Contact
To learn more about the conference or explore future involvement opportunities, please email vtsc@dva.wa.gov.
Become a Sponsor!
Sponsorships help reduce overall conference costs while supporting an event dedicated to strengthening services for Service members, Veterans, and their Families. Organizations can participate at various levels—from in‑kind media promotion to sponsored refreshments, networking events, and conference meals—each offering meaningful visibility and engagement opportunities. Sponsors not only gain recognition throughout the conference but also play a vital role in fostering a collaborative, community‑centered event.
- Email VTSC@dva.wa.gov if interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2027 conference
Save The Date: The Serving Those Who Served Conference is coming back in 2027
Thank you for attending this year's conference. Please check out the information below on how you can continue to stay connected.
- 2026 STWS Survey: Serving Those Who Served 2026 Conference Survey
- 2026 STWS Conference Video Breakout Sessions: 2026 Serving Those Who Served Break Sessions - YouTube
- 2026 STWS Photos: Check out the photos from the 2026 STWS Conference: 2026 Serving Those Who Served Conference Photos | Flickr
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2026 STWS Statistics
- 327 Attendees
- 37 Resource tables
- 128 different organizations represented
- 135,000+ Social media views
The Serving Those Who Served Conference is a two-day, Veterans resource providers’ conference aimed at establishing better collaboration and connection, as well as providing a wealth of knowledge from industry experts in areas that impact the lives of our Veterans and their families.
This conference provides collaboration with professionals from a variety of state agencies and community partners from across the state and will include breakout sessions surrounding arts, employment, Veterans benefits, and wellness.
The conference intends to foster meaningful engagement with professionals from a wide range of state agencies and community partners across Washington State.
To learn more about this conference and/or how you can get involved for 2027, please email vtsc@dva.wa.gov.
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Media Links
- Where Healing Meets Community: Inside the 9th Annual Serving Those Who Served Conference Blog – Your Washington
- Top military advisor to keynote veterans conference in Wenatchee - Quad City Herald
- Retired Army Command Sergeant Major John Wayne Troxell to speak in Wenatchee at 9th Annual Serving T…
- Top military advisor to keynote veterans conference in Wenatchee - Lake Chelan Mirror
- (German news media)https://www.it-boltwise.de/us-militaerstratege-john-wayne-troxell-spricht-auf-veteranen-konferenz-in-wenatchee.html
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2025 STWS RECAP: 9th Annual Serving Those Who Served Conference |
THEME: 'Veterans First: Focusing on our Mission of Serving Those Who Served'
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2025 STWS Statistics
- 359 Attendees
- 101 Veteran-supporting organizations represented
- 29 Resource tables
- 22,000+ Social media engagement views
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2025 AGENDA - Check out last year's breakout sessions and agenda - CLICK HERE
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2025 Breakout Session Videos Playlist - (1) 2025 Serving Those Who Served Breakout Sessions, Testimonials and Program Overviews - YouTube
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NEWS RELEASES | MEDIA COVERAGE
- KIMA-TV preview web story, Aug. 19
- KIMA-TV preview broadcast story, Aug. 19
- KIMA-TV coverage web story, Aug. 21
- KIMA-TV coverage broadcast story, Aug. 22
- TVW coverage of the Day One Plenary Session
- Celebrated Veteran Author and State Poet Laureate to speak in Yakima at 8th Annual Serving Those Who Served Conference - Author Shannon Huffman Polson and poet Derek Sheffield will give keynote presentations at Veterans-focused conference | WDVA
See a recap from 2024 STWS event