Happy Veterans Day! Every year, here in the United States, we observe November 11th as a federal holiday to honor our military veterans—persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
“It [Veterans Day] coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day).
In this episode, you’ll meet a remarkable woman who is not only the daughter of a veteran but the Deputy Director of a nonprofit organization that serves some of the most vulnerable veterans and service members in the country.
KellyAnn Romanych is the Deputy Executive Director of Veterans Legal Institute. VLI provides pro bono legal assistance to homeless, at risk, disabled and low income current and former service members to eradicate barriers to housing, healthcare, education, and employment and foster self-sufficiency.
Her journey to VLI might surprise you—especially when you hear what her college major was! For KellyAnn, though, every move was made conscientiously as she followed her inner compass which continually directed her on a career path of serving the servers.
KellyAnn is a lover of nature, a gifted writer, and one of the kindest women I know. I can’t wait for you to get to know her better as she shares her story and what it’s like to lead this growing nonprofit in Southern California.
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About KellyAnn Romanych
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KellyAnn Romanych maintains a deep devotion and respect for service. She is a proud wife, daughter, and niece of veterans from every service branch. Ms. Romanych has a background in law enforcement and education. As a Senior Park Ranger for the City of Los Angeles, Ms. Romanych was the equivalent of an area commander and received numerous recognitions and commendations. As such, she was in charge of the training division where she wrote and administered curriculum, presented academic and field topics, evaluated students and staff, and managed logistics to support diverse constituents using over 15,000 acres of parkland.
In her K-12 experience as a lead and department head teacher, Ms. Romanych has used technology and created websites for remote learning, differentiating instruction, and crafting curriculum. This has included classroom, grade level, and school-wide scales, with particular devotion to special needs students in both public and private schools. Her grant writing experience includes classroom support, small and large foundations, municipal and state agencies. She has also served as a grant and scholarship scorer.
Ms. Romanych graduated cum laude from California State University, Northridge with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She holds a master’s degree in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, graduating summa cum laude. Ms. Romanych draws on her biology and space studies degrees to analyze data and manage diverse projects to document Veterans Legal Institute’s impact and ensure its sustainability. Recently, Ms. Romanych received special recognition for her volunteer development efforts to Veterans Legal Institute by Congresswoman Mimi Walters, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, and State Senator Janet Nguyen. She is an alumna of Seth Godin’s altMBA and an Official Member of Forbes Nonprofit Council.
🔗 Connect with Veterans Legal Institute:
- Website: https://www.vetslegal.org
- Donate: https://www.vetslegal.com/get-involved/donate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veteranslegalinstitute/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veterans-legal-institute/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranslegalinstitute/
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/VetsLegalOC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74lmPefADtu9yEY0O9xxSg
🙌 Reach KellyAnn Romanych at:
- Email: kromanych@vetslegal.com
- LinkedIn: whttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kromanych
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/kellyromanych
🎡 Mentioned in This Episode:
- Why and How to Use an Emotions Wheel
- The Emotions Wheel by the Junto Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (PDF)
https://www.thejuntoinstitute.com/blog/the-junto-emotion-wheel-why-and-how-we-use-it
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