02/03/2026
After joining the Army Reserves in 2001 and being deployed to Iraq twice while he attended college, Daryl graduated with a degree in accounting. He started to work at a large accounting firm in Pittsburgh before finally joining Highmark Health in 2015 as an internal auditor.
A year later, Daryl was encouraged by one of his coworkers to join a new business resource group that was just starting, The Voices of Employees That have Served (V.E.T.S).
In the accounting firm Daryl worked at previously there was a business resource group for veterans, but the companies were so large that he had a hard time getting ahold of leadership and coordinating events. But at Highmark Health it was different. "Even though we are in four states, it's a lot more centralized," Daryl said. "It's a lot more personal. I've never in previous employers seen this level of engagement between employees in the BRGs as well as the manager's commitment to it."
Daryl really values the dedication to veterans at this organization. "Highmark Health genuinely cares about the retention of veterans," Daryl said. "We want to close gaps, and we want to give veteran employees a fulfilling experience while they're here. Leadership, teams, and your coworkers are really bought into that."
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