VOLUNTEER
Veteran Mentor Program

“No One Can Talk To A Veteran Like A Veteran Can”--Ret. Lt. Colonel, John Walus, Esq.

Ret. Lt. Colonel, John Walus, Esq., heads up the Macomb County Veterans’ Treatment Court Volunteer Veteran Mentor Program.  This unique program involves the assignment of a volunteer veteran mentor to every veteran participant in the Macomb County Veterans’ Treatment Court.  Mr. Walus attempts to assign veteran mentors that are of similar age and service experience.  Veteran mentors listen to the concerns and problems of the participants and assist them in finding solutions.  Mentors provide feed back, highlight veteran participant successes and a good dose of straight talk when failures occur.

The veteran mentors participating in the Macomb County Veterans’ Treatment Court have served in Vietnam, Korea, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, (Afghanistan), Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as other aspects of military service.

The veteran mentors currently participating in the program are:

•   Michael Avila - U.S. Army
•  Shaun Bowling - U.S. Army
•   Rex Burgess - U.S. Army
•   Nancy Dlugokenski - U.S Army Reserve
•   Michael Elkins - U. S. Army
•  David Furtah - U. S. Army
•   Michael Gardner - U.S. Army
•  Ashley Gorman - Army National Guard/U.S. Air Force Reserve
  
• Blair Hess - U.S. Marine Corp
  

• Eric Jackson - U.S.Army
  
• Phil Kroll - U.S. Navy
  
• Leo Lalonde - U.S. Army
  
• Douglas Marble - U.S. Marine Corps
  
• Kathleen Porter - U.S. Army & Reserves
  
• Ken Schmidt - U.S. Army
  
• Randall Shafer - U.S. Army
  
• Robert Slivatz - U.S. Army
  
• William Sherril - U.S. Air Force
  
• Ernie Townsley - U.S. Army