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Veteran Community Initiatives, Inc. (VCI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1993 to assist ALL veterans, their immediate family members, and displaced workers in their job searching efforts.

Our services have been developed with the unemployed and underemployed veteran in mind. We are not a placement agency, but do provide customized services including:

  • Vocational Counseling
  • Resume Preparation
  • Workshops
  • Job fairs
  • Library
  • Outreach
  • Assisted Job Placement/Networking
  • Informal Referrals
  • Client Thumbnail Sketches
  • Job Placement Follow-up
  • PTSD Readjustment Group Counseling
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

In addition VCI is the lead organization for the Laurel Highlands based Pennsylvania Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation/Vocational Retraining Project (PDVR/VRP). PDVR/VRP provides outreach, education, and awareness of comprehensive physiological, psychological, vocational, employment services for returning War on Terrorism (OIF/OEF) veterans.

Our professional staff has extensive human resources, employment, career counseling, and human service backgrounds and we are active in many professional and community agencies.

Tom Caulfield, VCI President/Director has over 25 years extensive human resources, employment, career counseling, and operations experience with such major corporations as Pennsylvania Electric Company, Niagara Mohawk Corporation and Pepperidge Farm Company. Tom has been active in the Cambria County Private Industry Council, Southern Alleghenies Steering Committee, Cambria-Somerset Human Resources Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, and CAMCO Special Olympics. Tom's educational background includes a B.S. from Albany State University (NY) in Business Administration and M.B.A. from Pace University.

 

Marty Kuhar, VCI Program Specialist is a retired Army Lt. Colonel with diverse backgrounds in management, operations, and training, administration, counseling, education, and human relations. He serves on the Cambria-Somerset Easter Seal Advisory Council, the Johnstown Region's Red Cross Blood Services Committee, and is chairman on the Mountain Committee's Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. Marty holds a B.A. in History/Education from St. Francis College, and a M.A. in History from IUP. He is also a graduate of the United States Army's Command and General Staff College.

 

 

Beverly Blough, Administrative Office Manager brings with her a strong administrative, office management and customer relations along with graphic design and web development. While employed as a Senior Administrative Assistant for IBM in Charlotte, NC, she attended ongoing customer service trainings and seminars. She has volunteered her time at the Greater Johnstown YMCA, several assisted living homes, and the Humane Society of Cambria County. She has also worked as a Youth Case manager at a Juvenile Group Home. Member variou local community committees.

 

 

 

Ruth Ward, Administrative Assistant, is a retired teacher with a B.S. degree in Business Education, from Indiana University of PA. She taught in the Pittsburgh and Johnstown Areas for 23 years. After retirement she has been employed in a secretarial position for 10 years. While employed as a teacher in the Johnstown Area, she took advance courses at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Johnstown Votech.


 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Thomas M. Caulfield, President & CEO

Thomas Haberkorn, Vice President -Secretary

Craig Rolish, Vice President-Treasurer

CURRENT ADVISORY BOARD

John Brown John Hugya Sandy Schrum
Ed Cernic, Sr. John Kovac Carmen Scialabba
William Cover Martin Kuhar Patricia B. Serokin
Patricia Crew Wayne Langerholc Jr., Esquire Tim Susengill
Jack Donnelly Sandi McQuaide Ed Wojnaroski
Michael A. Dunn, MD FACP Mary Miller  
Bob Eyer George Molnar  

ADVISORY BOARD – EMERITUS

Jack Cavanaugh Judge John Driscoll Barney Pultz
Tom Coyne Vikki King Anna D. Weitz, D. ED.