Meeting/Event Information

Hiring America's Military Veterans - “Great for Business and Great for America!"
Presented by Bob Ravener, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Dollar General

Bob Ravener is an award-winning, highly accomplished senior business leader, author, and former U.S. Navy submarine officer, with over 30 years of military and corporate experience at such Fortune 200 companies as PepsiCo, Starbucks, Home Depot, and Dollar General. Mr. Ravener graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy where he played college baseball, is past president of his class, and served almost six years on active duty before entering the corporate world.

He also earned an MBA from New York University and has served on several committees at the state and U.S. Department of Labor levels tied to military veteran employment initiatives and overall workforce development.

In this session, Mr. Ravener will share a road map and tool kit for hiring military veterans:

• Training and character traits obtained in the military that are transferable and greatly benefit the workplace
• The benefits to employers in hiring veterans
• Proven strategies for successful veteran programs
• Practical first steps to take in implementing a veteran program
• How to instill a workplace culture that will help employers attract veterans

In addition, Mr. Ravener will share some of his personal journey as well as information regarding the successful veteran hiring program at Dollar General.

Schedule: Doors open at 7:00 am for registration and networking. Buffet breakfast begins at 7:20 am, and the presentation starts promptly at 8:00 am.

Breakfast:

• Members: $18 by end of business Monday, August 1, $24 afterwards.*
  
• Future Members: $24 by end of business Monday, August 1, $32 afterwards.* (See below)**
• MT|SHRM Students: $9 by end of business Monday, August 1, $12 afterwards.*
  

*On-line registration will close by end of business 2 days prior to the event. Our ability to accommodate walk-in registrations will be based on space availability.

This program has been awarded 1 hour of General HR recertification credit."MT|SHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC's) for the SHRM-CP and SHRM SCP. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

Please thank our sponsor for making this event possible:

Biography: Bob Ravener currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Dollar General Corporation, a Fortune 200, publicly traded company. In this capacity, Mr. Ravener has leadership responsibility for all Human Resources initiatives for the almost $19 billion company with more than 105,000 employees in over 12,000 stores. Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr. Ravener was Senior Vice President, U.S. Partner Resources, for Starbucks Coffee Company. In this role, Mr. Ravener was responsible for the leadership and support of the people priorities and initiatives affecting more than 125,000 employees, across more than 10,000 company-operated and licensed stores. 

Mr. Ravener is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned distinction as a leader, intercollegiate varsity baseball player, and is past president of his class. He also earned an MBA from New York University. Mr. Ravener is a published author and has been actively involved in service to the community through military veterans outreach, coaching of youth sports teams, Habitat for Humanity, and other volunteer efforts.

In February of 2004, Mr. Ravener was appointed by the Secretary of Labor to the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee and in 2007, was appointed to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach. In 2011, he was recognized as a Top 10 HR Breakaway Leader in the human resources community, and, in 2012, as a Top HR Executive by ExecRank, Inc.

** Up to $45 of any Guest registration may be applied towards a new 1 year MT|SHRM Membership within 60 days of the event attended.  Please call Shannan at (615) 499-5150 to take advantage.