THE 17TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
Guardians of Trust: Leaders in the Modern Era
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY
CENTER FOR CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
February 17th-19th, 2010
Changing Lives…One Person at a Time
The best leaders tell great stories—to illustrate, to inform, to share. At NCLS we orient leaders to see themselves and their world differently, to see
opportunities for character and leadership development, to emerge from being great people to being great leaders whose decisions and actions will
shape a better future.
A Look Back
Sixteenth Annual
Answering the Nation’s Call:
Our Legacy in the Making
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Eleventh Annual
Teamwork: Working Together to
Achieve Excellence
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Sixth Annual
Integrity First:
Courage, Competence,
& Commitment
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Fifteenth Annual
Impassioned Citizenship:
Can One Make a Difference?
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Tenth Annual
Moral Courage and Servant
Leadership in Modern Times
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Fifth Annual
Excellence in All We Do:
Personally and
Professionally
Fourteenth Annual
All Created Equal—
Human Dignity & Respect
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Ninth Annual
Undaunted Leadership: Unassailable
Integrity, Increasing Service,
Uncompromising Excellence
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Fourth Annual
Service Before Self
Thirteenth Annual
Courage in the Face of Adversity
Twelfth Annual
Leading Positive Change: Raising
the Standard of Excellence
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Eighth Annual
Integrity First: Recollection,
Inspiration & Aspiration
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Seventh Annual
Service Before Self:
Heroes, Hymns and Hardiness
Artwork by Chris Hureau
Third Annual
Integrity in
the Profession of Arms
Second Annual
Strength Through Diversity
First Annual
Women in Leadership
Special Thanks
The Superintendent, Faculty, Staff, and Cadet Wing of the US Air Force Academy would like to thank the following groups for their
generous support:
The US Air Force Academy
Association of Graduates (AOG)
USAF Academy Class of ‘73
Flagship Sponsor
USAF Academy Class of ‘59
USAF Academy Class of ‘74
The support of the following organizations and individuals who graciously gave of their time helped make the 17th Annual National
Character & Leadership Symposium possible:
Association of Graduates
Arnold Hall Facility & Audiovisual Support
USAFA Class of ‘73 Volunteers
Multimedia
10th Communications Squadron
DenMar Services, Inc., Motion Media Creation & Delivery
10th Force Support Squadron
USAFA Admissions
10th ABW Transportation
The US Air Force Academy Band and Jazz Band
10th Security Forces Squadron
Falcon Club & Staff
USAFA Public Affairs
Mitchell Hall & Staff
USAFA Protocol
USAFA Training Devices
USAFA Strategic Communications
USAFA Visitors Center
Fairchild Hall Facility & Audiovisual Support
USAFA Cadet Honor Guard
Rampart Lodge Staff
In the Stairwell, USAFA Cadet Singers
Stacey Newland, Database Design & Support
Permanent Party & Cadet Speaker Escorts
Carolyn Dull, Sharepoint Support
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Quick-Reference Schedule
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Berkowitz
Billick
Birdine
Birdwell
Borba
Bowden
Butler
Callahan
Cicere
Clark, A.
Clark, D.
Closing Ceremony
Donley
D’Souza
Everett
Foster
Greitens
Hayden
Hesselbein Identity Development Panel
Kauvar
Lasorda
LeBoeuf Lindsay
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L-1
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F-1
L-2
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H-2
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D-2 (Panel)
H-1
H-1
Theater
H-1
L-5
D-2 (Panel)
F-1 (Panel)
H-1
Banquet
Ballroom
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Theater
Theater
Theater
F-1
Banquet
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L-5
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Theater
Theater
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L-2
D-2
L-1
L-4
L-4
F-1
L-1
D-2 (Panel)
L-4
Ballroom
Ballroom
Marr
McCone
McElhiney
Melvill
Opening Ceremony
Rainville
Registre
Rigsby
Roberts Ridge Panel
Scott, D.
Scott, L.
