Coby W. Dillard, MA-HSC

Coby W. Dillard is the Veterans Resource Liaison at the Center for Military and Veterans Education of Tidewater Community College (TCC). His work and research focuses on the military-related student, and their transition in and through the academic community.

Coby enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2000, and left the service as a Yeoman Second Class in 2006. His duty stations include the USS Constellation, VFA-106, and Joint Task Force-Guantanamo. A veteran of both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, his personal awards include the Joint Service and Navy Achievement Medals, and qualifications in both Surface and Aviation Warfare.

After leaving the Navy, Coby worked as a contractor and civil servant in Washington, DC. His contractor positions include work with the State Department, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard. He worked at the Coast Guard and the Department of Veterans Affairs as a federal employee before relocating to Norfolk in 2009.

Coby worked at TCC from 2010 to 2016 as a work-study, financial aid assistant, VA Certifying Official and finally as an academic advisor at the Chesapeake Campus and the CMVE. He continued his work with military-related students at Regent University from 2016-2017, and returned to TCC in his current role in January 2017. He is a graduate of TCC (2012; AS, Social Sciences), Norfolk State University (2015; BS, Interdisciplinary Studies), and Regent University (2017; MA in Human Services Counseling).