Defense Community Champion Spotlight: A Father Working to Make Students’ Life Better

Defense Community Champion Spotlight: A Father Working to Make Students’ Life Better

It was a hot day at Edwards Air Force Base, California when Dr. David Smith visited an on-base high school to help with a science lab experiment and noticed the classroom’s emergency exit was blocked with soaking wet towels. He asked the teacher why. “She said, ‘Well,...
Defense Community Champion Spotlight: ‘Workforce Development Is About Taking Care of People’

Defense Community Champion Spotlight: ‘Workforce Development Is About Taking Care of People’

Dr. Ivan Allen is the driving force behind the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center, which provides wraparound services including training and education for veterans and their families as they transition from military service. “We’re...