Veteran Service Officer

For God and Country - The American Legion

Recently I completed training at the Veteran Business Training Center which was conducted through a collaboration of the Purple Heart Service Foundation and the Northern Virginia Community C0llege. Upon completion of this training program I will received a Certificate in Call Center Management. I feel very priviliged to have been a part of this most enterprising venture and can see exciting things happening futuristically. I say all this, to say that I volunteering in the VARO and helping Veterans with their claims . Now upon completion of the VBTC training program, I will continue to include this most important endeavor as a part of my life .

Veterans Helping Veterans

City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations - Advisory Council on Veterans' Affairs

I have been an advocate for Veterans benefits and entitlements for quite some time now and continue to stive for the betterment of all veterans. I currently volunteer as a Veteran Service Officer for the Department of Illinois - American Legion located in the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Chicago VA Regional Office (VARO). I also was appointed by the Mayor of Chicago to serve on the Veteran Advisory Council for the city of Chicago. I have been accredited by The U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs to serve as an "attorney in kind" to process benefit claims and advocate for all veterans. Helping and serving veterans is a strong and passionate desire for me.

"Never forget - the higher we soar the smaller we get to those who cannot fly."

- Friedrich Nietzsche

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep walking - Buddhist teaching