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FAIRCHANCE SPEAKERS FORUM 10:00-11:00AM

Qwincy Houston is                               With many college degree programs requiring extended
Leaderquest’s Denver                            term commitments, U.S. Veteran’s have few op ons as
Campus Director.                                immediately accessible, as cost-free, and as compounding
Leaderquest is Colorado’s
premier Veteran Trainer.                1 as is the return on investment in Colorado’s brand new
                                                “Vet Tech” Program. Qwincy Houston is here to briefly
                                                explain what is arguably the best opportunity in Colorado
                                                for Colorado’s Veterans. Learn how your organiza on can
                                                be part of the “pull” strategy for Veterans on “Vet Tech”.

Holly Van Liere serves as                        The orchestra on of Colorado Veteran employment is a
the Director for the U.S.                        task that is governed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Department of Labor’s                            Specific awards and sanc ons programs, including the
Veterans Employment and                          Hire Vets Medallion Program and USERRA, are directed by
Training Service (VETS) in
Colorado.                               2 Holly Van Liere, herself a US Air Force Academy graduate
                                                 and intelligence officer for teams of 2 to 500 joint military
    “Forging Pathways from Poverty”              and civilian employees on global missions.
                                                 An astounding rate of 8% of Colorado’s homeless and/or
Jack Regenbogen is a Senior                      incarcerated are U.S. Veterans. Jack’s work is helping to
A orney at Colorado Center                       mediate this horrifying sta s c. Regenbogen holds
on Law & Policy.                                 exper se in landlord-tenant law, public benefits such as
                                                 SNAP and helping people with criminal jus ce records, Jack

                                        3 is responsible for developing and suppor ng policies to
                                                 improve the economic security of low-income Coloradans.

The iden ty of our Keynote           ?              One of the challenges of today’s military careers is the
Speaker hasn’t yet been                             transi oning back into civilian life. In considera on of
revealed. But here is the                           the dynamics of today’s civilian work life and the
role they represent.                                unique challenges they present to any one of our

                                        4 military heroes is our keynote speaker. What can we as
                                                    employers do to assist our military personnel? Some of
                                                    the answers you hear may surprise you.

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