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Hearings » Vocational Rehabilitation Education Contracts for Veteran Counseling

Opening Statements

• Hon. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
• Hon. John Boozman, Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Patrick F. Chorpenning, President and Chief Executive Officer, Heritage of America, LLC, Glendale, AZ
• Anthony Tarkowski, President/Chief Executive Officer, Sygnetics, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI



• Panel 2

• Richard Daley, Associate Legislation Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Joe Wynn, Treasurer, Veterans Entrepreneurship Task Force (VET-Force), President, Veterans Enterprise Training and Services Group (VETS Group), and Legislative Liaison, National Association for Black Veterans



• Panel 3

• Ruth A. Fanning, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied By:
• C. Ford Heard, Executive Director, Center for Acquisition Innovation, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Philip S. Kauffman, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 4

• Submissions for the Record 

• John Wilson, Associate National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans