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Disney Honored With Student Veterans of America Award

The Walt Disney Company has been honored with the 2021 Student Veterans of America Corporate Partner of the Year Award. If you served or are serving, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Cappy Surette, Manager, External Communications at Disney Parks Experiences and Products and co-chair of the Veteran Business Employee Resource Group known as “Disney SALUTE”, has shared the following with Disney Parks Blog:

The Walt Disney Company was honored with the 2021 Student Veterans of America (SVA) Corporate Partner of the Year Award on Jan. 7, 2022, during the organization’s 14th annual national conference held at Walt Disney World Resort. The award recognized Disney’s continued work in championing student veterans above and beyond the call of duty.

Disney cast member and U.S. Army Veteran Kevin Preston accepting the 2021 Student Veterans of America (SVA) Corporate Partner of the Year Award from SVA leadership on behalf of The Walt Disney Company
Disney cast member and U.S. Army Veteran Kevin Preston accepting the 2021 Student Veterans of America (SVA) Corporate Partner of the Year Award from SVA leadership on behalf of The Walt Disney Company

Student Veterans of America (SVA) is the premier organization leading service, research, programs, and advocacy for veterans in higher education. Founded in 2008, the organization has grown to include a network of more than 1,500 on-campus chapters designed to help veterans pursuing higher education following their military service to live their best lives.

“For many years, SVA has been proud to partner with The Walt Disney Company in our shared mission to support student veterans, military-connected students, and their families in higher education and the transition to the civilian workforce,” SVA’s National President and CEO Jared Lyon said. “We are incredibly grateful for Disney’s generous and enduring support for our community, including hosting us this year for our 14th Annual National Conference at Walt Disney World.”

Support for the U.S. Armed Forces and veterans has been a long-standing Disney tradition. The members of our armed forces serve their country honorably through hard work, loyalty and dedication. Active military, veterans and their families have given so much to us, and Disney wants to continue to give back to them. That tradition continues through Disney’s Heroes Work Here initiative that has hired more than 11,000 veterans since 2012 and through Disney’s Veterans Institute, which has helped hundreds of companies across the country establish veteran-hiring programs of their own. 

During the SVA National Conference, student veterans had the opportunity to meet with Disney talent acquisition cast members, representatives of our Disney SALUTE veteran affinity group and learn best practices in several aspects of the job interview process to help our nation’s heroes in their post-military career journey.

Image of the SVA National Conference logo on a TV

“We enjoyed meeting with so many incredible veterans throughout the SVA national conference,” said Matt Andolina, senior recruiter with Disney Talent Acquisition and a member of the Disney SALUTE leadership team. “It was quite an honor to be able to offer help and career guidance to so many of our nation’s heroes who have done so much for us during their military service.”

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Paula K

I grew up in Western Massachusetts. When I was nine my family went to Disneyland and I was hooked. I grew up, attended New England College in Henniker, NH, and eventually moved to Virginia. I worked as a disc jockey, married, and became a full time mom when our daughter was born. Fast forward several years. In 2010, we moved to Central Florida and my Disney obsession grew. I now work as a freelance writer and spend my spare time in the Parks. Under the name Paula Brown, I penned the novels 'Dream Wanderers' and 'The Coffee Cruiser'. I also am a co-author of 'Dining at Walt Disney World: The Definitive Guide'. I'm obsessed with Star Wars, so this is a good time to live in Central Florida.

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