The Speaker

Dr. Welch, the Director of Erie County Veterans Services in Buffalo, NY is an adjunct professor at Daemen College and has been an international hospitality industry executive for the past 44 years. A former US Marine Corps Infantry Squad Leader in Vietnam, he serves as chair of the Government Affairs Committee and a nationally elected member of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Veterans of America. He holds degrees from Rochville University, the University of Buffalo, and Niagara Community College

The Workshop

This session aims to educate law enforcement on the unique characteristics afflicting many of our returning veterans such as TBI and PTSD. Law enforcement officers will have a better knowledge of PTSD and its effects on veterans and themselves. This knowledge will assist law enforcement when dealing with the veteran population and help with defusing veteran related domestic violence and lower rates of suicide among both law enforcement and veterans.