HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11042014 - C.15Veterans Day 2014
November 4, 2014
11:00 A.M.
Board of Supervisors Chambers
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair, District IV
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair, District I
Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho, District III
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V
Side by Side
by Jennifer L. Best, SPC US Army
Women have fought
Women have died
Women have served
and served with pride
From the revolutionary war
and yet still today
Women stand side by side
with men in uniform and say
That they will support and defend
the constitution of the United States
Proudly, in the air on land and sea
They continue to fight for our freedom
wherever that may be
Their dedication to duty
reflected, their selfless service was so true
from private to general
these women did and still do
So be thankful for these women
past and serving still today
be thankful that they gave so much
and include them when you pray
Veterans Day Celebration
Introduction of Supervisors –
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair of the Board
Presentation of Colors – VFW Post 1351
Please remain standing
National Anthem – Richard O’Connor
Greeting & Reflection on Event –
Nathan Johnson, County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO)
Acknowledgement of Elected Officials –
Nathan Johnson (CVSO)
Acknowledgement of Veterans Service Organizations –
Nathan Johnson (CVSO)
Guest Speaker – Tara Ricks, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs Public Information Officer, Sacramento VAMC
Recognition of Janet Wilson –
Supervisor Mary Piepho, District III
Presentation & Recognition of War Ink –
Jason Deitch & Chris Brown
God Bless America – Richard O’Connor
Conclusion – Supervisor Karen Mitchoff,
Chair of the Board
T
ara Ricks was appointed as
Public Affairs Officer of VA Northern
California Health Care System
(VANCHCS) in January 2014.
Northern California Health Care
System (VANCHCS) is an integrated
health care delivery system, offering
a comprehensive array of medical,
surgical, rehabilitative, primary care,
mental health and extended care to
more than 377,700 Veterans in the
Northern California area.
Previously, Mrs. Ricks served as
a Technical Career Field Public
Affairs Intern at Oklahoma City VA
Medical Center from August of 2012
to January 2014. The TCF program
is a competitive two-year training
program for participants to develop
technical skills to meet VA’s mission
critical needs. In this program, Mrs.
Ricks help orchestrate all aspects of
public affairs for Oklahoma City VA
Medical Center, which consists of a
192-operating bed facility located in
Central Oklahoma serving forty-eight
Oklahoma Counties and two counties
in North Central Texas (Wilbarger and
Wichita) with a veteran population of
over 225,000.
Prior to joining the VA, Mrs. Ricks
held various leadership positions
in the area of communication and
outreach for private and non-for-profit
organizations, to include, a hospice, a
retirement community, and a private
public relations firm in Southern
Florida.
Mrs. Ricks is a proud U.S. Army
Veteran, where she served with the ‘Big
Red One’ in Operation Iraq Freedom
II and was stationed in Wurzburg,
Germany from 2004 to 2006.
Mrs. Ricks received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Communication with
an emphasis in Public Relations from
Flagler College in Saint Augustine,
Florida and will graduate with a Masters
of Arts in Managerial Communication
with an emphasis in Transnational
Communication at the end of 2014
from Bellevue University in Nebraska.
Mrs. Ricks graduated from Defense
Information School Public Affairs
course in 2014.