D&I Roundtable: Recruiting and Retaining Talent from the Military Veteran Community

As part of the Manufacturing Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion efforts, we will be hosting a virtual roundtable on recruiting and retaining talent from the military veteran community.

The discussion will showcase the Heroes MAKE America initiative as well as feature voices at the forefront of the ongoing work in manufacturing, offering case study examples and industry-specific guidance. The roundtable will focus on best practices that can be adapted and implemented by your company and the key steps leading manufacturers are taking to engage, hire and support members of this important population. In addition, we will be unveiling a virtual toolkit for manufacturers that will contain the examples highlighted during the event as well as other best practices.

• AJ Jorgenson, Vice President, Strategic Engagement, The Manufacturing Institute
• Babs Chase, Vice President, Military and Veterans Programs, The Manufacturing Institute
• Greg Bunker, Global Business Director, Dow, Inc.
• Nicole Reyna, Senior Quality Assurance Technologist, Smithfield Foods
• Troy Vandenberg, Military Talent Acquisition Manager, Smithfield Foods
• Meghan Zehringer, Corporate Environmental Engineer, National Gypsum