The Joint Veterans Council of Michigan was formed in 2005 to help coordinate the resources available to returning veterans.

Council's Mission:
Coordinate, Collaborate, Leverage and Integrate all resources available to assist all our veterans, and their families; past, present and future in the State of Michigan.

Members of the Joint Veterans Council of Michigan:

State of Michigan

• Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Brig Gen Carol Ann Fausone, Assistant AG for Veterans Affairs
  • Major Lavetta Bennett, State Family Program Director
  • Raymond Ladd, Transition Assistance Advisor
• Department of Labor & Economic Growth
  • Terry Fobbs, Policy Administrator, DLEG
  • Rich Kryza, DLEG, State Veterans' Coordinator
  • Bill Milzarski, DLEG, Disability Concerns
  • David Marin, DLEG, Project MOVE
• Department of Management and Budget
  • Doug Spade, DMB Supplier Diversity Analyst
  • Mike Clement, DMB Supplier Diversity Analyst
• Veterans Service Organizations
  • Dan Crocker, Director VFW Veteran Services
  • Patrick Lafferty, State Adjutant, American Legion
  • Tom McMasters, State Adjutant, Disabled American Veterans
  • Robert Weiss, State Adjutant/Quartermaster, Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Patrice Green, Executive Director, VFW National Home for Children
  Association of County Veterans Counselors
  • Mark Lindke, Director, Washtenaw Veteran Services

United States Federal Government:

• Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Benefits Administration
  • Dennis Paradowski
• Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
  • Mary Sherrill, VISN 11 Transition Coordinator
  • John Paglione, VHA, VISN 11 Planner
• Department of Labor
  • Todd Kaminski, Director, VETS, US DOL - Michigan
• Michigan Veterans Business Resource Center
  • Ed Ronders
  • Jeanne Thick