WASHINGTON – Immediately, President Biden publicizes his intent to nominate the next people to serve in key roles:
- Jenna Ben-Yehuda, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
- Secretary Eric Kenneth Fanning, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
- Main Normal James C. Johnson, USAF (Ret.), Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
- Dr. Laura Junor-Pulzone, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
- Dr. Hila Levy, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
- Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Spurlock, USAF, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
- Lieutenant Colonel Roderick “Rico” Alvendia, USA (Ret.), Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
- Susan Christine Irons, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
- Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
- Secretary Charles Timothy Hagel, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
- Juan A. Sabater, Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
- Lieutenant Normal Nadja Yudith West, USA (Ret.), Member, Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
The Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy
The Board of Guests to the U.S. Air Power Academy advises the Secretary of Protection and the Deputy Secretary of Protection, by the Secretary of the Air Power, and to the Committee on Armed Companies of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Companies of the Home of Representatives unbiased recommendation and suggestions on the morale, self-discipline, and social local weather, the curriculum, instruction, bodily gear, fiscal affairs, tutorial strategies, and different issues regarding the Academy that the Board decides to contemplate. The Board consists of six members appointed by the President for phrases of three years.
Jenna Hoffman Ben-Yehuda as Member
Jenna Hoffman Ben-Yehuda is the President and CEO of the Truman Heart for Nationwide Coverage and Truman Nationwide Safety Mission. A longtime advocate for gender fairness in nationwide safety, she is the founding father of the Girls’s International Coverage Community, a world neighborhood of ladies in overseas affairs in over 100 international locations. She earned a number of Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards throughout her twelve years on the US Division of State the place she served in a variety of intelligence and coverage roles within the Western Hemisphere, together with serving as Senior Navy Advisor to US Northern Command, US Southern Command, and US Particular Operations Command. A life member of the Council on International Relations and member of the World Financial Discussion board’s World Future’s Council on US Nationwide Safety, she holds graduate levels from the Nationwide Intelligence College, and Nationwide Protection College and undergraduate levels from The George Washington College, the place she later taught safety research on the Elliott College of Worldwide Affairs. She serves on the advisory boards of the Management Council for Girls in Nationwide Safety, the Partnership for Public Service, and GLOBSEC.
Secretary Eric Kenneth Fanning as Member
Eric Fanning is President and Chief Government Officer of the Aerospace Industries Affiliation (AIA), the main advocacy group for the aerospace and protection business with almost 350 corporations in its membership. Fanning joined AIA after serving because the twenty second Secretary of the Army the place he offered management and oversight of our nation’s largest navy service. He beforehand served as Chief of Workers to the Secretary of Protection, Appearing Secretary of the Air Power and Underneath Secretary of the Air Power, and Deputy Underneath Secretary of the Navy/Deputy Chief Administration Officer. He’s the one individual to have held senior appointments in all three navy departments and the Workplace of the Secretary of Protection. Throughout his greater than 25 years of distinguished authorities service, Fanning labored on the workers of the Home Armed Companies Committee, was Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth for Enterprise Executives for Nationwide Safety, was Deputy Director of the Fee on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, and was affiliate director of political affairs on the White Home. He holds a bachelor’s diploma in historical past from Dartmouth Faculty.
Main Normal James C. Johnson as Member
James C. Johnson is a senior govt with intensive management expertise throughout operations, logistics, expertise administration, and human resilience. Following 30 years in the US Air Power, James joined a number of nonprofit organizations, together with Mission Readiness, the U.S. World Management Coalition and he’s on the Board of Administrators for The Flag and Normal Officer Community. Most just lately, he served within the Division of Protection as a Extremely Certified Skilled on the Impartial Evaluate Fee on Sexual Assault within the Navy. Because the Chief Government Officer for Operation Gratitude, James leads a staff of execs and grass-roots volunteers and supporters, with the mission to honor the service of our navy and first responders. James holds a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Political Science from the College of Puget Sound, a Grasp of Enterprise Administration diploma from Saint Martin’s Faculty, a Grasp of Arts diploma in Nationwide Safety and Strategic Research from the U.S. Naval Warfare Faculty, and a Grasp of Science diploma in Nationwide Useful resource Technique from the Industrial Faculty of the Armed Forces.
