Jerry Young is the Director of Veteran Ambassadors at INvets. INvets is a vet-founded, vet-ran nonprofit, partnered with the state of Indiana created to recruit and connect separating service members and their spouses to rewarding careers and lives in Indiana. Jerry retired at the rank of sergeant first class from the Indiana Army National Guard after more than 20 years of combined service both as an Infantryman with the Army and a Munitions System Technician with the Air Force. Jerry is active with various organizations regarding Mental Health issues and the prevention of soldier suicide, sharing his experience educating and supporting veterans and hopefully preventing further loss in military families. https://www.invets.org/
Shawn Welsh is the Founder and Co-Host of the VET S.O.S. Podcast. The show features information and resources about veteran support organizations and key personnel in the veteran support community. With a passion for helping others, he started VET S.O.S. to provide a lifeline to veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses.
Shawn is a retired U.S. Army veteran with over twenty years of experience as an intelligence professional. As a senior noncommissioned officer, he was dedicated to taking care of his Soldiers and continues that mission today with VET S.O.S. Shawn holds several advanced degrees including a Master’s Degree in administrative leadership from the University of Oklahoma. A member of the Maxwell Leadership Team, Shawn is also a certified resiliency trainer who lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife and their two children.
