Our Team
Bridging life’s transitional gaps for veterans, service members, and military families.
Our Team
OJRV was founded in 2007 as the Crane Learning and Employment Center for Veterans with Disabilities – with a focus on helping veterans find employment at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, located in Southwest Indiana.
Gene Anderson
Executive Director
(317) 677-5273
GAnderson@jobreadyvets.org
Miguel Chavez
Veteran Recruiter
(317) 586-5498
MChavez@jobreadyvets.org
Heather Christianson
Office Manager
(317) 586-3579
HChristianson@jobreadyvets.org
Mike Espinda
Training Director
(317) 760-6154
MEspinda@jobreadyvets.org
Beverly Fitch
Employment Transition Manager - Illinois
(312) 636-9777
BFitch@jobreadyvets.org
Darron Hardy
Employment Transition Manager - Mississippi
(317) 499-1060
DHardy@jobreadyvets.org
Jordan Hopkins
Employment Transition Manager - Ohio
(614) 400-8996
JHopkins@jobreadyvets.org
Gerrie Jackson
Recruiting and Retention Manager - Indiana
(317) 927-5329
GJackson@jobreadyvets.org
Ryan Lonergan
Employment Transition Manager - Wisconsin
(608) 400-7885
RLonergan@jobreadyvets.org
James Rogers
Employment Transition Manager - Kentucky
(502) 595-8143
JRogers@jobreadyvets.org
Deborah Walker
Community Outreach Director - Indiana
(317) 450-1796
DRyan@jobreadyvets.org
Aaron Shaw
Employment Transition Manager - Indiana
(317) 910-8935
AShaw@jobreadyvets.org
Chelsea Sintobin
Retention Specialist
(317) 910-9373
CSintobin@jobreadyvets.org
Jocasta Weber
Executive Assistant
(317) 954-6608
JWeber@jobreadyvets.org
John Zeigler
Communications Director
(317) 517-0385
JZeigler@jobreadyvets.org
Our Board of Directors
As the organization grew to serve veterans in Central Indiana, the group changed its name to the Career Learning and Employment Center for Veterans (CLEC). CLEC is a 501(c)3 organization. In 2012, the organization opened the program to all veterans and moved its headquarters to Indianapolis. In 2013, CLEC adopted the d/b/a, Operation: Job Ready Veterans, to more clearly communicate our mission.
John Spanogle
Director | Operations, GEODIS, Contract Logistics
Board Chairman
Wayne Black
Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Board Vice Chair
Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, PhD
Compassion Consulting & Coaching
Board Secretary
Roger Peterman
Colonel U.S. Army (Ret.)
Board Treasurer
Kimberly D. Bloodgood, M.Ed.
Director, Center for Veteran and Military Students, Indiana University.
Board Member
Judge David Certo
Indianapolis Veterans Court
Board Member
Shawna Lake
Founder Deep End Talent Strategies
Board Member
Danny Portee, MBA, HCS
CEO/President Professional Management Enterprises Inc.
Board Member
Get In Touch
8604 Allisonville Rd., Suite 220
Indianapolis, IN 46250
1-855-4 JOB READY
(1-855-456-2732)
Office Hours
Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
Closed on all Federal Holidays