MCEC Podcast

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Join us as we chat with Major "Chevy" Cook about the importance of investing in your community and the program he co-founded, Military Mentors.

Chevy co-founded Military Mentors and is a U.S. Army officer currently living in Boston, MA as he pursues doctoral studies at Tufts University. A long serving member of the special operations community, he started his career in the 82nd Airborne Division and has served the majority of his career at Fort Bragg, NC. He also served as both a Tactical Officer and a Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership instructor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He graduated from there with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, the University of Texas El-Paso with a masters in Leadership Development, and Columbia University with a masters in Organizational Psychology. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, TeamRWB, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Chevy's work has been published in the Small Wars Journal, White House Studies, Military Review, Joint Forces Quarterly, the Infantry Journal, J.E.T. Fuel, AUSA's Land Warfare Institute, The Strategy Bridge and the IO Sphere, and has an upcoming book release from Texas A&M Press. Chevy married his high school sweetheart, Ashley, who's a personal trainer and they have two wonderful daughters named London and Lola.

To hear Extraordinary Kid London’s podcast with her dad that Susan talked about in the podcast click here: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-negfa-c105ae

To  learn more about Military Mentors check out their website: https://militarymentors.org/

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Join us as we chat with Major "Chevy" Cook about the importance of investing in your community and the program he co-founded, Military Mentors.

Chevy co-founded Military Mentors and is a U.S. Army officer currently living in Boston, MA as he pursues doctoral studies at Tufts University. A long serving member of the special operations community, he started his career in the 82nd Airborne Division and has served the majority of his career at Fort Bragg, NC. He also served as both a Tactical Officer and a Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership instructor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He graduated from there with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, the University of Texas El-Paso with a masters in Leadership Development, and Columbia University with a masters in Organizational Psychology. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, TeamRWB, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Chevy's work has been published in the Small Wars Journal, White House Studies, Military Review, Joint Forces Quarterly, the Infantry Journal, J.E.T. Fuel, AUSA's Land Warfare Institute, The Strategy Bridge and the IO Sphere, and has an upcoming book release from Texas A&M Press. Chevy married his high school sweetheart, Ashley, who's a personal trainer and they have two wonderful daughters named London and Lola.

To hear Extraordinary Kid London’s podcast with her dad that Susan talked about in the podcast click here: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-negfa-c105ae

To  learn more about Military Mentors check out their website: https://militarymentors.org/

MCEC student programs Tracy Brown talks with JS2S Ava about her recent trip to D.C. escorting a veteran with the Honor Flight Network and the impact of our MCEC student programs and trainings for both herself and her community.   

Learn more about MCEC Student Programs: ES2S, JS2S and S2S at https://www.militarychild.org/audience/students

The Honor Flight Network that Ava talked about in the podcast is a non-profit organization that provides veterans with honor and closure by transporting America’s Veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends. https://www.honorflight.org/

MCEC National Training Seminar (NTS) applications are open now for student programs only by clicking here https://www.jotform.com/MCECS2S/NTS2020 or by emailing Destiny Little at [email protected]

This podcast was sponsored by HEB

MCEC student programs Tracy Brown talks with JS2S Ava about her recent trip to D.C. escorting a veteran with the Honor Flight Network and the impact of our MCEC student programs and trainings for both herself and her community.   

Learn more about MCEC Student Programs: ES2S, JS2S and S2S at https://www.militarychild.org/audience/students

The Honor Flight Network that Ava talked about in the podcast is a non-profit organization that provides veterans with honor and closure by transporting America’s Veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends. https://www.honorflight.org/

MCEC National Training Seminar (NTS) applications are open now for student programs only by clicking here https://www.jotform.com/MCECS2S/NTS2020 or by emailing Destiny Little at [email protected]

This podcast was sponsored by HEB

Kaci McCarley and Michelle Norman are back with us to give an update about the progress that has been made in their advocacy work since the summit for military children with exceptional needs.  In this podcast you will hear about the MILSPED 2020 survey and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MilSpEd2020/  , The Promise Act and the NEW MCEC survey coming out in 2020 and November 2019 On The Move publication https://www.militarychild.org/news. 

Families, your voices are finally being heard and action is being taken! EVERYONE can help, listen in to find out how!

"We have brave families pouring their souls into this survey."

To take the Military Special Education Survey or watch the video of the summit referenced in the podcast click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2rIH8eMYXYCWf9ILgR3FA0ZE95cuG01uNik15Q3FOFIEFCF64QyjXJTQM

This podcast was sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project

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Kaci McCarley and Michelle Norman are back with us to give an update about the progress that has been made in their advocacy work since the summit for military children with exceptional needs.  In this podcast you will hear about the MILSPED 2020 survey and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MilSpEd2020/  , The Promise Act and the NEW MCEC survey coming out in 2020 and November 2019 On The Move publication https://www.militarychild.org/news. 

Families, your voices are finally being heard and action is being taken! EVERYONE can help, listen in to find out how!

"We have brave families pouring their souls into this survey."

To take the Military Special Education Survey or watch the video of the summit referenced in the podcast click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes49TlfpVFZk0hKoIOcUARpMoNML5gw00R5A6t9DgcetuSjw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2rIH8eMYXYCWf9ILgR3FA0ZE95cuG01uNik15Q3FOFIEFCF64QyjXJTQM

This podcast was sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project

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 Rene’ Carbone Bardorf has a long history of working on behalf of those who have served our nation. The military lifestyle comes with both rewards and challenges especially when trying to have a career. Rene’ has taken her connection to the military and improved our military community through being a convener.

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This podcast was sponsored by HEB.

 Rene’ Carbone Bardorf has a long history of working on behalf of those who have served our nation. The military lifestyle comes with both rewards and challenges especially when trying to have a career. Rene’ has taken her connection to the military and improved our military community through being a convener.

www.militarychild.org

This podcast was sponsored by HEB.

Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Professional Network helps make employment connections between military spouses, employers, and community partners.

Parent to Parent Webinar mentioned in this podcast "Finding Your Fit"

Register to view the free recording at: http://militarychild.adobeconnect.com/webrec4519/event/registration.html

Hiring Our Heroes website: https://www.hiringourheroes.org/

www.militarychild.org

This podcast was sponsored by HEB.

Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Professional Network helps make employment connections between military spouses, employers, and community partners.

Parent to Parent Webinar mentioned in this podcast "Finding Your Fit"

Register to view the free recording at: http://militarychild.adobeconnect.com/webrec4519/event/registration.html

Hiring Our Heroes website: https://www.hiringourheroes.org/

www.militarychild.org

This podcast was sponsored by HEB.