Bruce R. Mendelsohn has been named Worcester’s director of Veterans Services. Mendelsohn will lead the municipality’s Division of Veterans Services, which helps eligible Worcester veterans and their families access local, state, and federal benefits and services.
Mendelsohn was commissioned in 1990 as a second lieutenant through Fordham University Army ROTC. He served as a platoon leader with the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea and an executive officer with the 8th U.S. Army in Germany before being honorably discharged. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne School, the 8th U.S. Army Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare School, and the U.S. Army Adjutant General Officer Basic Course. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Vassar College and an M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California. Mendelsohn previously worked for the MassHire Central Region Workforce Board.
