, Michael serves as the Head of Military and Veteran Programs where he has the distinct privilege of standing up the first ever global Military, Veteran, and Partner hiring program.
Moderator Bio:
Sharon Stapleton Glennon is a senior business professional with over 40 years of corporate financial, managerial and HR work experience who recently completing her fourth year of teaching management, human resource and data visualization courses for DePaul University in Chicago and Manama, Bahrain. She is a double demon having completed both her undergraduate degree in accountancy along with her MBA in Finance (this was way before there were any other business masters degrees such as MSHR) at DePaul University. Additionally, she holds both the SHRM-SCP and SPHR certifications and recently completed the HRCI Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management. Sharon says she has been passionate about DEI since she found herself as a new auditor in a small town on her first client and learned that the client staff thought she was a traveling secretary to support the men on the audit team!