Navy
Justine Evirs
Unattached – Navy
I would be honored to be named Military Spouse of the Year and with that title I would empower our military spouse and veteran communities to be this country’s next generation of leaders. I would lead from the front and work on a larger platform to build human centered programs, policies, and support services for our military communities across the nation.
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Laura Pipoly
NCBC Gulfport
I have a doctorate degree in special education and I currently work as a full time faculty member at a university that serves a large population of veterans and their families. I hope to use my skills to advocate for the need for portal careers and a change in licensing for professional degrees.
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Joy Goodrich
NS Newport
To follow up on my views on the importance of helping maintain consistent spousal employment for spouses, this would be my main goal to accomplish during my tenure as Military Spouse of the Year. If starting at a grass roots level I would network with programs like MWR, FFSC, our Local Military One Source Office, our local Spouses Organizations, and our Ombudsman program to try to orchestrate a quarterly career/resource fair for spouses where we can invite local companies who are hiring to come and interview and/or meet with spouses who are seeking employment. I think once this is something that becomes sustainable that it can become a regular schedule event like our bases college fairs. Then I would see if this is something that could spread to different bases within the region, by making white paper proposal through my Ombudsman, FFSC, and base chain of command. I also hope to utilize the connections and avenues provided by the MSOY program to bring these issues to the forefront. In closing I think it is important to champion this cause because I know firsthand what a difficulty it can be to get that footing at a new duty station and start over. And I think overtime with consistent programming and resources available this is a concern for families that could be easily remedied. I pledge to make it my goal to have an imprint on the process of making it easier for spouses that come after me to find employment. With that being said I am very appreciative and honored to be nominated for this year’s Military Spouse of the Year award.
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