VETERANS
CEAC Veterans Committee Report
The California Employer Advisory Council is seeking nominations for the
2025 Veterans Employer of the Year Awards
The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 CEAC Veterans Employer of the Year Awards! These awards recognize employers who consistently demonstrate positive policies toward U.S. veterans in hiring and promotion, as well as through employee retention efforts, ongoing training, and benefits.
Eligibility is limited to California employers who are in compliance with all national, state, and local laws, and are in good standing with the State of California. Individuals, agencies, or organizations are encouraged to submit a nomination with the signed permission of the nominated employer. Employers may also nominate themselves. Winners will be notified by email in May 2025.
Winners will be notified in May 2025, and honored at the CEAC Veterans Employer of the Year Awards ceremony during the 2025 CEAC Conference on June 5, 2025, at the Newport Beach Hyatt Hotel. For more information, contact the Employment Development Department Strategic Communications Team.
Send completed Nomination Form to the Strategic Communication Team
The EDD, an equal opportunity employer/program, is a partner in this event. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Request for services, aids, and/or alternate formats need to be made prior to the event by contacting the Strategic Communications team. TTY users, please call the California Relay Service at 711.
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Services for Veterans
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Services_for_Veterans.htm
California Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.calvet.ca.gov
US Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov
Report on Stand Downs in California and the United States.
To access information please visit the following websites:
The US Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/homeless
2024 CEAC Veterans Awards
Private Small Business
- Veterans Transition Center of California
Nominated by Raymond Creech, EDD Salinas - America Works of California
Nominated by: Christopher Brantingham, EDD San Francisco - Junk Powered by Veterans
Nominated by: Joseph Erby, EDD Concord
Private Large Business
- United Parcel Service – Lathrop, CA
Nominated by Felicia Romo, EDD Rep – Modesto, CA - Goodwill of Silicone Valley
Nominated by: Madison Chu, EDD San Jose - MTC – Imperial Regional Detention Facility
Nominated by: Carleton Bradley, EDD El Centro - Kaiser Permanente
Nominated by: David Uyematsu, EDD Long Beach
Government / Public Sector
- United State Postal Service (USPS) District 1 – San Francisco, CA
Nominated by Raymond Creech - City of Long Beach
Nominated by: David Uyematsu, EDD Long Beach - Cal Fire
Nominated by: Dennis Pearson, EDD Sacramento - County of Kern
Nominated by: Richard Baca, EDD Bakersfield
2023 CEAC Veterans Awards
Private Small Business
- National Veterans Foundation – Los Angeles, CA
Nominated by David Uyematsu, LVER – Long Beach, CA
Private Large Business
- United Parcel Service – Lathrop, CA
Nominated by Felicia Romo, EDD Rep – Modesto, CA
Government / Public Sector
- United State Postal Service (USPS) District 1 – San Francisco, CA
Nominated by Raymond Creech
2023 CEAC Veterans Awards
Private Small Business
- California Veterans Assistance Foundation – Bakersfield, CA
Nominated by Richard Baca, LVER – EDD Bakersfield, CA
Private Large Business
- Joby Aviation, Inc. – Santa Cruz, CA
Nominated by: Raymond Creech, LVER- EDD Salinas, CA - JVS SoCal – Los Angeles, CA
Nominated by: Vanessa Lopez, LVER – EDD San Gabriel Valley, CA - United Parcel Service – Ceres, CA
Nominated by Felicia Romo, EDD Rep – Modesto, CA
Government / Public Sector
- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) – Sacramento, CA
Nominated by: Dennis Pearson, LVER – EDD Sacramento, CA
2021 CEAC Veterans Awards
Private Small Business
- Diamond Crystal Brands, Visalia, CA
Nominated by Juan Vasquez, Jr., EDD LVER , Visalia
Private Large Business
- G45 Secure Solutions, Riverside, CA
Nominated by Clint Miller, EDD LVER, Rancho Cucamonga - JVS SoCal, Los Angeles, CA
Nominated by Vanessa Lopez, EDD LVER, La Puente - The Spanos Corporations, Stockton, CA
Nominated by Jenny Easterling, EDD LVER, Stockton
Government/Public Sector
- VA Central CA Health Care System, Fresno, CA
Nominated by Ricardo Gonzalez, EDD Veterans Program Manager, Fresno - Social Security Administration, Redding, CA
Nominated by Logan Mook, EDD LVER, Redding
2020 CEAC Veterans Awards
Private Small Business
