In October 2010, HQ ESGR has added Employment Initiatives
to
the Employer Outreach mission.
During our Statement of Support signings
with employers, we are asking about employment op-
portunities for veterans, reserve members and their family members. ESGR in coordination
with the National Guard Employment Coordination Program, is taking the lead on seeking ways to
improve employment opportunities. The Joint program increases career opportunities for Hoo-
sier Guardsman and Reservists
by developing proactive positive relationships with Hoosier em- ployers and connection our military with these employers
through all available channels
to achieve pre-recession employment ratios. Requests from either employers or service members
looking for work can contact the employment program via phone (800) 237-2850, ext. 72690 or by
email at inesgr@inesgr.org.
The National Guard has placed 6 soldiers as Employment Coordinators to assist all Indiana ser- vice members with job preparedness.
ESGR has assisted by providing two coordinators, called Employer Specialists, Mr. Jonathon Morales and Mrs. Alexandra Harris, through NGB and DOD con-
tracts to build partnerships with employers .
The roles of both are below.
Employment Specialists - Employment Coordinators
Jonathon Morales is the
Employer Support Specialist (ESS) with ESGR. He works with central and southern Indiana employers seeking
to
hire current and prior military mem-
bers and families. Prior to joining ESGR, he worked for the Department of Defense as
a Hyperspectral
Analyst
working on an Air Force weapon system that directly impacted the
safety
and
security
of
U.S. forces
conducting combat operations in Afghanistan Jonathon has served, and continues to serve over 12 years in the different
components of the U.S. Air
Force. He
is currently assigned as
a Technical
Sergeant to the 181st Intelligence Wing in Terre
Haute, IN.
Jonathon's history in working with veteran specific initiatives began with his experience as the
Assistant Director of
Marketing for
The
American Legion‘s National Headquarters. Jonathon has great breadth of experience in traditional and web marketing, business development
and
public relations with corporate
and
non-profit organizations. Jonathon lives on the west side of Indianapolis with his wife and
children. Jonathon is an avid outdoors- man and throughout the different seasons of the year you can find
him
with a bow or fishing rod
in his hands. Outside
of
these hobbies he
enjoys working in the garden and raising grass fed
beef
cattle.
Jonathon is stationed
at the
Johnson County Armory.
You can reach him by calling (800) 237-2850, ext 87743, cell (317) 696-5648,
or email jonathon.morales1@us.army.mil.
Alexandra Harris is the new Employment Transition Coordinator (ETC) with ESGR. She is responsible for working with northern Indiana employers seeking to hire current
and
prior military members and
families into positions in their company. Prior to
join- ing ESGR, she worked for the Military Family Research Institute
(MFRI) at Purdue Uni-
versity where she focused on enhancing educational and workforce development op-
portunities for service members
and
veterans, as well as their
families. Notable are her years as the VA Certifying Official
for Ivy Tech Community College where she developed
the
VA work-study program and
started first-year
seminarcourses for current
and
prior military members
as well as a veteran bowling teamAlexandra's greatest
strengths
are her passion for working with the
military
community and
the results of doing so. She is experienced in collecting metrics
and
applying the results
to enhance programs and ser- vices. She thrives on balancing a
busy schedule of meeting with employers, particularly those that take
action to hire
from
the military community. Alexandra holds
a master‘s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and two fish tanks. In her free time, Alexandra likes
to travel and
is looking forward to
her next Caribbean adventure. Alexandra is stationed at the
Lawrence Armory. You can reach her by
calling (800) 237-3300, ext
73239, or email mrsalexandraharris@yahoo.com.
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