Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Navy Veteran
Jason Alves, is the Director of Veterans Initiatives at WICHE. Bringing to the Behavioral Health programs over 13 years of service to Veterans in public and community led mental health. He serves as implementation manager for the Together with Veterans rural veteran suicide prevention program, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain MIRECC. Previously, he served as president of Washington State Chapter for the Farmer Veteran Coalition, and Programs Manager for the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. Alves utilized his G.I. Bill and received his B. S. in Political Science from the University of Oregon and M.P.A. in Public Non-Profit management from The Evergreen State College. He lives in rural south-central Oregon, with his two children helping when he can on the multi generation family ranch.