Garett Reppenhagen
What is your role at VGJ? Director of Veteran Development. Providing outreach to veterans to make them aware of out programs and connect them to opportunities within VGJ, assist in placement into careers, and offer wrap around support services to overcome employment and education obstacles. Currently I manage our Service Transition Programs, Veterans Green Corps which partners with conservation corps to place veterans in outdoor conservation and natural resource crews, and Veterans City Canopy that offers veterans the opportunity to plant trees in urban areas and learn landscaping certification skills. Where were you stationed? Conducted One Site Unit Training in Ft. Knox KY with the 5/15 CAV. Was stationed in Vilseck Germany with 1st Infantry Division 2-63 Armor Battalion Shadow Recon Platoon. Deployed to Kosovo for a nine month peacekeeping mission and completed a combat tour in Iraq in the Brigade Sniper Team.