LEWISTON — LaRhonda Harris RN, BSN, Manager of the Women Veterans Program, will be the guest presenter at USM’s Lewiston Auburn Senior College at the Food for Thought Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13.

Her topic will highlight the enormous contributions that women veterans have made to our nation. The public is cordially invited.

“Women at War,” a 24-minute video, will illustrate the changing roles that women veterans have made during the course of three wars from 1942 to the present. A brief presentation will follow the video, outlining the changes that these evolving roles have made in the Veterans Administration and the care for our veterans. There will be time for a question and answer period.

Harris graduated from St. Joseph’s College in North Windham in 1985 and worked a short time at Maine Medical Center, Portland, on the Cardiac Step Down Unit. Shortly thereafter, she received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Ill., where she worked in the Medical-Surgical and Emergency/Trauma Departments.

Upon completion of her three years in the USAF, Harris worked in various hospitals in and around St. Louis, Mo., specializing in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. She returned to Maine in 1994 and worked on the Special Care Unit at the VA Maine Health Care System, working at various departments there including Endoscopy and Primary Care-Women Health.

Harris assumed the Managerial position of the Women Veterans Program in 2010 where she is today.

Harris, her husband and their two sons are very involved in outdoor activities, boating, kayaking, hiking, fishing and spending time at the ocean. Harris, herself, did the Trek across Maine, Autumn Escape in Massachusetts and completed her first 5K run this summer. Actually, she and her family are happiest in anything that involves outside recreation.

Senior College, now in its 18th year, presents the monthly 11:30 a.m. luncheon program in the Function Room 170 at USM LAC, 51 Westminster St.. The cost, which includes lunch, is $7 with advance reservation or $8 at the door. Reservations must be made by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Any late callers will be considered “at the door.”

RSVP: 207-753-6510.