About this Event
Join us at our Fourth Annual Veterans Banquet with Keynote Speaker
Travis Gladhill, Executive Director, CampV.
Travis is originally from San Antonio, Texas, and enlisted in the Air Force in 1996.
Following graduation from basic training, Travis served in multiple career fields and
leadership positions within the Air Force, culminating as the Director of Education and
Training Development for the Air Force Reserve Command, Air Reserve Personnel
Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
Travis’ career in the military included eight duty stations and six combat deployments to
Iraq and Afghanistan where he garnered several distinctions including two Meritorious
Service Medals, four Air Force Commendation Medals, four Air Force Achievement
Medals, and the Combat Action Medal. Travis has also been awarded several
distinctions within education, training, and leadership, including the U.S. Air Force
Education and Training Manager of the Year (two awards), Distinguished Graduate
award from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Senior Noncommissioned
Officer of the Year award from Air Combat Command and Global Strike Command.
Travis also holds a B.S. in Human Resources Management from Columbia Southern
University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
After spending over two decades serving in the United States Air Force, Travis and his
family moved to Tyler, Texas after he retired from the military where he accepted
the position as a Career Success Coach for the University of Texas at Tyler where he
became among the first in the university’s history to become certified by the National
Association of Colleges and Employers.
Travis has been heavily involved with CampV since 2018 as a board member and
chairman of several committees. His involvement and leadership led to his selection as
the Executive Director as of June 2021. Under his leadership, CampV has become the
largest Veteran-focused non-profit in East Texas; assisting more than 700 Veterans a
month with VA disability, housing, education, employment, financial assistance, and
much more.
Travis resides in Flint, TX with his wife of 28 years. They have two children together
who they credit as their biggest blessing and achievement.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Holiday Inn Tyler - Conference Center, 5701 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler, United States
USD 55.20 to USD 1602.45