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)