NVBDC MILITARY & VETERAN ORGANIZATION TASK FORCE
We honor Military and Veteran Service Organizations that have partnered with us to demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving the opportunities for service disabled and veteran owned businesses, their families and their communities.
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mVO TASK FORCE STRATEGIES
Identify and contact major MSO/VSOs to create the task force.
Ask the MSO/VSO organizations to appoint a liason to work with or join our task force to create new opportunities for members who are also business owners.
Strategize unique resources from each organization to create an action plan beneficial
to the MSO/VSO and their Veteran Business Owner Members.
Increase awareness, promote Veteran-Owned businesses of ALL sizes in the corporate
marketplace, and reinforce the reliability of NVBDC Certification.
Bring Veteran communities together.
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mVO TASK FORCE MISSION
The primary role of the NVBDC Military and Veteran Organization Task Force is to focus on pursuing and achieving tactical and strategic objectives by partnering with organizations having equal goals to help Veteran Businesses. The NVBDC Military and Veteran Organization Task ForceDirector will engage, build, and lead the task force to extend the reach and understanding of corporate certification standards for the NVBDC program.
mVO TASK FORCE VISION
Our aim is to work with the MSO/VSO’s economic development leaders to identify their Veteran business owner members and provide them with information about NVBDC and the importance of certification, while creating reciprocal business relationships that will enhance our values and directives as a Veteran business support agency.
MVO TASK FORCE LEADERSHIP
KEITH KING
Founder and CEO
Keith’s 40 + years of volunteer efforts on behalf of his fellow Veterans has been fueled by his belief that he was one of the lucky ones who survived his Vietnam tour and “made it home”.
Richard (Dick) Miller
President
Brigadier General (ret) Dick Miller served in the U.S. Army and then the National Guard for 33 years, ultimately becoming the Deputy Commanding General of the 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2004 where he served as the Senior Military Advisor for the 205th Corps Commander of the Afghan National Army.
Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Kathryn Poynton
Military & Veteran Organization Task Force Director
LTC (Ret) Poynton served 32 years in the Army National Guard, retiring from National Guard Bureau in 2013. After retirement she continued to support her fellow veterans. First, as the National Events Director at “Hiring Our Heroes’ helping veterans find meaningful employment and now with NVBDC supporting service disabled/veteran owned businesses (SD/VOBs) to find new business opportunities.