Oklahoma Veteran Employer Champions is a collaboration between the Community Service Council, Oklahoma Veteran Alliance, The City of Tulsa, DR Consulting, Key Personnel and Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs. The network was created to identify and build an employer network of organizations interested in recruiting, hiring and developing veterans in the workplace.

The Oklahoma Veteran Employer Champion Network was launched with a statewide survey at the Governor’s Veteran Symposium in October 2017. CSC and partners developed the scoring rubric and survey process to carefully identify Veteran Employer Champions in Oklahoma. Survey overview piece >

About the Veteran Employer Champion Network

The network offers employers peer-to-peer programming to learn how best to support veterans in their workforce while meeting the needs of their organization. To join the Veteran Employer Champion network, companies must meet six benchmarks (below).

Criteria for Recognition

Veteran Recruiting & Hiring
Veteran Resource Groups, Onboarding Program or Buddy Program
Veteran Program and Community Support
Veteran Employee Resources and/or Supports
Veteran Executive Sponsor Leading Veteran Strategies
Guard and Reserve Employee Supports

Building Support for Employers

We are growing the network’s capacity to offer these supports for veteran employers:

How to Get Started
Veteran Outreach
Veteran Recruiting Resources
Beneﬁts/Supports for Veterans
Military Skills Transfer to Corporate
Relocation Services/Assistance
Training for Staﬀ

Contact Information

Pete Luitwieler
Community Service Council
Veterans Division
918-630-1891
pluitwieler@csctulsa.org

Survey Overview Piece

About the Veteran Employer Survey

Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum with network founding members at the first employer recognition ceremony, June 2018.

In June 2019, 14 companies were recognized as Veteran Employer Champions.

In June 2018, 13 companies were recognized as Veteran Employer Champions.

2019 Champions

• American Electric Power – AEP
• American Technologies
• Baker Hughes, a GE company
• Berryhill Fire Protection District
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation
• City of Tulsa Gov
• Enterprise Holdings
• Goodwill Industries of Tulsa
• Lowe’s Home Improvement
• Melton Truck Lines, Inc
• NextOp Veterans
• ONE Gas
• ONEOK, Inc.
• Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

2018 Champions

American Electric Power/Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Baker Hughes, a GE Company
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
CenturyLink
Chesapeake Energy
Enterprise Holdings
FlyingTee
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa
Lowe’s
Northeastern State University
ONEOK
Spirit AeroSystems
Tactical Electronics