Marine veteran and advocate Yolanda Medina has been appointed to the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Thursday.
“Ask anyone and they will tell you, Yolanda is one of the hardest working advocates for veterans in Wisconsin today,” said Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary James Bond. “She has made a career of making others feel welcome and building community. Her tireless efforts have not gone unnoticed by her peers across the state, and I’m proud to welcome another fellow Marine to the Board of Veterans Affairs.”
Medina currently serves as the director of the Military and Veterans Resource Center at UW-Milwaukee, supporting the largest population of military-connected students in the University of Wisconsin system.
The Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs is a nine-member, part-time citizen advisory board to the WDVA. It includes one representative from each of the state’s eight congressional districts and one at-large member. Medina will represent District 5 in southeast Wisconsin.
“I am delighted and humbled to be selected for this role,” said Medina. “It will be my honor to continue serving the veteran community of Wisconsin in this new capacity.”
