William (Bill) Koch

Coach, counselor and advocate for Veterans. Retired Marine, served in a variety of roles and assignments which included deployments to remote and hostile locations. Successfully served all organizations and filled senior leadership roles in organizations from 4 to 300 personnel. Following retirement from the military, entered private industry as an Operations Manager for a regional home improvement store, moved to the insurance industry, and took on management roles in both sales and service. Finally found passion in serving Veterans with a small non-profit that I helped grow from a small 5 person operation to a Nationally recognized award-winning entity with two offices in Alabama and the ability to serve Veterans wherever they are worldwide. Dynamic speaker, lecturing to various Veteran organizations, civic clubs, government agencies, and job clubs speaking on transition planning, resume preparation, networking, social media, veteran employment issues, and job search strategies. Member of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals(NAWDP), the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), Semper Fi Community Task Force (SFCTF), Redstone Arsenal's Military Retiree Council (MRC), Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Legion (AL), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and the Marine Corps League (MCL). On the Boards of Directors for North Alabama Veteran and Fraternal Organization Coalition, Epiphany Ministries of Alabama Inc.,, and the North Alabama Better Business Bureau.