Dr. Laura Junor Pulzone as Member
Laura Junor Pulzone at the moment serves because the Director of the Institute for Nationwide Strategic Research, Analysis on the Nationwide Protection College. As Director of INSS, she oversees three analysis facilities and a publishing unit that present direct analytic help to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Workers and the Workplace of the Secretary of Protection. Previous to her arrival at NDU, Dr. Pulzone was confirmed because the Deputy Underneath Secretary of Protection for Personnel and Readiness. Because the Deputy, her obligations included all navy and civilian personnel insurance policies, the navy healthcare system together with TRICARE, household help companies, the Protection Commissary Company, the Division of Protection Schooling Exercise, and division coverage regarding suicide prevention and sexual assault. Dr. Pulzone beforehand served because the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Protection for Readiness, the Chief of Workers for Price Evaluation and Program Analysis, and as a deputy staff chief for readiness on the Heart for Naval Analyses (CNA).
Dr. Hila Levy as Member
Hila Levy is a White Home Fellow within the Workplace of Science and Expertise Coverage, and in parallel navy and civilian careers, has labored in nationwide safety, worldwide relations, science, and environmental administration on each continent. As a Main serving within the US Air Power Reserve, Levy is an intelligence and overseas space officer, and has led groups at tactical, operational, and joint headquarters-level assignments within the Republic of Korea, Japan, the UK, Air Power Particular Operations Command, and most just lately, on the Joint Workers. She is a printed scientific researcher, undergraduate educator, translator in six languages, and STEM advocate. In 2020, she suggested the federal COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Process Power on viral diagnostics procurement to safeguard public well being. Levy obtained a B.S. as the highest graduate of the U.S. Air Power Academy and holds an M.Phil. from the College of Superior Air and Area Research, M.S. from Johns Hopkins College, and M.St., M.Sc. with Distinction, and D.Phil. from the College of Oxford, the place she was the primary Rhodes Scholar from Puerto Rico.
Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Spurlock as Member
Wesley Spurlock is an lively responsibility Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Power at the moment assigned to the Division of the Air Power’s innovation arm, AFWERX, in Washington, DC. Previous to his present function, Wes served as a White Home Fellow on the Worldwide Growth Finance Company and the Home Coverage Council. From 2015-2017, he served because the Navy Aide to the President of the US & chargeable for the Presidential Emergency Satchel (soccer). Wes additionally served as the primary commander for the KC-46 Pegasus, and was charged with operationalizing the Air Power’s latest plane. He has greater than 3,000 flying hours in numerous Air Power Plane and has served a number of abroad deployments, in help of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom & Unified Protector. Wes obtained a BS in Civil Engineering from the US Air Power Academy, an MBA from Mississippi State College and a MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy College of Authorities. He lives in Northern Virginia along with his spouse Jessica and their daughters Madison & Quinn.
The Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy
The Board of Guests to the U.S. Navy Academy offers unbiased recommendation and suggestions to the President of the US on issues associated to morale, self-discipline, curriculum, instruction, bodily gear, fiscal affairs, tutorial strategies, and some other issues regarding the Academy that the Board decides to contemplate. The Board consists of six members appointed by the President for phrases of three years.
Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Alvendia as Member
Roderick “Rico” Alvendia was born and raised in New Orleans, however he attended Jesuit Excessive College within the Philippines when his Father served as a diplomat. He’s a 1994 honor graduate of Loyola College in Political Science and a 1998 graduate of Loyola Regulation College in New Orleans, the place in 2008 he was named the Moot Court docket Distinguished Alumni of the 12 months. He’s the founding companion of the Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest Regulation Agency in New Orleans. Lieutenant Colonel Alvendia served honorably for 25 years as an Officer within the U.S. Army JAG Corps and deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 2004 with the 256th Infantry Brigade. In Baghdad, he led a staff of worldwide legal professionals who efficiently prosecuted enemy combatants who performed deadly assaults on U.S. troopers and civilians. Alvendia was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service throughout Fight Operations. Ten years in the past, Lieutenant Colonel Alvendia co-founded the Legion of Mars, a Non-profit Veterans Group, which has assisted hundreds of deployed navy members and their households all through Louisiana. He’s the proud Father of Noah Alvendia, who’s attending the Isidore Newman College in New Orleans.
