Welcome: Ted Carter, President, The Ohio State University, (Retired) Vice Admiral
Session I: The Value Proposition of Student Military Community Advocates (MCA) on the Campus and to the State
Facilitator
- Jim Miller, President, National Veterans Leadership Foundation
Panel
- Andrea White, State Representative, OH District 36
- Melissa Shivers, Senior Vice President for Student Life, The Ohio State University
- Kevin Cullen, Colonel, US Air Force (Retired) Assistant Vice Provost & Director for Military & Veterans Services, The Ohio State University
Session II: Military Connected Students on Campus
Facilitator
- Major General (Retired) Deborah Ashenhurst, Director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services
Panel
- Susan Edwards, President, Wright State University
- Randy Spade, Executive Director of Veteran Services & Undergraduate Admissions, Ashland University
Session III: Military Connected Students in the Workforce
Facilitator
- Major General John Harris, Jr., Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard
Panel
- Garet Kuecher, Senior Associate, Corporate Technology Financial Analysis, JP Morgan & Chase (Former MCA)
- Joseph Giffen IV, Associate Director, Career Exploration and Development, Kent State University
- Ryan Blackburn, Project Director Military & Federal, JobsOhio
Presentation of Awards
Presenter: Mike Duffey, Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher Education
- NVLF Recognition of Excellence Programming Awards
- Legislator of the Year Award Recipient: State Representative Andrea White
- Ohio Military Connected Alumnus of the Year: State Representative Brian Stewart
Closing Remarks: Bill Johnson, President, Youngstown State University 5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.