Wilmington is a level 2 complexity facility serving more than 35,000 Veterans throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey. Prior to this appointment he served as the Interim Associate Director for Operations at the Wilmington VAMC. Other prior assignments include: Special Assistant to the SECVA. In this role, his task was to help VA resolve litigation, advanced a new master plan for the GLA campus to include enhanced clinical services and housing for homeless Veterans while developing plans to prevent and end Veteran homelessness. Mr. Kane
also served as Associate Director at Lebanon VAMC, the National Director of the VA National Center on Homelessness among Veterans and VHA’s Executive Officer for Mental Health Services. He has published in peer review journals on issues related to mental health, homeless and improving the Veteran Experience. He is a recipient of the Samuel J. Heyman Award, the John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence and Thomas Wynn Sr. Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. He brings a wealth of clinical/ field experience, global perspective, and a proven track record of building community partnerships to care for Veterans. A graduate of Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Social Research, Mr. Kane has more than 30 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and administrator.