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May Breakfast Meeting

  • 09 May 2017
  • 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Stones River Country Club, 1830 NW Broad St. Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Thank you for your interest in the upcoming RUTHERFORD Cable Breakfast meeting. Registration for the May 9 breakfast meeting is now closed. A limited number of seats are available for walk-ups, first come, first served, the day of the meeting, with an admission charge of $25.00 for members. Prepaid members will be charged a $5.00 late fee. Walk-up guests will be charged $30 and subject to the same first come, first serve rule. Please bring cash or check to pay for your registration.

May Breakfast Meeting

Caution: Breaking Glass Ceilings Can Hurt Your Head!!

A Presentation by

Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder, 

Tennessee Department of Veterans Services

 


During her 35 year career in the military, Commissioner Grinder faced some demanding assignments. In her talk with Rutherford CABLE, she will discuss challenges she confronted in a male dominated field and strategies she used to break the glass ceiling.

 
About Many-Bears Grinder

In January 2011, Governor Bill Haslam appointed Many-Bears Grinder as the Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services. She is the first woman to serve the State of Tennessee in this capacity. 

In order to accept the appointment, Grinder retired from the Tennessee Army National Guard as a Colonel with more than 35 years of service. The Operation Enduring Freedom combat veteran served in Afghanistan as the Head of Secretariat for the International Police Coordination Board. Grinder holds a Master's Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and a Master's Degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Maryville College in 2016 and was inducted into the Fort Benning Hall of Fame in 2004. Her military awards include the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal.

In November 2013, Governor Bill Haslam formed the Governor’s Veterans Education Task Force and appointed Commissioner Grinder as Chair of the group charged with finding ways to improve recruiting, retaining and supporting student veterans through to graduation. She also serves on the Governor’s Subcabinet for Workforce Development, on the Tennessee State Museum Foundation Board, on the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology Nashville General Advisory Committee, and on the Nashville Serving Veterans Community Board.

A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Grinder moved to Tennessee in 1989 where she met and married her husband, Ernie Grinder, a Vietnam Veteran.
 
Event Details

When: May 9, 2017, 7:30am - 9:00am

Where: Stones River Country Club, 1830 NW Broad St, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Who: Members and Guests. Registration closes at noon on Friday, May 5.

Cost: Pre-paid Members, Free with Code; Members, $20; Guests: $25

Event Liaison: Dawn Nasoori, dawn.ruthcable@gmail.com

Please note: SUBJECT TO CHANGE