1. Where Military Talent Meets Business Needs NC for Military Employment (NC4ME) is an initiative of the NC Veterans Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization A True Public-Private Partnership Kimberly Williams Chief Human Resources Officer, City of Jacksonville Executive Director, North Carolina for Military Employment (NC4ME)

2. NC for Military Employment (NC4ME) is an initiative of the NC Veterans Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Kimberly Williams, Executive Director North Carolina for Military Employment (NC4ME) Chief Human Resources Officer, City of Jacksonville

3. #1 driver for economic development is the supply of talent 4 th largest DoD presence in the United States 78,000 service members will transition out of NC’s DoD installations from 2015-2018 Military Personnel: A Workforce for North Carolina “Service members have the skills to be the next generation of industry and civic leaders that will distinguish North Carolina for generations to come." - Governor Pat McCrory

5. Make NC #1 State for Military Employment

7. Employer NC SHRM ESGRMilitary NC Small Business Centers NC Dept of Commerce/ NC Works USO Service member Other Programs Focused on Supply of Military Talent Focused on Demand for Military Talent

8. Employer Perception Challenges in skills translation are cited as the most significant barriers to employment Many employers have preconceived notions about Service Members and Veterans PTSD, TBI and other issues have been sensationalized by the press Reality Accounting, law, logistics, transportation, food service, advanced mechanics, health care Monthly performance evaluations, review goals, identify development opportunities, provide training 75% of young Americans cannot join the military

9. Steering Committee Providing strategic level support and guidance for NC4ME Secretary Cornell Wilson NC Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs Major General (Ret) USMC LTG (Ret) Gary McKissock Subcommittee Chair NC Military Affairs Commission MG Gregory Lusk Adjutant General NC National Guard BG (Ret) JR Gorham Special Assistant NC Department of Public Safety Will Collins Assistant Secretary NC Department of Commerce Ilario Pantano Director NC Division of Veterans Affairs Binu Thomas Vice President MetLife Global Technology & Operations Michael Veysey Director of Veterans Programs Cisco Systems

10. Program Components SHRM Training Train HR professionals to hire military candidates Strategic Leadership Summits Show strategic leaders that military hires drive bottom-line business results Small Business Centers Train small businesses to hire military candidates 2. Human Resources 1. Strategic Leadership 3. Small Businesses 4. Talent Supply/Service Members Skills Matching Portal & Hiring Events Match military candidates with high demand NC jobs

11. NC4ME.org NC4ME Hiring Events