Joseph Brett

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 1969 - Jan 1970

  First Lieutenant

  First Lieutenant, Field Artillery, Dong Ha, Vietnam. Flew the DMZ as an aerial observer, forward air controller and Assistant S-2 (intelligence officer). Callsign was Sundowner Yankee

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  Capital District Vietnam Veterans Association

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1982

  President & Co-founder

  Co-founder and first President of an organization that promoted awareness for Vietnam Veterans and their families. Made public speaking engagements and appeared on local and state- wide television and radio programs. Helped draft legislation for Vietnam Veteran benefits and recognition, including a bill to extend the time period for reporting exposure to Agent Orange.

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  New York State Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure (Agent Orange)

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1982

  Executive Director

  Gubernatorial appointment to serve a committee charged with fact finding on the effects of Agent Orange on New York State's Vietnam Veterans and other citizens who were exposed to the herbicide.

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  NYS Dept of Economic Development

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1988

  Regional Director

  Applied all of NY State's financial and tax incentives to attract manufacturing companies to New York. Also used the same programs to expand existing companies in the State. Acted as a representative of the State of New York to assist large and small businesses on issues important to them.

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  Jospeh E Brett

  Jan 1989 - now

  International Development Consultant

  Led teams of US public administration professionals to communites in Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Kazakhstan soon after the collapse of communisn in that part of the world

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  Harvard Club of Phoenix

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Board Member

  Promoted and created educational opportunities for club members

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  Scottsdale Sister Cities Association

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  Scottsdale is sisters with Alamos, Mexico; Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Interlaken, Switzerland; Haikou, China; Marrakesh, Morocco; and Cairns, Australia. Created a new relationship with Haikou, China and formed strategic partnerships with the Mayo Clinic, Arizona State University's Hi Tech incubator at Sky Song, Scottsdale Community College's Golf Management Program, The City Of Scottsdale's Dept of Economic Vitality, Scottsdale CVB, and the Arizona Golf Association.

  • Executive Committee Member

    Mar 2008 - Jan 2016

  • Past President

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
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  Veterans Heritage Project

  Jun 2013 - now

  Board Member

  We are a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to connecting students with veterans in order to record and preserve the stories of their service to our nation in the US Library of Congress for future generations.

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  Lecturer and Public Speaker

  Jun 2013 - now

  Self Employed
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  Front and Center USA

  Feb 2015 - now

  Creator and Co host.

  Creator & Co- Host of the internet radio program, Front and Center USA (formerly The Veterans Heritage Hour.) Guests include scholars and authors affiliated with Arizona State University's Center on the Future of War. CNN's Peter Bergen is a co director of the Center along with Professor Daniel Rothenberg. Front and Center brings scholars and thought leaders on war together with the veterans who were at the pointy end of such ideologies and doctrines. 2017 begins a whole new chapter to the future of the United States with a very uncertain understanding of how it engages with the rest of the world. We veteran co hosts want to find out what lies ahead for all of us. Show less

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  Volunteer Institute for Healng of Memories

  May 2019 - now

  Former Co Facilitator