Participants in the Virginia Department of Military Affairs Workforce Development Mentoring Program graduate during a ceremony Feb. 28, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The mentors and mentees began their partnership early in 2023 and successfully completed a year of mentoring and learning from each other. Retired Col. Everton E. Nevers, the DMA Chief Operations Officer, and retired Brig. Gen. Walt Mercer, the former DMA COO, both spoke at the event, as did Tanisha Roberts, the Virginia Army National Guard retirement services officer, who has participated in the program both as a mentee and a mentor. After the remarks, mentors and mentees received their graduation certificates.