Hollie Scoma

I served as an active duty Air Force public health craftsman, where I did everything inside the clinic that nobody else wanted to do. I worked extensively with regulations and helped people with their profiles and getting out of the military. When it came time for me to get out, the VA was a natural fit because it was seamless with how I had been doing those profiles and working with regulations - I could transition right into VA regulations. I went from active duty Air Force to working in Florida with veteran services, and then moved to Arkansas to my current position as State Women Veteran Coordinator with the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, where I've been for 5 years. My main areas of expertise are veteran benefits and women veterans, because they are a little bit special with their benefits and their issues. I also focus on outreach and getting veteran communities together. I'm currently the president of the National Association of State Women Veteran Coordinators, and I work on getting our Women Veteran Coordinators together and cohesive, as well as getting our veteran benefits for women to be cohesive so that we have a really good straightforward understanding of where there are gaps in care.