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SPRING
2011 GREETINGS!
Well, after a long and difficult winter
just about everywhere, it’s springtime in Washington, D.C., the cherry
blossoms have bloomed and the Government didn’t shut down! All good news! First, I want to say how grateful we are
that all of our TAP facilitators, DoD and VA
program partners in Japan are safe following the terrible earthquake and
tsunami that struck that region in March. It is a terrible tragedy for the
people of Japan, and they continue to deal with tremors and the ongoing
nuclear reactor incident that continues to plague the region. The U.S.
military and many volunteers play an important and ongoing role in the
recovery efforts and we appreciate their contributions! One of our TAP
facilitators in Japan, Lydia DeLeon-Rush, evacuated
to the U.S. just following the earthquake but was able to continue delivering
workshops for us in Washington State. We were happy to have her help here in
CONUS. TAP expansion efforts continue. We have
recently been tasked to deliver TAP workshops at Buckley and Schreiver AFB, CO; Ft. Leonard Wood, MO and will start
workshop delivery at Camp Shelby, MS in the near future. We welcome many new
facilitators this quarter in the states of CA, CO, KY, MO, VA and WA as well
as in Japan; Okinawa, Bahrain and Germany. We know our new trainers will do
an outstanding job supporting our transitioning service men and women and
spouses! I also want to say “Thank
You-Congratulations-Goodbye” to Jen Farrell our Pacific TAP Project
Manager. Jen recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Everett, in
February, 2011 and will be relocating from Okinawa, Japan to CA with her
husband in the near future as he takes a new assignment there. Jen did an
outstanding job for us as the manager of the Pacific Region and I want to
acknowledge her hard work and dedication to the TAP Program. Thanks Jen and
congratulations on the new addition to your family-you will be missed! At the
same time we WELCOME John Letaw as the new
Pacific Project Manager. John is located in Iwakuni,
Japan where he has been the TAP facilitator at MCAS Iwakuni
for the past year. Marjorie Love recently completed a whirlwind tour of Japan
where she met with and trained John in his new position and also visited a
number of other sites where she got to observe a number of our facilitators
in action. We’ve included a short story about Marjorie’s trip and the sites
and facilitator’s she visited. This month we are featuring several
interesting articles and I encourage you to read on and incorporate these new
training resources and tips in your workshop delivery:
And of course we continue to highlight
our fabulous TAP staff in the Facilitator Spotlight and Photo Gallery
sections. Again, thanks to each and every one of you for the outstanding job
you do and the contributions you make to this program. You truly make a difference! Regards, |
In this issue:
Helpful Links:
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Update
to the TAP Workshop Slides!! DOL
has updated a few slides to be used in the TAP Workshop delivery beginning
immediately. The
changes are minor, including updated statistics and changes to some Website
links. We
have mailed you an updated PowerPoint slide presentation disk for your use – please be sure to replace the existing
disk with the new one as soon as you receive it. |
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Project
Manager - Pacific Region Inverness
Technologies We are proud of
John and very pleased at his promotion to Project Manager in the Pacific. |
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KAREN BANES Country and Principal TAP Training Site(s): All sites in Hawaii Brief Bio: Karen has been a trainer with Inverness Technologies since July
2007. She is the spouse of a 20-year
Navy veteran and has traveled extensively.
She hails from Pensacola, Florida, and attended the University of
Southern Mississippi where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business
Education. She continued her education
by earning another Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and then a
Master’s degree in Vocational Education at the University of West Florida. Karen taught high school for over 13 years
and a variety of subjects before entering the private sector where she has
over 6 years of experience in all aspects of human resources. A manager in both the telecommunications
and temporary employment services, Karen has been responsible for the
recruiting and hiring of hundreds of employees. Locally, she has worked as a counselor at the Pearl Harbor Navy
College Office. Later, she became the
first Hawaii College Representative for both the University of Maryland
University College and Thomas Edison State College. Both colleges continue to thrive on
Oahu. Karen’s spouse has made the
transition from military to civilian life and again to federal employment. Having experienced this transition
first-hand, Karen can provide both the perspective of the civilian world
looking to hire and the military looking to transition. Interesting/Fun Fact: Karen is an avid ocean-lover.
She is an accomplished sailor, Scuba certified, and volunteers with
various organizations such as NOAA which help to protect endangered native
Hawaiian species such as the Hawaiian Monk Seal, the Honu
(Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle), Humpback Whale, and coral reef conservation. |
DONNA BAYLOR Country and Principal TAP Training Site(s): Illinois, Scott Air Force Base, IL Brief Bio: Donna Baylor has been a TAP Instructor for Inverness since April
2010. Originally from Michigan, she
now lives in Collinsville, IL. Her
public speaking experience spans almost two decades. An international
speaker/trainer, Donna is a business consultant and training specialist with
a background in business management and hypnosis. Donna has been a Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnosis
Instructor since 1986. That training brought her a unique insight and
understanding of people. She uses
these strengths to deliver her own powerful and effective workshops that
respond to participants’ values, dynamics and concerns. She is a high energy professional who motivates, inspires and
communicates clearly with both groups and individuals. Donna has conducted
thousands of workshops in areas of personal growth, customer service, management
and high-powered communication. Interesting/Fun Fact: Donna’s hypnosis program, “Better
Golf”’ was once featured in Woman’s
Golf Magazine. She has co-authored 3 books, “Creating a Workplace Community,” “Real Word Communication Strategies That Work” and “Conversations on Success” (w/Jim
Blanchard). |
HEATHER GUNTER Country and Principal TAP Training Site(s): Fort Leonard Wood, MO Brief Bio: Heather Gunter has been our facilitator at Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri since January 2011. She is
from Illinois and has served in the Army.
