This week’s guestspeakers:
Megan Tamez & Christine Gerber with the
Texas Veterans Commission: Veterans Entrepreneur Program
Megan Tamez is the Director of the Veterans Entrepreneur Program (VEP). The Entrepreneur Program assists veterans, their family members, and survivors through the process of opening a business from the first ideation through closure. Megan has served the veterans of Texas since September 2014, first as a Veterans Service Officer for the Claims Department. She moved to the Health Care Department in 2016 as the Operations Manager and became the VEP Director in May 2022. Megan is a proud Army veteran and military spouse who served in the US Army from 2001 to 2006, with one deployment to Iraq from 2004 to 2005. She holds an MBA in Health Care Management from Columbia Southern University. Upon her husband, JT’s, retirement from the US Army in 2017, they moved to Boerne. Away from the office, you can find her reading or on one of the many Texas rivers, lakes, or coastlines, spending time with one or all of her six kids, two daughters-in-law, and three grandkids, kayaking, tubing, or fishing.
Christine Gerber is a Business Consultant with the Texas Veterans Commission and has been at the agency since November 2021, previously working in the Employment program. Christine is an Air Force Veteran, serving 8 years on active duty and 8 years in the Reserves. She has earned two associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in Health Care Administration and Emergency Management, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from American Military University and an MBA from University of Maryland University College. She is currently located in Wichita Falls, TX with her active-duty husband and two daughters. She is passionate about assisting the Veterans of North Texas in their business endeavors, spanning from the Panhandle to Tyler/eastern border.
Friday Morning Reveille Agenda on May 19th:
7:00am CST Fox Hole Buddies (optional)
7:30am CST National Anthem & Pledge of Allegiance
7:45am CST Introductions
7:55am CST Spotlight Speakers
8:20am CST Announcements
To register: Meeting Registration – Zoom