- Accutek Packaging, Vista, CA
Nominated by George Haith & Stephen Lindsey, EDD San Diego - Working Wardrobes for a New Start, Irvine, CA
Nominated by Jeremy Tom, EDD Irvine - Precast Concrete Technology, Olivehurst, CA
Nominated by Anthony Hermoos, EDD Marysville
Private Large Business
- Allied Universal Security Services, Santa Ana, CA
Nominated by Dimetrios Vandiegriff, EDD Compton - Comcast NBC Universal, Universal City, CA
Nominated by Ted Tenorio - Northrop Grumman, Palmdale, CA
Nominated by Jonisha Jones, EDD Lancaster
Government/Public Sector
- Department of Transportation (Caltrans)-District 10, Stockton, CA
Nominated by Jenny Easterling, EDD Stockton - Imperial Irrigation District, Imperial, CA
Nominated by Carlton Bradley, EDD El Centro - City of Barstow, Barstow, CA
Nominated by Luis Urgiles, EDD Victorville
2019 CEAC Veterans Awards
Private Small Business
- Advanced Onion, Inc., Monterey, CA
Nominated by: Alan Burrafato, EDD Salinas, CA - C-Pak Industries, Inc., San Bernardino, CA
Nominated by: Hidejiro Hirasuka, EDD San Bernardino, CA - Home Instead Senior Care, Rohnert Park, CA
Nominated by: Shawn Hansen, EDD Santa Rosa, CA
Private Large Business
- L.A.Metro
Nominated by: Ronald Williams, EDD West Covina, CA - North State Security, Inc., Redding, CA
Nominated by: Logan Mook, EDD Redding, CA - PRIDE Industries
Nominated by: Alan Burrafato, EDD Salinas, CA
Government/Public Sector
- County of Kern, Bakersfield, CA
Nominated by: Richard Baca, EDD Bakersfield, CA - DLA Distribution Center, Defense Distribution Depot, Tracy, CA
Nominated by: Jenny Easterling, EDD Stockton, CA - University of California, Riverside-Riverside, CA
Nominated by: Lance Sayavong, EDD Riverside, CA
Private Small Business
Help Hospitalized DBA Help Heal Veterans Winchester, CA
Nominated by: Ben Esparza, Riverside, CA
Quantum Technical Service- Laton, CA
Nominated by: Adam Bode, Hanford, CA
Tangler Termite and Pest Control- Santé Fe Springs, CA
Nominated by: Vanessa Lopez, West Covina, CA
Private Large Business
International Union of Elevator Constructions (IUEC)
Nominated by: Vanessa Lopez, West Covina, CA
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak-Washington, DC
Nominated by: Ivan Roena, Oakland, CA
Kelly Services-San Diego, CA
Nominated by: Stephen Lindsey, Oceanside, CA
Government/Public Service
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority-Los Angeles, CA
Nominated by: Terrell Mack, Compton, CA
County of Kern- Bakersfield, CA
Nominated by: Reynaldo Locquiao Jr. Bakersfield, CA
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System – Loma Linda, CA
Nominated by: Hidejiro Hiratsuka, San Bernardino, CA
Private Small Business
Dossett Construction- Modesto, CA
Nominated by: Jeanette Costa, Merced, CA
Honeycutt Aviation Inc. – Olivehurst, CA
Nominated by: Justin Offermann, Marysville CA
Nikki Klugh Design – Chula Vista, CA
Nominated by: Enemias Rocha, Chula Vista, CA
Working Wardrobes – Irvine, CA
Nominated by: Kim Sykes, Garden Grove, CA
Private Large Business
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 11 – Pasadena, CA
Nominated by: Gwendolyn Thornton, Lancaster, CA
MTC – Imperial Regional Detention Facility, – Calexico, CA
Nominated by: Lenis McCalister, El Centro, CA
Pride Industries- Roseville, CA
Nominated by: Sory Hinton-Jordan, Glendale, CA
Government/Public Service
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Bakersfield, CA
Nominated by: Margarita Padilla, Bakersfield, CA
California Highway Patrol (Central Division)-Fresno, CA
Nominated by: Juan Vasquez Jr., Visalia, CA
The County of San Diego- San Diego, CA
Nominated by: Joseph Velasco III, Long Beach, CA
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) – Sacramento, CA
Nominated by Dennis Pearson, LVER – EDD Sacramento, CA
Private Small Business
Accutek Packaging Equipment Co. – Vista, CA
Nominated by: Steven Segobiano and George Haith,
Oceanside, CA
Motivated Military Movers- San Diego, CA
Nominated by: Alex Beulah, San Diego, CA
Premier Mechanical Group, Inc.-Escondido, CA
Nominated by: Carla Reed Johnson, Escondido, CA
Private Large Business
AlliedBarton Security Services – Orange, CA
Nominated by: Alan Sheldon, Anaheim, CA
Granite Construction -Indio, CA
Nominated by: Clint Miller, Indio, CA
Staff Management SMX – Murrieta, CA
Nominated by: Ben Esparza, Murrieta, CA
Government/Public Service
City of Bakersfield-Bakersfield, CA
Nominated by: Reynaoldo Locquiao, Jr., Bakersfield, CA
Imperial Irrigation District-El Centro, CA
Nominated by: Lenis E. Mc Calister, El Centro, CA
University of California- Davis, CA
Nominated by: Ryan Perez, Sacramento, CA