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VETERANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION

  
 

"Veterans Helping Veterans"

  
               
   

Donald R. Waak
Secretary

  
               
 

Veterans Activities
  • Commander, Alamo Area Vietnam Veterans,  San Antonio, TX  1985-1987
  
   
  • Public Affairs Officer, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 366, San Antonio, TX  1987-1988
  
   
  • President, Texas State Council, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., 1990-1992
  
   
  • President, Vietnam Veterans Foundation of Texas, Inc., 1993-2000
  
   
  • Member, Board of Directors, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1993-1997
  
     
  • Chair, PTSD/SA Committee, 1995-1997
  • Vice-Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee, 1995-1997
  • Member, Women Veterans Committee, 1995-1997
  • Member/Group Leader (Mental Health), Veterans Initiative, 1995-1997
  • Vice-Chair, PTSD/SA Committee, 1993-1995
  • Member, PTSD/SA Committee, 1991-1993.
  
   
  • Member Board of Directors/Grant Coordinator, Vietnam Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1994-1997
  
   
  • Volunteer, Resource and Referral Center, Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc., Bakersfield, Ca., 2001-Present
  
               
 

Employment
  • Job Developer I, County of Kern, Bakersfield, CA, Feb 2001 – July 2001: Performed duties developing positions and placing persons matched to those positions
  
   
  • Readjustment Counseling Technician, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Amarillo, TX, Sep 1988 – Sep 1996: Performed duties in a counseling center for veterans that included both administrative and clinical duties.
  
   
  • Aviation Electricians Mate, U.S. Navy, Alameda, CA, May 1974 – Feb 1985: Performed duties in rotary winged aircraft 
  
   
  • Light Weapons Infantry, U.S. Army, Ft. Benning, GA, Sept 1968 – Jun 1972: Performed duties as infantry man in Southeast Asia (Apr 69-Oct 70) and Berlin, Germany (Dec 70-May 72)
  
               
 

Education
  • San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX, Apr 1985 – May 1986: Associate of Arts/Education
  
   
  • Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX, Sept 1986 – May 1988: Bachelor of Science/Secondary Education
  
               
 

Professional Licenses
  • Permanent  Teaching Certification, State of Texas
  
   
  • Interim Teaching Certification, State of California