RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - U.S. Air Force veteran James Prosser is beginning his tenure as Assistant Secretary for Veterans Affairs. He takes over from Ilario Pantano, who has joined a national veterans affairs organization.

 Prosser has extensive experience serving North Carolina veterans as Director of Veterans Services for Mecklenburg County and President of the North Carolina Association of County Veteran Service Officers.  Prosser served for 27 years in the United States Air Force and has worked in medical administration at the Salisbury VA Medical Center.

North Carolina is making a concentrated effort to streamline veteran services and to incent veterans to stay in North Carolina when they leave the armed services.

North Carolina’s recent accomplishments include cutting veteran unemployment in half.

Veterans servics and information are now housed in one place: NC4VETS.com