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Your Veteran Ambassadors

  • Tequera Anderson

    AIR FORCE VETERAN

    Tequera Anderson is a GGU Student Veteran who served four years on active duty in the Air Force. She enjoyed her time in service and is looking forward to helping other veterans transition out of the military and into their new careers. Her favorite part of the military lifestyle was meeting new people, experiencing different cultures, and traveling all over the Pacific region.

    She's currently pursuing a Master’s in Human Resources at GGU and has begun her career in logistics. When she's not working or doing schoolwork, Tequera enjoys going to the gym, traveling, and trying new vegan dishes.

  • Otilia Alas

    ARMY VETERAN

    Otilia is a GGU student veteran who served in the Army for 14 years. She loved her time and experience in the Army and hopes to share and help those coming after her pursue their education goals. She likes to say that she already has a large family, but it has only gotten bigger with the addition of many friends from the military community. When she's not studying, you can find her cooking, working out, camping, spending time with her kids, and trying to figure out what to write about in the book she's promised herself to one day write.

    Alas is a full-time student pursuing a Master's Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology.

  • Grant Bowers

    COAST GUARD VETERAN

    Grant is a GGU Undergraduate Student veteran currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Business (Finance Concentration) degree program. Having served nine years in the United States Coast Guard as a Boatswain Mate, he understands what it is like to make the transition from Active Duty service to Full-time Student.

    He enjoys making meals for his family and considers cooking to be his lifelong hobby. Other hobbies include reading, mostly fiction books, exercising, and doing activities out in nature.

Contact us.

The Veteran Ambassadors are just a phone call or email away. Reach out to them via email dillercenter@ggu.edu or phone (415) 369-5204

Become a Veteran Ambassador.

Interested in Joining the Team?

The Veteran Affairs Ambassadors are GGU students with prior military experience who work to connect and support other military-connected students and prospective students during their educational journeys at GGU. Ambassadors work with representatives from the Helen Diller Center for US Military Veterans to provide information regarding benefits and resources to support military-connected students during their educational journey and as they prepare for post-graduation employment.

Responsibilities

● Report to, and coordinate all activities with, the designated Ambassador Coordinator from the Helen Diller Center for US Military Veterans (Diller Center)
● Track and report all activities and outreach efforts. Provide documentation of efforts to the Ambassador Coordinator on a bi-weekly basis
● Attend bi-weekly coordination meetings with the Ambassador Coordinator
● Collaborate with the Diller Center’s digital communities manager to create and implement an outreach plan that engages student veterans
● Maintain and contribute to database of frequently asked questions and common challenges facing military-connected students at GGU
● Contribute to campus newsletters and GGU Military blog on a monthly basis with a video or written post. Help curate interesting articles/posts/news applicable to veteran students
● Help moderate GGU Military social media groups (Facebook, LinkedIn, and GGU Connect)
● Provide necessary support to GGU Student Resource Manager to create resources for veterans, as directed by the Diller Center Ambassador Coordinator
● Plan a trimester social for student Veterans. Digital events during Covid-19 restrictions
● Participate in the planning and execution of November Veteran’s Appreciation activities
● Participate in regular Diller Center Insiders meetings
● Provide 2+ hours weekly office hours for Veteran students in the form of chat or video chat (while remote)
● Support School Certifying Official as directed by the Ambassador Coordinator
● Field and respond to inbound emails, telephone calls, and support chats on the GGU Military landing page
● Attend/present during New Student Orientations, community days, and other GGU community events as directed by the Ambassador Coordinator