Veterans Green Jobs, Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Tech to Launch Green Jobs Program for Veterans

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by john in Press Corner

Media Alert
November 11, 2009
Contact:
Kirsten Maynard, 415-350-4147
kirsten@veteransgreenjobs.org

Veterans Green Jobs, Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Tech to Launch Green Jobs Program for Veterans

What:

On Veterans Day, Veterans Green Jobs will announce the start of its first East Coast green jobs training program in conjunction with Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Tech. The program is part of a new mission for military service veterans who are returning home to become leaders in creating a more secure and sustainable future for America. Please join us at the reception to hear inspiring stories of veterans who are already leading initiatives in energy efficiency, land conservation, urban reforestation, renewable energy and other green jobs fields around the country.

Speakers:

Congressman Jim Moran, 8th District of Virginia

Jim Moran’s elected public service career began in 1979 with his election to the City Council in Alexandria, Virginia. Jim served as Vice Mayor of Alexandria from 1982 to 1984, and was elected Mayor in 1985.  In 1990, Jim ran and won the honor of representing Virginia’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 8th consists of the Cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, Arlington County, and portions of Fairfax County, including the districts of Lee, Mason, Providence, Mt. Vernon and Reston.

Brett KenCairn, CEO, Veteran Green Jobs

Veterans Green Jobs is a national nonpartisan organization providing returning military veterans with rapid training programs and deployment into meaningful jobs in the new energy economy.  Leveraging the investments already made in military personnel, Veterans Green Jobs retools them for a new mission: working on the frontlines here at home to implement energy conservation, renewable energy and environmental restoration.  Founder and CEO of Veterans Green Jobs, Mr. KenCairn is an expert in wildland conservation issues, sustainable forestry, and biomass energy and fuels production.  His passion for and dedication to aiding veterans through their utilization as a leading workforce of the green revolution has spurred Veterans Green Jobs into the rapid growth is it currently experiencing.  http://veteransgreenjobs.org/

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Jeffrey Mauer, Vice President, Clipper Windpower

Clipper Windpower is a leader in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development in the USA, Mexico, Denmark and the UK.  Prior to joining Clipper Windpower, Jeff Maurer worked in the Global Services department at GE Wind Energy and was previously in charge of field operations for Enron Wind.  Mr. Maurer served in the U.S. Marine Corps for a period of 23 years, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1993.  Veterans Green Jobs is partnering with Clipper Wind to train and employ veterans in wind power projects in the United States.  http://www.clipperwind.com/

When:
November 11, 2009
6 – 8 p.m. 
Where:
Embassy of Finland
3301 Massachusetts Ave
Washington, DC 20008
For directions and to RSVP, visit:
http://veteransgreenjobs.org/uncategorized/vets-day-embassy-dc

Contact:

For more information about the new program, please contact Chris Applegate at 703-933-5055 or capplegate@nvcc.edu.

For more information about Veterans Green Jobs, please contact Kirsten Maynard at 415-350-4147 or kirsten@veteransgreenjobs.org.

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Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of America’s largest community colleges. NOVA enrolls more than 65,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through the Extended Learning Institute. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call 703-323-3000 or visit the College’s Web site, www.nvcc.edu.