Close to Home: Supporting Vet Centers in Meeting the Needs of Veterans and Military Personnel


Subcommittee on Health

Date: 02.03.22

Location: Fully Remote

Presiding: Chairwoman Julia Brownley

On Februray 3rd, the Subcommittee on Health will hold an oversight hearing entitled, "Close to Home: Supporting Vet Centers in Meeting the Needs of Veterans and Military Personnel."

This meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube and you can find all hearing documents on the Committee Repository Here.

 

Witness List

Panel 1 

Michael Fisher, MSW  

Chief Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service  

Veterans Health Administration  

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  

 

Accompanied by:  

David Carroll, PhD  

Executive Director, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention  

  

Alfred Ozanian, PhD  

Deputy Chief Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service  

  

Gillian Hinton McDonald, LCSW  

Director, Ventura Vet Center 

  

Julie Kroviak, MD  

Deputy Assistant Inspector General  

Office of Healthcare Inspections  

Office of Inspector General  

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  

  

Sharon Silas  

Director  

Health Care Team  

U.S. Government Accountability Office  

 

 

Panel 2 

 Thomas Hall, PhD  

Professor, St. Mary’s University Leavenworth  

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)  

  

Patrick Murray  

Legislative Director  

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)  

  

Rene Campos  

Senior Director, Government Relations for Veterans—Wounded Warrior Care  

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)