1. Jason Kemp: New Project Manager
Welcome JasonKemptothe Home Base Iowateam! JasonKempisan accomplishedprofessional with
14 yearsof progressive leadershipexperience. Jasonisanative bornIowanand isa retiredAirForces
veteranwith20 yearsof active dutyservice.Hisextensiveexpertise innotonlyprojectmanagement,
but resource management,vendorrelationshipmanagementandchange management make him
uniquely qualifiedforthe positionof ProjectManagerfor the Home Base Iowa program.
Home Base Iowa Updates:
Since Jasonhas takenoverHome Base Iowa andthe programhas beengrowing.Withnotonlynew
businessapplicationscomingindailycommunitiesandCHAMPSare growinginnumbersas well.
Communities:
- Grimes,Johnston, Marion,WestDesMoines,Carroll County,Clarke County,
Dubuque County,EmmetCounty,Greene County, Floydcounty.FranklinCounty,
Hancock County,HowardCounty,HumboldtCounty,Mitchell county,Sioux City,
StoryCounty,UnionCounty,WebsterCountyand Muscatine.
o NewestAdditions:O’BrienCounty,LyonCountyandSioux County
CHAMPS:
- KirkwoodCommunityCollege,NorthernIowaAreaCommunityCollege,UpperIowa
University,MountMercyUniversity,Universityof Dubuque,MercyCollege of Health
Sciences,Universityof Iowa,IowaState University,Universityof NorthernIowa,Des
MoinesAreaCommunityCollege,HawkeyeCommunityCollege,IowaCentral
CommunityCollege,EasternIowaCommunityCollege andWesternIowaTech
CommunityCollege
o NewestAddition:NorthwestIowaCommunityCollege
Businesses:
- Withover1,300 businesseswhohave signedagreementswithHome Base Iowathe
program isgrowingdaily.
o Biggestnames:Casey’sGeneral Store,Wal-Mart,Hy-Vee
- The Iowa BusinessCouncil reportsover1700 veteranshired

2. Website:
Our website iscurrentlyundergoing aremodel.The new site will have betternavigationoptions,
more organization,more collaborationandmostimportantlymore informationforboth
companieslookingforresumes andveteranslookingforjobs.
Features:
- Veteranscanuploada profile andresume whichwill be downloadable toExcel ina
userfriendlyformatforHBIBusinesses/communities toview andsort
- There will be acalendarwiththe followingeventcategories
o Local VeteranJobFairs(withinthe state)
o Regional VeteranJobFairs(within8hourdrive)
o National VeteranJobFairs
o Veteraneducationalevents
o HBI community/marketingevents
o OtherVeteranEvents
o Individualscansignupto receive automaticupdatesforany/all of the
categoriesbysubscribing
- On line completionof HBIpartnerforms;
o HBI Communities
o HBI Businesses
o HBI CHAMPS
- SubscriptionforHBIpartnersallowsgreatercollaboration
o Allowsfortimelyupdateson information
o Provides goodcontactinformationforthe following;
 HBI Events
 HBI Meetings
 HBI Opportunities
- HighlightsHBIBusinesses,educationalinstitutionsandcommunities
o Page informationcanbe updatedquickly
o Additional informationcanbe linked
America’s Heroes at Work:
VeteransHiringToolkitcanhelp. It is designedtoassistandeducate employerswhohave made the
proactive decisiontoincludetransitioningService Members,Veteransandwoundedwarriorsintheir
recruitmentandhiringinitiatives. Findthe tool kitat http://www.dol.gov/vets/ahaw/
The U.S. Departmentof Labor recognizesthatemployerscansometimesfinditdifficulttonavigate the
plethoraof Veteranshiringresourcesavailabletothem.So,thisToolkitwasdevelopedtosimplifythe
processand putvaluable resourcesatyourfingertips.Itservestopinpointhelpful toolsandoutline
some importantstepstotake whendesigningaVeteranshiringinitiative thatworksforyourparticular
business.
Recognizingthateachemployerisunique,thisguideallowsyoutoselectfrompromisingpracticesand
otherresourcesthatemployersare usingtosuccessfullywelcome talentedandskilledVeteransinto
theircompanies.Whetheryouare lookingtocreate a planfrom scratch or retool existingefforts,we
encourage youto reference thisguideanddesignaninitiativethatworksforyou.