Veronica Zerrer grew up on a farm in Kansas and retired from the US Army in 1998 having served nearly twenty three years. She relocated to California after gender transition in 2000.

She worked in Intelligence, was a Cavalry Scout, and commanded a company in an Armor Battalion. She held numerous staff jobs at the battalion, brigade, and division levels with the Army’s 1st and 35th Infantry Divisions.

As a civilian, she managed a homeless shelter, a home maintenance program designed to keep seniors in their own homes, and has worked for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation as Tribal Grant Writer. She is an advocate for both the veteran’s and transgender communities, ensuring veterans receive their promised support, and that trans people are fully included in American society.