CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – On Monday, March 7, 2016, Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) will host a Veterans Workshop at the William O. Beach Civic Hall in Clarksville from 12:00pm – 2:00pm.

Congressman Blackburn, Mayor Jim Durrett and City of Clarksville Chief of Staff Bill Harpel will deliver opening remarks. A panel of representatives from the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services, Fort Campbell, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, the Veterans Service Organization of Montgomery County, the American Job Center and others will be on site to discuss opportunities and services they provide, as well as offer an opportunity for Tennessee veterans and retirees to ask questions about their benefits.

The William O. Beach Civic Hall is located at 350 Pageant Lane in Clarksville. For more information contact Woody Parker, Congressman Blackburn’s Senior Case Manager, at 931-503-0391.

Panel Members:

Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder, State of Tennessee, Department of Veterans Services

Harold T. Riggins III, Transition Services Manager, Fort Campbell Kentucky

Edna MacDonald, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, Nashville, Tennessee

Shelly Peterson, Assistance Veterans Service Center Manager, U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office,
Nashville, Tennessee

Robin Fountain, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration, Nashville, Tennessee

Jerry Brothers, Disability Project Manager, Social Security Administration, Nashville, Tennessee

Carol Clark, Director of Community & Business Relations & Executive Assistant to the President of Austin Peay State University

Marla Rye, President, Workforce Essentials, Inc., Clarksville, Tennessee

Karla Fuss, Tennessee American Job Center-Clarksville

Frank Mir, Director, Veterans Service Organization Montgomery County

Cheryl Tapp, LCSW, Nashville Veterans Center