August 11, 2006

Sebelius names Joy Moser to represent Kansas veterans
Retired Lt. Colonel and Kansas National Guard spokesperson
appointed to Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs

Kansas has a long, proud tradition of supporting military men and women during and after their service.  To represent Kansas veterans, Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Joy Moser to the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs.

“We’ve been working hard to make sure our active duty, reserve and Guard troops have the support they need during their service, and are able to access the benefits they’ve earned after their service is complete.  Joy has a long and distinguished career of service in the Kansas National Guard and I know she’ll be an excellent voice for Kansas veterans,” Sebelius said.

The Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs provides veterans, their relatives and dependents with information and assistance.  The commission helps coordinate state and federal veterans programs and services in the fields of education, health care, and employment.  The commission also operates the Kansas Soldiers’ Home, Kansas Veterans’ Home and Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery System. 

Moser, Topeka, retired in June from the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department after thirty years of service.  Between 1980 and 2006, she was the department’s director of public affairs.  Prior to 1980, she was an emergency preparedness planner. 

Moser entered the Kansas Army National Guard in 1978.  She retired from the Guard in 2002 as a lieutenant colonel and was the first woman in the Kansas Army National Guard to earn this rank.  She is currently a member of the Association of the United States Army, National Guard Association of Kansas and Museum of the Kansas National Guard.  Moser is also a member of the Kansas State Historical Society and Topeka Downtown Rotary.

Between 1965 and 1975, Moser was a second grade teacher and high school instructor.  She graduated from the U.S. Army War College in 2000 with a master’s degree in strategic studies and also has a master’s degree in earth science from the University of Notre Dame. 

Moser will serve a four-year term.

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