Cameron Cook enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on September 11th, 2001, where he served as an Aviation Logistics Technician in Okinawa, Japan; Camp Pendleton, California; and Al Asad, Iraq. After his Honorable Discharge in 2005, Cameron utilized several VA education programs including the Montgomery and Post 9/11 GI Bills, Work Study, and On the Job Training. This firsthand experience gave him an in-depth understanding of multiple benefits, which is the foundation for his veteran service career. Since separating from active duty, Cameron has spent the last fourteen years pursuing his passion of serving veterans and their families, and he currently serves as the Director of the Veterans Resource Center (VRC) at California State University Fullerton. With expertise in program oversight, student services, benefit advising, donor cultivation, community engagement, data management, and many veteran-specific areas such as employment, mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness, Cameron is an active and well-qualified leader of the VRC.

Born in Kansas and a journeyman resident of nine states over his lifetime, Cameron’s path to CSUF is chock full of soul-enriching life experience and adventures. Take a listen as Fram and Matt dive into a terrific conversation with this husband, father, veteran, creative writer, and proud Titan leader of our VRC – Cameron Cook!