Kathy Marshik of Little Falls has been named coordinator of the Central Lakes College Veterans' Resource Center on the Brainerd campus, effective Nov. 28. She will serve as the liaison between Central Lakes College, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Minnesota National Guard, and the Director of Higher Education Veterans Programs and community service agencies. The VRCC meets with prospective and returning veterans to provide information about educational opportunities, the application process, financial aid and veterans’ funding procedures, and transfer of military educational credit. Kathy is a CLC grad as well as Concordia University, St. Paul (bachelor's), and Cappella University, Minneapolis (master's). She has 18 years of military experience as an administrative, training, and readiness supervisor, most recently as Medical Operations and Military Readiness Supervisor for the Army National Guard at Camp Ripley. She has 19 years' experience in the Minnesota Guard, serving in Iraq from January 2003 to April 2004.