NOVA MOAA BANG Meeting 30 Oct 13

Business And Networking Group

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN US AT OUR NEXT MEETING

30 October 2013

6:30 to 8:30 PM

at

The historic Clark House

6332 Barcroft Mews Drive

Falls Church, VA 22041

Our BANG meetings are open to all. Please feel free to bring friends. There will be a Spotlight Speaker presentation of general interest to the group and plenty of networking time with jobseekers, hiring managers and human resource professionals. See you at the BANG. Remember there are always “jobs in the room.”

Spotlight Speaker for 30 October 2013 will feature a presentation by: The MOAA Transition Center Staff who will provide an update on their new organization and services.

National MOAA has reorganized and merged two departments, resulting in a name change. The Officer Placement Service, known as TOPS, and the Benefits Information and Financial Education departments have merged together to form the Transition Center. The new Transition Center will serve as a one-stop shop for national MOAA members and their spouses in transition. The department will provide financial and health care education, answer questions regarding earned benefits and entitlements, assist those filing VA claims through MOAA’s new veteran service officer pilot program, and provide career-transition support through a range of self-marketing assistance. With all of these changes came some new monikers. Members who call MOAA’s Member Service Center and ask for a representative in the TOPS Department now will be transferred the Transition Center. “The name change was needed,” says Col. Terri Coles, USA (Ret), deputy director, Transition Center. “The acronym TOPS stood for The Officer Placement Service. We don’t do job placement. We also serve more than just the military officer population. We provide career transition assistance to members’ spouses, retirees, and enlisted members who attend our transition seminars.”

Directions to the Clark House

(http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hprs/clarkhouse.htm )   The historic Clark House is adjacent to the Barcroft Plaza Shopping Center on Columbia Pike at the intersection with Lincolnia Road and Old Columbia Pike. Look for Harris Teeter and Starbucks in the shopping center on the corner at the traffic light. Upon entering the Barcroft Plaza Shopping Center stay on service road to east end of parking area. The Clark House is located behind the Korean restaurant and at the entrance to a townhouse complex. The Clark House is a restored, late 1800’s Victorian farm house. There will be a sign in front. For additional information contact: Frank Wickersham III (fgwickersham@vsecorp.com )