Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Bergen Committee welcomes State Chair Alan Smith, Col. USMC (ret) to the Teaneck National Guard Armory
Leo P. McGuire, Bergen Chair, Sheriff (ret) (Oakland); Col. Alan Smith
Oakland resident and Bergen ESGR Chair Leo P. McGuire, Sheriff (ret) welcomed Col. Alan Smith, state chair of NJ ESGR. ESGR, a Department of Defense agency, was established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve Component Service members and their civilian employers and to assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee’s military commitment. Paramount to ESGR’s mission is encouraging employment of Guardsmen and Reservists who bring integrity, global perspective and proven leadership to the civilian workforce. http://www.njesgr.org/
From the NJESGR website:
The New Jersey Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, NJESGR, is a Department of Defense volunteer organization. We provide free education, consultation, and if necessary, mediation for employers of Guard and Reserve employees. ESGR’s goal is to support New Jersey’s employers who share their employees with the Department of Defense to ensure our national security.
Pictured are L-R: LTC John McGilchrist, ARNG (ret) (Teaneck); James DeSantis, Attorney/Ombudsman (Hackensack); Felicia Davis, ARNG, (Englewood); Leo P. McGuire, Bergen Chair, Sheriff (ret) (Oakland); Tammy Cartagena, NJ-ESGR; Col. Alan Smith, Louis DiGeronimo, Architect, ARNG (Paramus)
Our mission is to gain and maintain support of all public and private employers for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve as defined by demonstrated employer commitment to employee military service.
National Guard and Reserve forces today total over 1 million service members and represent over 50% of our total military force. Every day around the globe, thousands of men and women in uniform risk their lives and make great sacrifices to defend our national interests. And, increasingly, members of the National Guard and Reserve forces are their along side, serving extended tours away from their homes, families, and jobs.
The NJESGR Committee is made up of volunteer business executives, civic leaders, educators, retired and active military personnel, and concerned citizens dedicated to preventing and resolving those employer/employee conflicts that directly impact the retention of our reserve component soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen. Our 150 members with some help and resources from the National Committee based in Arlington, VA, initiate employer support and education programs including a speakers bureau, ombudsman program, visits to training sites, and through our awards program, recognition of employers whose policies support or encourage participation in the National Guard and Reserve. By explaining the mission of the National Guard and Reserve and by increasing public awareness of the role of the employer, we hope to develop a dialogue among employers, our state employer support committee, and local National Guard and Reserve unit commanders and members.
Pictured are L-R: LTC John McGilchrist, ARNG (ret) (Teaneck); James DeSantis, Attorney/Ombudsman (Hackensack); Felicia Davis, ARNG, (Englewood); Leo P. McGuire, Bergen Chair, Sheriff (ret) (Oakland); Tammy Cartagena, NJ-ESGR; Col. Alan Smith, Louis DiGeronimo, Architect, ARNG (Paramus)