"Our whole goal is to get them the help they need." Mike Fogerty, Military Peer Veteran Network artwork
Beyond The Frontline

"Our whole goal is to get them the help they need." Mike Fogerty, Military Peer Veteran Network

  • S2E37
  • 1:41:14
  • April 19th 2023

As Donna and Jay continue their series on Veteran Treatment Court, they look at the resources within the Veteran Treatment Court. One of the important aspects of helping our Veterans to move forward is to have a strong peer mentoring program. 

Mike Fogerty is the Peer Service Coordinator for the Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN). He works to recruit, educate and match mentors with Veterans in the Treatment Court. Donna and Jay talk with Mike about his Veteran background, how he became involved in the MVPN, and role of the mentors, and their importance. 


Mike’s Bio

Mike retired after 20+ years as an Air Force Navigator, with the majority of his time on AWACS. In his last years in the military he was at Randolph AFB teaching new navigators in the Nav Training School.


After retirement, he spent 16 years as a teacher, with the last 6 focused on Special Ed kids.


He went on to a new adventure and spent 3 1/2 years as office manager Canyon Lake Mental Health clinic (Hill Country MHDD). Seven months ago he took training through the Texas Veteran Commission and added on Military Veteran Peer Network Coordinator (MVPN) Peer Service Coordinator (PSC) to his office manager title.


Mike’s Contact Information

Email: [email protected]

Work Cell: (737)221-1494

To Find a Peer Service Coordinator or learn more about the MVPN program in Texas please visit the Veteran Mental Health website.


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Donna’s Links

Website: www.rebel-llc.com Consulting/Coaching

Book: Warrior to Patriot Citizen (2017)

Blog: Taking Off The Armor

IG: @thetransitioningwarrior

Twitter: @wtpc

FB: The Transitioning Warrior


Jay’s Links

Website: https://j2servantleadership.com/

Book: Breaking Average (2020)

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Beyond The Frontline

Beyond the Frontline tackles topics relating to transitioning from the Frontline to the Homefront. Your host, Donna Hoffmeyer is a 21-year retired Air Force nurse; with a career that spanned from nursing, flight nursing, education, training, readiness, and policy. Donna has a master’s degree in Sport Science and has co-authored her first book, Warrior to Patriot Citizen; focusing on ensuring service members are prepared for transition well before transition occurs. She also has her own blog, Taking Off The Armor, focused on all issues before, during and after transition and after retirement, as well as, a multifaceted business, REBel LLC, focused on veteran transition mentorship, consulting, and publishing her own work. 

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Donna is a 21-year retired Air Force nurse; with a career that spanned from nursing, flight nursing, education, training, readiness, and policy. Donna has a master’s degree in Sport Science and has co-authored her first book, Warrior to Patriot Citizen; focusing on ensuring service members are prepared for transition well before transition occurs. She also has her own blog, Taking Off The Armor, focused on all issues before, during and after transition and after retirement, as well as, a multifaceted business, REBel LLC, focused on veteran transition mentorship, consulting, and publishing her own work.