Best Practices to Attract, Hire and Retain Veterans in Your Workplace
The panelists will discuss the value a veteran brings to the workforce and the best practices to attract, hire and retain veterans in the workplace. They will also share the work they have done in the veteran employment space – whether directly with service members during transition or veterans who are seeking employment, or with employers who are building or strengthening veteran employment programs.
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Justin Constantine
Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps (Retired) and Chief Business Development Officer, JobPath
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Justin retired from the Marine Corps at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He deployed to Iraq in 2006 and suffered a gunshot wound to the head while there, but has had an incredible recovery. He is now an inspirational speaker and a leading voice in the veteran community. Justin wrote a leadership book for mid-level managers in 2015, and SHRM recently published his authoritative guide on veteran employment. Justin has given several TEDx talks, has been honored by several presidents, and is one of the wounded warriors painted by President Bush in his book Portraits of Courage.
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Cherrie L. Davis, SHRM-SCP
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired) and President
ShiftForward
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A recognized visionary leader who draws on more than 28 years of experience leading strategic human resources, change management and coaching initiatives in the defense, nonprofit and corporate sectors. She provides a fresh perspective to her clients by merging real world experience with proven knowledge of human resources and the real need to align with organizational goals. Cherrie keys on two things; the individual and the process. By doing so, she can relationship build, drive positive performance and deliver winning solutions.
Cherrie’s career landed her in key assignments world-wide to lead and influence change in Hungary, Bosnia, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, the Pentagon, Our Lady of the Lake, GE Lighting and GE Capital. She culminated her military career at the Pentagon, by leading the Army Chief of Staff’s transitional strategy in three pivotal roles: Chief of Operations for Transition Strategic Outreach, Deputy Director for Transition Strategic Outreach and as the Employment Director for the Soldier for Life Program. After her military service, Cherrie served as the Human Resources Director for Our Lady of the Lake, Quality Trainer and Organizational Developer for GE Financial Services, Marketing and Sales for GE Lighting. Her corporate culmination came as an executive for GE Capital, as the Senior Integration Leader.
She is the President at ShiftForward, a Human Capital Solutions firm, based in Atlanta, GA. Cherrie received her B.A. in Communications from Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, where she was recognized as the Distinguished Military Graduate and by Who’s Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She earned a Master’s in Human Resources with an emphasis in International Management, from Webster University, St. Louis, MO. She holds professional certifications for Senior Professional Human Resources, Executive & Organizational Coaching and Quality Management.
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Justine Evirs
US Navy Veteran & US Navy Spouse, Regional Executive Director at Bunker Labs & Founder & CEO at The Paradigm Switch
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When Justine Evirs joined the Navy, her plan was to make a career out of it. Her early medical discharge, however, forced her back to square one. She ended up in college to study business then spent numerous years in higher education and veteran services. Evirs is now a mother of 3, military spouse, prominent leader and disrupter in the entrepreneurial and veteran & military spouse communities, whose ideas are fast-tracking opportunities for veterans entering the civilian workforce or starting their own businesses.
In her previous role as the Executive Director of the nonprofit Bunker Labs Bay Area Justine helps provide resources and networking opportunities to military veterans and their spouses who are starting and growing their own businesses. Now in her new role as the Regional Executive Director at Bunker Labs she is focused on helping the organization scale their local efforts to all 50 states. Also as the Head of Advocacy she is focused on developing and advocating for policy solutions that empower veteran entrepreneurs across the nation.
The Paradigm Switch , a nonprofit founded by Justine in 2017, originally provided veterans and military spouses access to prestigious certifications and vocational skills-based programs. Fast forward to today, The Paradigm Switch has recently relaunched and is putting military spouses first. Justine is building a global digital community for military spouses by military spouses, offering a full spectrum of resources that enable spouses to unleash their unlimited potentia l both personally and professionally. The Paradigm Switch discovers and provide access to career resources, education opportunities, and communities that promote remote work, entrepreneurship, and freelance work.
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Nick Schacht, SHRM-SCP
Chief Commercial Officer
SHRM
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Nick Schacht is a highly experienced executive with more than three decades of experience in professional services, education, and corporate learning and development. He has a history of driving product innovation, growth and profitability and he has led organizations operating worldwide.
Nick is Chief Commercial Officer for SHRM, the world’s largest HR professional society. Before joining SHRM, Nick was the founder and CEO of KnowCyber, a learning and development company focused on improving the cybersecurity-related skills of people in all types of organizations worldwide. Prior to KnowCyber, Nick was President and Chief Operating Officer for PetroSkills, a provider of training and development services to the worldwide petroleum industry. Prior to that, he was CEO and President of Learning Tree International, a publicly traded provider of IT and management learning and development. Nick was also the President of Global Learning Systems, a start-up focused on e-Learning and digital content. He served in a variety of capacities at ESI International, culminating in his role as President when ESI was sold to the Institute for International Research (IIR) and then as Group President for the Americas for IIR. He has been a Research Fellow at the Logistics Management Institute, and began his career as a U.S. Navy Supply Officer, on the headquarters staff of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
Nick graduated with honors from the U.S. Naval Academy, and holds Master’s degrees in Administration from the University of Maryland University College, and Information Systems Technology from The George Washington University.