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TopVet: Joan Furey, Veterans Affairs
Joan A. Furey was appointed the Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Center for Women Veterans in May 1995. In this post, she is the primary advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on all women veterans' issues and the effectiveness of VA programs, practices, and policies designed to address them.