Secretary Charles Timothy Hagel as Member
Charles “Chuck” Hagel served because the twenty fourth Secretary of Protection from 2013 to 2015. He’s the one Vietnam Army veteran and enlisted fight veteran to function Secretary of Protection. He represented the state of Nebraska within the U.S. Senate for 2 phrases from 1997 to 2009. Beforehand, Secretary Hagel was Co-Chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration, a Distinguished Professor at Georgetown College, Chairman of the Atlantic Council, Chairman of the US of America Vietnam Warfare Commemoration Advisory Committee, Co-Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Company Council, President and CEO of the USO, The Non-public Sector Council, and co-founder of Vanguard Mobile Techniques, Inc. He’s a graduate of the College of Nebraska at Omaha.
Susan Irons as Member
Susan Irons graduated from the US Navy Academy in 1989 and was commissioned within the Army as a Sign Corps officer. Shortly after commissioning, she deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq in help of Desert Defend/Desert Storm. Susan has continued her service to others and works as a County Veterans Service Officer in South Dakota and as a board member on the South Dakota Board of Navy Affairs. Moreover, she has served as an advisor for the West Level Affiliation of Graduates Advisory Council for 4 years. Three of Susan’s 5 kids are carrying on the Army custom with a daughter graduating from West Level in 2020 and two which might be additionally at the moment serving on lively responsibility as enlisted troopers.
Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick as Member
Leslie T. Fenwick, PhD, is famous for her experience in management and ethics; public coverage; and variety, fairness and inclusion (DEI) within the workforce. She is Dean Emerita of the Howard College College of Schooling and a tenured professor of management research and schooling coverage. A nationally-recognized scholar, Dr. Fenwick is a former Harvard College Visiting Fellow and Visiting Scholar, and Salzburg World Fellow. Since 2017, Dr. Fenwick has been engaged on the U.S. Navy Academy at West Level as a McDonald Convention for Leaders of Character Senior Fellow, the 2019 Corbin Distinguished Lecturer, and the 2017 Black Historical past Month Lecturer. She has delivered lots of of nationwide and worldwide invited and distinguished lectures on fairness, management, and ethics to convenings for faculty/college leaders, elected officers and authorities businesses, and company CEOs and senior leaders. Creator of the best-selling guide, Jim Crow’s Pink Slip (Harvard Schooling Press, 2022), Dr. Fenwick earned her PhD at The Ohio State College and her bachelor’s diploma on the College of Virginia.
Juan A. Sabater as Member
Juan A. Sabater is Co-President and Companion of Valor Fairness Companions, a development targeted non-public fairness agency headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Juan is also Co-Chairman of the Board of Augeo Affinity Advertising and marketing, which he has helped to construct along with his enterprise companion. Along with his Valor and Augeo obligations, Juan serves on the Board of Administrators of a number of charitable organizations in New York Metropolis, Puerto Rico and nationally. He’s the Co-President of the Board of The Hewitt College and sits on the Advisory Boards of Columbia College’s College of Worldwide and Public Affairs and the Princeton College Arts Museum. He additionally served as Co-Chair of the College of Chicago Dad or mum and Household Program. Juan holds an A.B. in Historical past from Princeton College. He studied historical past on the College of Oxford, Mansfield Faculty and holds a J.D. from Stanford Regulation College. He’s previously an officer in the US Army Reserve.
Lieutenant Normal Nadja Yudith West as Member
Nadja West (USMA ’82) is the forty fourth Army Surgeon Normal and the previous Commanding Normal of U.S. Army Medical Command. A graduate of The George Washington College of Drugs, West accomplished residencies in Household Drugs and Dermatology and held numerous scientific, operational and management positions all through her over 30-year profession as a soldier. West serves on a number of non-profit, private and non-private boards. She can be a trustee of Mount St. Mary’s College.
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