About
What We Do
U.S.VETS Career Network connects recent graduates and professional veteran job seekers to lasting careers they love.
We do this by:
Building Relationships
Preparing Vets for Employment
Providing Support
Approximately 67 percent of our career placements are in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Examples of jobs we place veterans in include:
Entry-level manufacturing engineering
Information technology
Health care
Project management
Supply chain management
Education
The Veterans Career Network is a program of U.S.VETS, the largest veteran- focused nonprofit 501(c)(3) in the United States. The Veterans Career Network was established in 2012 through grants from Call of Duty Endowment, The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation, United Way and The California Wellness Foundation, and is the recipient of the Call of Duty Endowment’s Seal of Distinction and the National Guard’s Above and Beyond award.
Veterans Helping Veterans
Veterans who work with U.S.VETS Career Network collaborate with a team who understands their unique challenges and opportunities. Many of our staff members are former service members themselves or family members of service members.
Team
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Robert K. Stohr, M.S., L.M.F.T.
Executive Director
Robert K. Stohr, M.S., L.M.F.T.
Executive Director
What He Does
Robert oversees programs and operations at U.S.VETS at Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles. He oversees three programs covering employment, housing and mental health resources.
More About His Work With Veterans
Robert is active in bringing information on suicide prevention to the veteran community. Previously, he was division director for the Suicide Prevention Center of Los Angeles at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. He managed the operation of The Suicide Prevention Hotline, which covered an area of over 11 million people and took over 70,000 calls a year. He also supervised education, outreach and training in suicide prevention, coordinated efforts with the Mayor’s Crisis Response team, trained FBI and SWAT teams on crisis negotiation for suicide prevention, and presented at national conferences on a manual that he co-authored about working with suicide attempt survivors. Robert also brings his expertise as a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist with 25 years of experience to his work.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in psychology, University of Minnesota
Master’s degree in educational psychology, California State University.
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Tera Calhoun (Phoenix, AZ)
Workforce Development Coordinator
Tera Calhoun (Phoenix, AZ)
Workforce Development Coordinator
What She Does:
Based in Phoenix, Tera’s mission is to bridge the gap between the veteran’s military service and the civilian workforce. Tera specializes in personal branding and Veteran Hiring Initiatives, teaching the veteran to focus on core values and marketable skills, education and training exemplified during their service to promote their branding strategy. During employer engagement, Tera directs the attention to veteran Hiring Initiatives and the importance of providing a challenging and rewarding career path that allows the veteran to thrive within their organization, promoting veteran specific recruiting strategies, interviewing questions, on-boarding techniques, mentorship programs and community engagement and volunteering opportunities.
More about her work with veterans:
Driven by her passion to serve veterans, Tera has committed the past six years to working with U.S.VETS. She has served as part of the Workforce Development team overseeing the Department of Labor’s HVRP grant, being recognized as one of the top performing teams and earning the Veterans Service award in recognition for her outstanding service. She has been awarded for her performance as a Business Development Associate with the CDI program, and to date has placed over 600 veterans into employment. Tera has served on Mayor Greg Stanton’s H.E.R.O hiring event committee, is an active participant on Congressman Ruben Gallegos veterans advisory council, and has active partnerships with AZ Coalition for Military Families, ESGR, AZ Department of Labor, AZ Department of Veteran Services, AZ at Work and Networking Employers Training Professionals Association.
Experience:
Tera brings over 15 years of experience in Human Resources, Career and Business Development to the CDI team. Tera has leveraged her experience in Human Resources to coach, mentor, and develop career strategies for the veterans she serves. She has cultivated partnerships with Fortune 500 companies to include Go Daddy, Quicken Loans, American Express, Insight Global and Microsoft.
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Eboni Adams (Washington, DC)
Workforce Development Coordinator
Eboni Adams (Washington, DC)
Workforce Development Coordinator
What She Does:
As the Washington, DC and East Coast Area’s Veteran Talent Specialist, Eboni takes pride in serving those who have served. Eboni facilitates services and partnerships to help Veteran’s find and maintain successful employment. She is an advocate on behalf of Veterans, helping to build relationships of integrity and respect within the community. Eboni effectively manages multiple, high priority projects and strives to provide exemplary customer service to ensure that Veteran families receive the best employment support to succeed in the civilian workforce.
More about her work with Veterans:
Having many Veteran’s in her family, Eboni has always been motivated to help those who have served and fought for the United States. Although new to the Career Development Initiative Program, she is already going beyond the “call of duty” to bridge the gap between employers and Veterans. She provides support with formatting resumes, submitting applications, interview prep, transportations support, travel training and any other limitation that Veterans are faced with when seeking employment.
Experience:
As an Alumna of Tougaloo College (Jackson, MS) and Belhaven University, Eboni has a Bachelors in Sociology/Social Services. She brings 10+years’ experience working directly with Department of Rehabilitation to secure financial help and provide vocational assistance with job advancement opportunities for all diversities. She is a native of Mississippi and understands the importance of southern hospitality. She uses her kindness as an advantage to build positive relationships with those who choose to seek supports from the CDI Program of the U.S. VETS.
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Honey Eliasi (Los Angeles, CA)
Veteran Talent Specialist
Honey Eliasi (Los Angeles, CA)
Veteran Talent Specialist
What She Does:
Based in Los Angeles, Honey’s mission is to bring individualized focus on the career interests of veterans both transitioning into the civilian workforce and those who are seeking to transition to different career paths. Honey specializes in developing a personal story and personal branding, focusing the veterans on core values and marketable skills, education and training exemplified during their service to promote their branding strategy. During employer engagement, Honey emphasizes the unique skill-set veterans offer in the area of work ethic and leadership, while highlighting the importance of providing a challenging and rewarding career path that allows the veteran to thrive within their organization.
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Latisha Ali-Ramlogan (Inland Empire, CA)
Workforce Development Coordinator
Latisha Ali-Ramlogan (Inland Empire, CA)
Workforce Development Coordinator
What She Does:
Latisha oversees daily operations of Workforce Development Department including staff and Career Center located at March Veterans Village, March Air Reserve Base. She ensures case management services are provided to veterans enrolled in the Workforce Development program; this includes addressing legal, educational, or health barriers. Latisha secures meetings with company hiring representatives to present the organization’s programs and makes presentation of clients’ employment backgrounds to prospective employers.
Experience
Latisha has over 19 years’ experience in Workforce Development and functioned in the capacity of Workforce Development Manager in Florida and also managed the AJCC in South Bay CA. Latisha holds a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Management and Leadership, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA).