1. Joining Community Forces Workshop
Alabama Executive Veterans Network
AlaVetNet
MG(R) Larry Ross, Coordinator
October 29, 2014

2. Alabama Executive Veterans Network
AlaVetNet Timeline
SAMSHA Policy Academy – 2011
Alabama Policy Academy
Governor Signs Executive Order 42 - December 2013
First AlaVetNet Meeting - January 2014
Governor Approves Strategy - July 2014
Governor’s Press Conference - October 2014 2

3. Alabama Executive Veterans Network
Guiding Principles
Collective Impact
- Public/Private Partnership
Common Mission
Servant Leadership
Develop Trust
Stakeholder Success 3

4. Alabama Executive Veterans Network
AlaVetNet is a coordinated system of services focusing on the following key areas:
Health
Education
Employment
Homelessness
Legal Assistance
Family Services 4

5. Alabama Executive Veterans Network
AlaVetNet is comprised of 18 State Agencies
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Alabama National Guard
Alabama Department of Labor
Alabama Department of Education
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama Department of Economic and
Community Affairs
Alabama Department of Post Secondary
Education
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation
Services
Alabama Department of Public Health
Alabama Medicaid Agency
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Alabama Department of Transportation
Office of the Chief Justice
Office of the Attorney General
Serve Alabama 5

9. Alabama Executive Veterans Network
Mission – Improve the Lives of Veterans
Strategy – Stakeholders and Veterans – Issue Teams (6)
Operational Plan – Engage/Network/Coordinate/ Collaborate
Tactical Plan – The “Ground Game” is Alabama Joining Community Forces 9

10. Major General(R) Larry Ross Alabama Executive Veterans Network
AlaVetNet
Major General(R) Larry Ross
(251)
Alabama Executive Veterans Network 10 10