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DMVA »   About »   Governor’s Working Group

Governor’s Working Group

Mission

In 2006, an intra-governmental Working Group was established, focusing on health and wellness, job creation, workforce enrichment, legal and financial services, and benefits for Veterans. Over the years, this coalition has evolved into a referral and collaboration network that gets Veterans and their families the services and supports that they need and reduces red tape.­­  Governor Cooper is supportive of the initiatives undertaken by the Working Group.

Vision

The North Carolina Governor’s Working Group [NCGWG] is charged with facilitating collaboration and coordination among ALL Federal, state and local agency partners that touch a veteran’s life in the state of North Carolina. In short, the “Working Group” is making government work for our vets.

Working Group Chair & Vice Chairs

LtGen Walter Gaskin
Chair
Secretary, N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
walter.gaskin@milvets.nc.gov

Deefa Avola
Vice Chair
Assistant Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities,
and Substance Abuse Services, Consumer Policy and Engagement
Deefa.avola@dhhs.nc.gov

Mark Edmonds, Vice Chair
USA, Retired, Chief Operating Officer, Workforce Solutions, North Carolina
Department of Commerce
Mark.edmonds@nccommerce.com

Mark Bilosz
Vice Chair
Director, Veterans Benefits Administration, Winston-Salem Regional Office
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mark.Bilosz@va.gov

Paul Crews
Network Director of Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Health Care
Network (VISN 6)
Paul.Crews@va.gov

Terry Westbrook
Vice Chair
USA (Retired), Assistant Secretary For Veterans Affairs, NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Terry.Westbrook@milvets.nc.gov
 

For more information on the North Carolina Governors Working Group please visit here
 

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