Testimonials
Alphas
Christian Vitanza
Lesson Learned Quote:
"The combinations of the weekly interactions and the reading of the materials with the time for self-reflection with the exercises was very helpful in my transition."
Heather Peterson
Lesson Learned Quote:
"It helped me get unstuck and then learn things, like who I am... I feel really good about the skills that I learned and the things that I learned that carry through from the job I have now, and to propel me forward to something I
want even more."
Marita Rose Hyder
Lesson Learned Quote:
"I have a plan!"
Jose Rodriguez
Lesson Learned Quote:
"Civilian Ready is all encompassing. Civilian Ready hits the mark with precision and accuracy. Right on the money."
Jason Beck
Lesson Learned Quote:
"Overall, the program I feel has gotten me more civilian ready and ready to transform."
Paul Kelley
Lesson Learned Quote:
"This program has given me the encouragement and the tools to build myself…"
John Horoho
Lesson Learned Quote:
"This cohort gave me the wall to bounce ideas off, practice, prototype, and create that life design to where I want to go."
Betas
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Jeremiah Young
Lesson Learned Quote:
“Realizing what I bring from my military service and what I have to offer in my civilian transition has transformed the way I approach this next chapter.”
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Angela Weaver
Lesson Learned Quote:
"It's not about the perfect path but about embracing our chosen path with confidence and joy.”
Eric Jackson
Lesson Learned Quote:
“Listening to transitioned HR professionals and finding out it wasn’t what they expected.”
“Eye opening Resume Process.”
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Caleb Moore
Lesson Learned Quote:
“You find opportunities to do what you love by getting around the right people and being in the right places.”
Team Leaders
Lynda Pontious
Program Operations Administrator
“Discovering my inner strength and understanding my social style was an incredible eye opener for me. And some of the things that I was challenged with over my career, I was able to grasp and get a hold of and get an understanding.”
Allison Jarret
Team Leader
"I've been through TAP, but I never felt like the identity piece was really there. And when you're transitioning, that is huge … as a transitioning service member, we really need that identity piece.”
Chris Ackerman
Team Leader
“It wasn't very hard to find myself having some aha moments and some epiphanies on how the material applies to me today, just like it applied to me back, you know, 10 years ago when I was transitioning out of the military.”
Jenny Cioto
Team Leader
“Guiding and seeing fellow veterans go through their own transitions and helping them, even in a small way, help to find their footing has been really profound in my life.”