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Previous Noteworthy Events
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Deb Kloeppel Honored to Meet Holly Petraeus at AUSA Conference
Deb Kloeppel shared a special moment with Holly Petraeus
at the 2007 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, which was
held 8-10 October 2007 at the Washington Convention
Center in Washington, DC.
Kloeppel and Petraeus scheduled a meeting in November
at Ft. Leavenworth to discuss the MSCCN mission.
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MSCCN Partners with ADHI and MTIA
MSCCN has entered info a full partnership with the AHDI,
Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity, and
MTIA, Medical Transcription Industry Association, as of
23 October 2007, regarding the vocational training and
job placement services to military spouses, caregivers
and war wounded.
Dr. Peter Preziosi is CEO of ADHI and MTIA.
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MSCCN and AUSA Envision Nationwide Effort
Deb Kloeppel and Sylvia Kidd, Director of Family Programs
for the Association of the United States Army (AUSA),
are determined to create a stronger partnership
between
AUSA and MSCCN.
Vocational training and job placement for the war wounded,
their caregivers and military spouses would be the focus of
this nationwide effort.
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Bonnie Carol, Founder and CEO of TAPS with Deb Kloeppel
MSCCN and TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors)
have entered into a meaningful partnership.
MSCCN offers TAPS free job posting as well as job placement
services free of charge.
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First One-on-One Corporate Teleconference - "Job Interview Connection"
Todd Davis, HR Services for Health Net, and Deb Kloeppel held their first teleconference on
October 12th. From more than 75 interested job seekers, ten participants were selected
for the teleconference. The purpose of the teleconference was to build a direct connect
among military family centers, MSCCN, and military spouses in the area of job interview
techniques.
Davis and Kloeppel addressed relevant, on-target concerns from the participants, including
Navy spouse employment professionals as well as military spouses.
LaVerne Parchman got up in the middle of the night to join our conference call, which
was at 3 am in Okinawa, Japan! “This was the most meaningful, inspiring personal and
professional connection regarding spouse employment I’ve been associated with since
my time as a military spouse,” said Parchman.
Another participant, Sharon Mooring from Charleston, NC shared this great link, which
familiarizes military spouse job seekers with current business lingo.
Washington Post Business Glossary
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Talk Radio Show to Feature Interview by Victoria Parham
Deb Kloeppel was interviewed by Victoria Parham, CEO of
Military Spouse Talk Radio on
Friday, July 13. "The conversation was free flowing and very meaningful", said Kloeppel.
"Victoria (Parham) is just as passionate about spouse employment issues as MSCCN -
especially in the area of virtual office work."
The interview lasted thirty minutes for an upcoming airtime sometime in late summer
or early fall. Parham and Kloeppel agreed that a second interview would be scheduled to
discuss the MSCCN Pinnacle Foundation "Caregiver Corporate Placement Program", as well
as the creation of a virtual job network by MSCCN.
"Thirty minutes wasn't enough time for Victoria and me to fully discuss the many programs
that MSCCN and MSCCN Pinnacle Foundation have in place, or the upcoming improvements
in our infrastructure that we're rolling out later this summer. I suspect that Victoria and
I will have a few more interviews in the future", Kloeppel confided!
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DoD's Hiring Heroes Career Fairs
MSCCN and the Pinnacle Foundation have partnered with DoD's "Hiring Heroes Career Fair"
in a nationwide attendance agreement. MSCCN is both honored and humbled to reach this
wonderful agreement with DoD regarding this partnership.
 
Dan Kloeppel and Art Coleman
Deb Kloeppel and Todd Davis
"Meeting Art Coleman and Anthony Johnson,
job event planner for DoD's Hiring Heroes
Career Fairs, was just fantastic", said Deb
Kloeppel. "He really gets what we're trying
to do when providing sheltered OJT to war
wounded couples."
MSCCN will attend all Hiring Heroes Career
Fairs for the remainder of 2007 and all of
2008.
Bank of America's Norman and Lisa
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Other Speaking Engagements
Kloeppel's Keynote on August 25th
Project Healing Waters asked Deb Kloeppel to provide a keynote address for their
first volunteer orientation, which was held at the Springfield Conservation Nature
Education Center in Springfield, MO.
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Kloeppel's 30 minute keynote address outlined the value of dual employment and
sheltered OJT to war wounded couples as a holistic “rehab” approach for war
wounded couples, struggling with the rigors of war wounded life. “We are honored
to have Deb participate and contribute in this way”, say Ken Morrow, Regional
Coordinator for Project Healing Waters, Springfield Missouri.
"I was blown away by the major DoD support and military services support to
Project Healing Waters! Their program is amazing and we’re honored to partner with
them. Project Healing Waters is a serious non-profit with serious funders lined up
to build and sustain this wonderful organization for years to come. Their work is
very important to the well being of war wounded military members", said Kloeppel.
USO/JETS Expo
Kloeppel was the keynote speaker at the
USO/JETS Expo on May 5th at
Fort Belvoir, VA.
The Expo was a "purple" event and
was open to all military spouses in
the District of Washington Region.
Pictured on the left are:
Deb Kloeppel with War Wounded
Charles Auster and his wife, Erica
Read Deb's "Career Passion" Speech
Heroes at Home: The 2007 Military Spouse Award
Deb Kloeppel was asked to be the keynote
speaker on
May 10th at this year's
event.
The spouses of service members from the
Navy,
Marine Corps,
Army, Coast Guard and
Air Force
are recognized for the "challenges
they overcome every day".
More Info
Left to Right: RADM and Mrs. Kloeppel with CDR and Mrs.Tripoli
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MSCCN Reports at DOL Brac Conference Held on 10 January 2007
This session presented strategies and innovative ways that communities have leveraged
private resources to support military spouses. Representatives from the private sector,
a workforce board and MSCCN introduced creative ways to recruit, train, and employ
military spouses, drawing on their experiences.
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"Business with a Hire Purpose"
On November 16th, Deb Kloeppel organized this special event.
Click Here for Agenda
Here are several photos from it:
 
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