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Over the past year, several CTL associates have landed leadership positions in prominent companies. A retired Army colonel is now Senior Vice President and CFO of the Uniformed Services Benefit Association while another colonel is now the Military Relations Manager for Koch Industries in Wichita. Two Army Lt. Colonels have secured meaningful employment, one is a project manager for healthcare services at UMB Bank while another is a program manager for the CEO of Rhythm Engineering. An Army Major took a management job with Blue Hat Hoisting/JE Dunn Construction and another major is the... Read More →

(Fort Leavenworth, August 14, 2015) Transitioning military personnel from Fort Leavenworth participated in a 30-hour FastTrac® New Venture™ entrepreneurial development program co-sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation and the nonprofit Center for Transitional Leadership. Fort Leavenworth is the only military installation where the FastTrac® program is being made available for transitioning military personnel and veterans free of charge. Graduates included John Newlands, Rob Taylor, Mike Kenny, Kevin McCarley, Zaid Abdul Rhamaan, Saralyn Ativie and William Rasgorshek. The graduation speaker... Read More →

(Kansas City – May 5, 2015) Transitioning military personnel from Fort Leavenworth who are associates of the Center for Transitional Leadership (CTL) visited Kansas City Southern (KCS) lines to learn about the rail freight industry. The visit was organized by Daniel Bozung, an Assistant Vice President with KCS. Dan is a Naval Academy graduate and former naval aviator. The program started with a history of the creation of the KCS that included its expansion into Mexico. Greg Walling, VP for Network Design followed by giving an excellent presentation about how railroads make money. He also... Read More →

The FastTrac NewVenture program for the veteran entrepreneur, developed by the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, is being made available at no cost for transitioning military personnel and veterans on Fort Leavenworth. This program is sponsored by Kauffman FastTrac and the Center for Transitional Leadership. FastTrac offers group-oriented courses specially designed to help veterans launch or grow businesses by providing essential framework strategies and insights along with a reliable support network of leaders and peers. FastTrac NewVenture is for aspiring entrepreneurs who have an... Read More →