March 3, 2021 For Tony DeFrancesco, it’s difficult to envision a more important UCLA job than his. As the campus’s chief liaison and executive director of veterans affairs relations and programs, DeFrancesco says it’s his job not only to make sure veterans feel supported on campus but to also make sure UCLA’s partnership and programs with the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration remain successful in helping those who have served their country. “They have given so much with their service. It’s truly my privilege to repay their service by helping them,” said DeFrancesco, who since he started his job on Sept. 1 has overseen UCLA’s veteran-focused programs on the West Los Angeles VA campus to ensure compliance with the joint lease agreement between UCLA and the VA.