Jack
N. Humphries Appointed New ESGR Louisiana State Chair
Washington,
DC.- Mr. James G. Rebholz, National Chairman of the National Committee for
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense
agency, appointed Ruston, Louisiana resident Colonel Jack N. Humphries (Ret.) State
Chair of the Louisiana Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
(LAESGR). He served as the Northeast Sector Chair for the Louisiana Committee.
The oath of office was administered to Humphries by Thomas G. Hall, Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs in the Ronald Reagan Building.
Humphries succeeds Thomas G. Fierke who completed six years of distinguished
service as the State Chair of the Louisiana Committee.
Mr.
Humphries is a retired Colonel of the Army Reserve with more than 30 years of
military experience. During his distinguished military career, among other
commands he served as the Commander, 3rd Battalion, 95th Division,
USAR, the Company Commander, 1083rd Transportation Company, LAANG and as
Commandant, 4158th USARF School. He is a graduate of Northeast Louisiana University (Monroe, LA) with a
BS in Business Management. He is retired from ENTERGY LA after 40 years of
employment having reached the management position of Area Manager Customer
Service.
As
a volunteer activist, Mr. Humphries has served in a variety of community
organizations which included President of the Jackson Parish Economic
Development Corporation, President of the Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce,
President of the Louisiana State Reserve Officers Association and President of the
Claiborne Parish Industrial Development Association. He is currently a member
of the Advisory Board of Directors, People's Homestead Bank, the Board of
Directors, Northwest Louisiana Industrial Development Association, the National
Advisory Board of Association United States Army and the Board of Directors of
the Northeast Louisiana University Alumni Association.
"Today,
perhaps more than ever before in our nation's history, the role of the men and
women who serve in the National Guard and Reserve units has never been more
critical. Since the horrific events of 9/11, over 500,000 of these volunteers
have left their families, putting their careers on hold to answer their country's
call. And many thousands who have served and are currently serving have ties to Louisiana. They truly are the Minute Men and Women of today. But without the
cooperation of employers these men and women could not carry out their military
missions. "And that is what ESGR is all about.," Mr. Humphries
explained.
LAESGR
is part of a network of 56 Committees comprised of more than 4200 volunteers
located in every state, U.S. territory, the District
of Columbia and Europe. Its
mission, as it is with all the ESGR components, is to gain and maintain active
support from all public and private employers for the men and women of the
National Guard and Reserve. ESGR volunteers provide free education,
consultation, and mediation for employers of employees who are members of the
National Guard and Reserve.
"I
am honored by this opportunity to lead the more than 100 volunteers serving in
the Louisiana Committee who give unselfishly of their time helping employers
and members of the National Guard and Reserve understand their rights and
obligations under federal and state laws," said Mr. Humphries. "I am
proud to say that many Louisiana employers go above and beyond in support of their
employees who are National Guard or Reserve members by supporting them with pay
differential to offset wages and salaries and the extension of employee
benefits coverage during mobilizations."
