Empowering Women Veterans - 5:26
with Sgt. Stephanie Shannon, Founder & CEO, Michigan Women Veterans Empowerment
Posted Feb 20, 2018
Michigan Women Veterans Empowerment is a women veteran led collaboration of member of the Michigan veteran community working together to create a women veteran programs that are tailored made to meet the needs and fulfill the desires of the Michigan women veteran population and their families.
Hosted by: Laurel Hess Produced by: Heartland Newsmakers Team
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