Dr. Wyvonne Sitgraves
Speaker · Professional Development Coach
Facilitator
People matter. Better fits build stronger teams.
Dr. Sitgraves is a current VA patient and prior employee of the Veterans Health Administration, with substantial knowledge of the system and an invested interest in its success.
VA employees serve veterans, their families, and caregivers with a myriad of health, mental, and social needs. When placement and onboarding move too quickly toward the first available role, organizations experience poor fit, disengagement, early resignation, and costly retraining.
“Better fits build stronger teams and brighter futures for our veterans.”
Why consistency matters
Veterans thrive with steady support. Their teams thrive with steady development.
01
Sustained care
Veterans who receive consistent, person-centered support are more likely to stay engaged, retain employment, and advance in their roles.
02
Sharper staff
Employment specialists and caregivers with ongoing professional development keep assessment and placement skills current and confident.
03
Lower turnover
Organizations that pair early discovery with consistent coaching reduce avoidable retraining and early resignation among veteran hires.
04
Stronger teams
Leadership teams that train together build shared language, clearer handoffs, and a culture where every veteran is seen as a whole person.
The framework
Preferences, Interests, and Gifts
PIG gives onboarding staff a structured discovery step before a role is assigned.
Preferences
How a person prefers to work, communicate, learn, and interact.
Interests
What captures attention, motivates engagement, and sustains direction.
Gifts
Natural strengths, abilities, talents, and contributions they bring.
Assess
Administer the PIG assessment early.
Discover
Interpret results with the person.
Align
Map fit and support needs.
Connect
Strengthen the onboarding plan.
Speaking & coaching
Know the Person
A keynote on why placement without discovery costs teams their best people.
Identify the Fit
A workshop for hiring and onboarding staff on reading preferences, interests, and gifts.
Connect the Opportunity
Coaching for transitioning service members translating service into a career.
Keynote
Organizational leadership messages that set the tone for a summit, conference, or all-hands.
Mastermind
A day-long immersive experience for leaders ready to align strategy, culture, and veteran talent.
Virtual Workshop
Interactive online sessions for distributed teams learning the PIG framework together.
Year-long Consulting
Sustained partnership to embed assessment, onboarding, and leadership habits across the year.
Expected value
More personalized onboarding · clearer job-fit conversations · stronger engagement · reduced avoidable turnover risk · better use of onboarding resources.
Built for this mission
Service, scholarship, and resilience prepared her for this work.
Dr. Sitgraves served in the United States military, developing the discipline, systems thinking, and team leadership that now shape every session she facilitates. She knows what it means to wear the uniform, answer the call, and transition into a new mission.
That discipline carried her through a doctoral program while life demanded everything she had. Her scholarship in assessment, career fit, and human development gives the PIG framework a research-backed backbone.
After the death of her son, she made a deliberate choice to keep thriving and to serve others through the grief. That lived experience deepens her empathy for veterans, families, caregivers, and the professionals who walk alongside them.
She does not just teach fit. She has lived the work of becoming whole again.
Serving those who served