Ivan Denton
Executive Director of National Programs @U.S. Department Of Labor
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Director of National Programs @U.S. Department Of Labor
Washington, DC, US
Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS) 2017 to 2024Executive Director, Office of National Programs, Washington, D.C. Supervise three program offices. The offices administer five congressionally mandated employment programs across six Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) regions and 50 states.• Led Department of Defense SkillBridge marketing efforts with employers which grew SkillBridge placements from 6,600 in 2018 to over separating service member placements in 2024• Designed and implemented the TAP Employment Navigator and Partnership Program which annually places over separating service members into meaningful employment• Provided over 30 VETS programs related information briefings to members of Congress and their staff over the past eight years which allowed VETS appropriations to increase• Led all 15 DOL VETS congressional testimony efforts over the past eight years and personally testified to congress on two occasions• Provided over 15 VETS programs related informational or decision briefings to members of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) over the past eight years which increased all VETS budget proposals• Influenced Congress to amend Transition Assistance Program (TAP) laws to improve employment outcomes for active-duty service members
EDUCATION
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor’s Degree
The United States Army War College
Master of Science - MS, Strategic Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT IVAN DENTON
High impact leader with extensive experience across a wide range of organizational functions, including organizational and workforce alignment, recruiting and retaining talent, legislative affairs, employee training and development and change management. Collaborates cross-functionally with stakeholders to improve performance. Signature Highlights • Designed five employment initiatives in the interagency Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to annually increase the number of separating service members serving in the skilled trades• Initiated coordination with unions and stakeholders to increase the number of separating service members serving within the skilled trades with a focus on the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector• Led Department of Defense SkillBridge marketing efforts with employers which grew SkillBridge placements from 6,600 in 2018 to over separating service member placements in 2024• Designed and implemented the TAP Employment Navigator and Partnership Program which annually places over separating service members into meaningful employment• Led Army National Guard (ARNG) recruiting efforts which grew the organization from to over soldiers
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