Texas Veterans Commission/Women Veterans Program

On October 12th, the Texas Veterans Commission/Women Veterans Program invited several representatives from organizations that discussed training programs and employment opportunities at their organization, targeting female veterans. Before the event, Dr. Krystle Mathews acknowledged that Compliance Officer Emily Arroyo was on the line. She let CO Arroyo know that she had shared CO Arroyo’s contact information with a female veteran earlier in the morning. Dr. Mathews also expressed to CO Arroyo that she would like CO Arroyo to be the featured guest speaker at a future virtual event.

Below is the information that was shared during the virtual event on October 12th:

Cloe Martinez, Opportunity Accelerator, Program Manager, Goodwill North Central Texas, https://goodwillnorthcentraltexas.org/training/#virtual_training, North Texas Institute: https://goodwillnorthcentraltexas.org/education/#north-texas-institute-for-career-development, https://www.goodwill.org/locate-a-career-center/
Goodwill North Central Texas Training
• Vet Worthy (Veteran Services)
• DCA (Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator)
• Goodwill Leadership Academy (Career Training included (Job Placement))
• Goodwill Works (People Experiencing Homelessness)
• S.T.A.R.S. (Training for people with disabilities)
• E-Squared (At-Risk Youth)
• GOODED (Earn your HS Diploma---with job placement training (Career Certificate))
• North Texas Institute For Career Development (resume, career advice, and continuous and individual job placement assistance)
• Forklift
• COMP TIA: A+ Certification Seminar and COMP TIA Network + Certification Seminar
• Medical Front Office Assistant
• Medical Billing & Coding
• Relaunch (formerly incarcerated individuals)

Maria Acosta, MSW, Program Operation Manager, Website: https://www.clcinc.org/vet.html
• HARTH Program (Assist Veterans with home repair---must meet eligibility requirements)
• C.O.I.N. (Offers statewide assistance to combat Veterans & surviving spouses---must meet eligibility requirements)
• OSHA Forklift & Logistics Training Programs
• Manufacturing & Aerospace Assembly Training
• Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship Program
• Welding Training
• Office Professional & QuickBooks Training
• CNC Machining Training
• HVAC (Heating & Air Conditioning Training)

Bruce Stansbury, Veterans Affairs Coordinator, AM Aviation Institute of Maintenance
AM Institute of Maintenance
• 15 Campuses Nationwide
• Aircraft Maintenance Training leading to the Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license.
• Career services provides resume and interview training and even send resumes to employers.
• Employers come to the campuses to interview students
• Financial Aid Available
• Veterans with 3 years active duty time and an honorable discharge get 100 percent coverage from the Veterans Administration for tuition and housing.
• Start with your DD214
• High demand in the airline industry.
• 50K-75K starting salary after graduation and you’re A&P license.
• Aviationmaintenance.edu


After the featured speakers, TVC Women Veterans opened the floor to any community partners that wanted to introduce themselves, the organization they represent and what they do to support female veterans. CO Arroyo introduced herself and the Agency and noted that if female veterans feel they have been discriminated against, they could contact our Agency. CO Arroyo shared her contact information in the chat. Three other community partners also shared their information. The event lasted an hour, and there were 23 women veterans in attendance.