Following her service, she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree
in Workforce Education and Training Development from Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale. She worked
as a quality assurance lead for the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency
evaluating the effectiveness of contracted services provided to NATO military
in Kandahar, Afghanistan. She served
as the Chief of the Professional Development Center at the Maneuver Support
Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood, facilitating leadership training.
Additionally, she served as a training developer and instructor for the
Department of the Army, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
School. Heather’s passions are facilitating and taking care of the
military to ensure they receive fun and high quality transition workshops.
She continually seeks ways to grow both personally and professionally. Heather is married to a retired Army
soldier and is a proud parent of a daughter and son. Interesting/Fun Fact: Heather is training to compete in a triathlon and half marathon. |
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ANGIE KIKER Country and Principal TAP Training Site(s): Menwith Hill,
United Kingdom Brief Bio: Angela (Angie) Kiker has been a TAP
facilitator with Inverness since November 2008. She is from the Washington D.C. area. In 1997, Angie and her family of five moved
to the United Kingdom where both she and her husband worked for the US
Government at Menwith Hill Station. Angie left that
position to complete her Masters degree in
Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland, Europe and Bowie State
University, and a Post Graduate Degree in Adult Education from Huddersfield University. She has since followed her
passion as a helper and teacher, and taught adults in a variety of courses,
including childhood development, parenting, assertiveness, stress management,
ID theft and Mental Health First Aide.
As a former base Ombudsman, Site Administrator and Housing Officer,
she has worked with many issues related to transitioning. She has three beautiful children, two of
whom she has assisted with transitions into university life, one in Scotland and
the other in Florida. Angie’s father served in the US Navy during the Korean
War as a Chef Petty Officer, her father-in-law served during the Korean War
in the US Air Force, and her grandfather served in WWI. Angie loves to work supporting the US Military
members in their career transition. Interesting/Fun Fact: Angie is a Campanologist at Ripon Cathedral, and enjoys bell
ringing for special services when she has the opportunity. She and her husband of 25 years bought a
HUGE bell in memory of her mother and Michael’s father. |
RENÉE McNULTY Country and Principal TAP Training Site(s): Misawa, Japan Brief Bio: Renée McNulty has been a TAP facilitator since July 2005. Renée's dad is retired from the Navy, so
her childhood was spent all over the globe, but she claims to be
"from" Washington, DC. After
earning her degree in Political Science from Brown University, she
accompanied her family to Turkey, where she met husband Mike, a contractor to the US military. As a "following spouse" in
support of Mike's career, Renée found her niche as a teacher. Beginning with a UN program working with
young business professionals in Turkey, Renée's professional path grew into
teaching at the high school level.
After getting her M.Ed from Framingham State
College, Renée and Mike found themselves in Iwakuni,
Japan, where Renée stepped into a TAP facilitator opening with the former DOL
TAP contractor, NAMS, working with transitioning Marines. A year later came a move to Misawa, where
she continues to enjoy the challenges of delivering workshops, now primarily
to Air Force and Navy personnel, and, as of October 2009, as part of the
Inverness Team. Renée is thrilled with
what she sees as considerable improvement in the close team approach that
Inverness has brought to the TAP program and is constantly amazed by the
resourcefulness and vision of the veterans she is honored to come to know
through TAP. In addition to the Misawa
workshops and an occasional chance to deliver elsewhere in the Pacific
region, Renée also enjoys teaching English in the Japanese schools. Interesting/Fun Fact: Renée and her husband spend most of their free time either
mountain biking or skiing in Northern Japan.
They also regularly meet up with daughter Erin, a veterinarian, for
adventure travel to different parts of the world. Renée got to experience
Tokyo on foot last year, as she completed the 2010 Tokyo Marathon. On the
podium just two days later, she got to combine her can-do attitude with that
of workshop participants. |
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The “G.I. Jobs” Military-to-Civilian Pay
Calculator ·
Benefits like
health care, dental, etc. ·
Special (incentive)
pays ·
Location after the
military ·
Applicable tax
rates This tool can be shared with TAP
participants during the Workshop. If
you are able, you may want to use the Internet connection and demonstrate the
tool using information from a participant or data you make up. You can discuss this tool in
conjunction with Slide 2.2-1 (Financial Needs) and mention it again with
Slide 5.2-2 (Negotiating Job Offers). Be sure to give this a “test drive”
before (and if) you demonstrate the tool in the Workshop. It certainly does provide a better
understanding of how location, taxes, taxable benefits and more will play
into their financial needs assessment as they prepare for the job search. |
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