Veterans Employment Program Launch

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Seen above is Marine Veteran: Robert Shilling, during an interview with New York 1 News, conducted at the Veterans Day event, in Long Island City.
From Left: Luz-Maria Lambert of the Small Business Administration's VBOC program, meeting CTI Directors Marshall Coccovillo & Frank Sebastiano.
Hosting Sponsors: Damia December & Melanie Smith, of Healme.nyc® in Long Island City, NY.
Centered: Bill Vallely with members of the Collision Training Institute
From Left: CTI co-founder Bill Vallely, introduces a recent program graduate to potential employers from the NYC area.

Veterans Rebuilding Life was proud to support the official launch of a new training and employment initiative, developed for veterans, by veterans. Introducing the Collision Training Institute (CTI), founded by Post 911 veteran: Bill Vallely, and his team of automotive industry professionals. The official program launch took place at the sponsoring host: healme.nyc® a fellow veteran-owned business, established in Long Island City, NY.

From Left: Recent CTI graduate standing alongside co-founder Bill Vallely.
From Left: Jesse Goauld, Directoir of teh Heroic Hearts Project, a registered NGO that provides veterans access to holistic treatment alternatives for PTSD.
VRL Program Director: Christian Zamora during an interview with NY-1 Latin News.
Bill Vallely, Veterans Rebuilding Life
National Grid representatives Colleen Bushnell & Marine Corps Veteran Sgt. Major Derrick Smith.
Marine Veteran Will Miller, owner of Military Movers of America, a veteran owned business
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Veterans Rebuilding Life with Luz-Maria Lambert, of the Veterans Business Outreach Center.

Attending guests included supporting businesses from across the five boroughs of New York City, and included representatives of National Grid® energy company, Enterprise® Car Rentals, Mercedes of Manhattan, and members of the New York State Small Business Administration’s: VBOC, the Veterans Business Outreach Center, which provides targeted business training and advisement to veteran entrepreneurs.

Veterans Day launch event for the Collision Training Institute
Veterans Day launch event for the Collision Training Institute

This full-scope, training and employment initiative, will provide NYC veterans who are seeking new skills, with professional training services, followed by immediate job placement in quality positions in the automotive industry, through CTI’s professional network of supporting employers in the tristate area. Special thanks to all the veteran entrepreneurs and their supporters for coming out on Veterans Day, to support this grass-roots initiative.

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