Educate Advocate Support 1

AFA Transition Committee Report to the AFA Delegates

Jim Lauducci, Chairman

14 September 2013

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Educate Advocate Support 2

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Transition Committee Members• Tommy Carson, AFA Membership Committee• Chris Cordes, Steele Chapter Secretary• Jim Lauducci, Chairman• CMSgt Kyle Robinette, HQ USAF• John “Pepe” Soto, Steele Chapter• Linda Sturgeon, Charleston Chapter President• Gayle White, Rocky Mountain Region President• Keri Hahn, AFA staff support• Caitie Craumer, AFA staff support• Paula Roy, AFA staff support

Educate Advocate Support 3

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Transition Committee Objective • Develop a program to assist airmen and their

families when they make their transition from the Air Force to a second career and help spouses of airmen with job assistance when their sponsor relocates to a new assignment.

• Program will complement the more formal DoD Transition Assistance Program, not try to duplicate it.

Educate Advocate Support 4

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Transition Committee Programs• Mentoring services• Resume data base for individuals• Job posting site for companies

Educate Advocate Support 5

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Mentoring services - Pilot chapters • National Capital Region (3 chapters working together)• Charleston Chapter (Charleston, SC)• Cape Canaveral Chapter (Cocoa Beach, FL)• Waterman-Twining Chapter (Tampa, FL)• Paul Revere Chapter (Bedford, MA)• Lance P. Sijan Chapter (Colorado Springs, CO)• Wright Memorial Chapter (Dayton, OH)• Alamo Chapter (San Antonio, TX)• Northern Utah and UTE-Rocky Mountain Chapters (Ogden,

UT)• Golden Gate Chapter (San Francisco, CA)

Educate Advocate Support 6

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Resume data base• On hold pending results of pilot chapter efforts and

identification of a funding source

Job posting site• On hold pending results of pilot chapter efforts and

identification of a funding source