Self Sisterhood
Deakin & Hern
Thomas
Trainor
Tressel
Vance
Weinstein
Wilson
Zweifel
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D-2 (Panel)
F-1 (Panel)
D-2 (Panel)
Mitchell Hall
L-4
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F-1
H-1
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F-1
L-4
L-1
H-2
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F-1
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Theater
F-1
D-2 (Panel)
F-1 (Panel)
Banquet
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L-5
H-1
Theater, Ballroom and Banquet Room are located in Arnold Hall
F-1, H-1, H-2, D-2, L-1, L-2, L-4, and L-5
are located in Fairchild Hall
Master Schedule
Location
Arnold Hall
Theater
Arnold
Hall
Ballroom
1200 – 115
Arnold Hall
Banquet
Room
D-2
L-1
L-2
830
Arnold Hall Ballroom & Fairchild Hall Falcon Center: Speaker Receptions
530 – 800
Breakfast - Students: Mitchell Hall (5:30-8:00) / Visiting Speakers & Professionals: Falcon Club (6:00 - 8:00 am)
930 – 1020
Tressel
1030 – 1120
D. Scott
1215 – 115
Self
(Moral Courage
Lecture)
Callahan
LeBoeuf
Registre
McElhiney
Zweifel
Kauvar
Sisterhood
Rainville
Foster
Melvill
Bowden
Everett
Zweifel
2 –5
USAFA Chapel and Visitor Center Tours (Bus will depart the Fairchild bus stop at 2:45) / Free Time
530
Symposium Dinner (Service Dress / Business Attire): Arnold Hall Ballroom
30
Hayden
730
L-5
Mitchell Hall: Lunch
130 – 230
30
L-4
Opening
Ceremony
1135 – 1200
Thurs Feb 18
H-2
Rigsby
(‘59 Lecture)
830 – 920
Lasorda
(‘74 / Wakin Award)
SECAF Lecture
A. Clark
Arnold Hall Ballroom & Fairchild Hall Falcon Center: Speaker Receptions
830
530 – 730
800 – 900
Fri Feb 19
H-1
Kickoff to the Cadet Wing (Mitchell Hall - Keynote Speaker: McElhiney)
Tressel
730
F-1
Breakfast - Students: Mitchell Hall (5:30-8:30) / Visiting Speakers & Professionals: Falcon Club (6:00 - 7:30 am)
Donley
(‘73 Lecture)
Billick
Everett
Hayden
Bowden
Birdwell
Identity
Dev Panel
Rainville
Registre
Kauvar
Callahan
920 – 1020
D’Souza
Lindsay
A. Clark
Greitens
Registre
Birdwell
Roberts
Ridge Panel
Berkowitz
Hesselbein
Kauvar
Foster
1040 – 1140
Butler
D. Clark
Weinstein
Billick
Melvill
Rainville
Thomas
Berkowitz
Birdine
LeBoeuf
Sisterhood
L. Scott
Roberts
Ridge
Panel
Thomas
Melvill
Birdine
12 – 12
00
Mitchell Hall: Lunch
40
100 – 200
Greitens
Wilson
D. Clark
McElhiney Sisterhood
Student Breakout Sessions in Squadrons / Faculty & Staff Breakout Sessions in Workcenters /
Student Consortium: Arnold Hall Ballroom
230 – 430
500 – 600
Lindsay
Closing
Ceremony
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Speakers
Dr. Marvin Berkowitz
Co-Director, Center for Character and Citizenship, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Dr. Berkowitz, a developmental psychologist, is the inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed
Professor of Character Education and Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship at the
University of Missouri-St. Louis. Before arriving at UMSL, he was the inaugural Ambassador H.H.
Coors Professor of Character Development at USAFA (1999), and Professor of Psychology (19791999) at Marquette University. His research interests include character education, moral development,
adolescent development, and risk-taking. He is author of Parenting for Good (2005) and more than 100
book chapters, monographs, and journal articles. He is a board member of the Character Education
Partnership and founding co-editor of the Journal for Research in Character Education. In 2006 he
received the Sanford N. McDonnell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Character Education
Partnership.
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“Leading Schools of Character” - Schools, whether at the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary
level, have always been obligated to positively impact the character development of students. The most
central influence on whether they do so effectively is the school leader. However, many school leaders
are not trained for this task. It has always been a challenging task, but is even more difficult in the
modern era due to outside negative influences (many of them exacerbated by technological advances),
large schools, and declining public support for education as a social force. This session will focus on
both the challenges in leading schools of character and what can be done about them.
Friday, 9:20 am, L-1
Friday, 10:40 am, L-1
t r u s t :
Coach Brian Billick
Former NFL Head Coach, TV Sports Analyst
g u a r d i a n s
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An expert motivator, NFL coach, and strategist, for over 30 years Brian Billick has demonstrated an
exceptional ability to take individual players to their highest potential while keeping his teams unified and
focused. From 1999-2007, Billick served as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, a new franchise
with some of the youngest players in NFL history. In his first year as head coach, Billick guided the
Ravens to their first non-losing season. In 2000, he led the Ravens to a decisive 34-7 Super Bowl XXXV
victory over the New York Giants. Currently an analyst for FOX TV Sports and a contributor to the
NFL Network, Billick shares his methods for bringing teams together to focus on achieving common
goals. Author of several books including Competitive Leadership: Twelve Principles for Success (with Dr. James
A. Peterson/May 2001) and More Than A Game: The Glorious Present and Uncertain Future of the NFL (with
Michael MacCambridge/September 2009), Billick’s engaging presentations challenge us all to strive for a
“we” environment that holds everyone on a team accountable in the pursuit of victory.
Keynote Speaker
“Competitive Leadership” - We live in a society in which individual achievement is the predominant
measure of success. As children in school and adults at work, our performance is evaluated individually.
But in order for organizations to successfully compete, employees must work seamlessly as a team. So
how do people of an “I” culture let go of an inherent self-interest that permeates the business culture?
Perhaps lessons can be drawn from professional sports, where effective teamwork is the only way to win.
After coaching collegiate and professional football teams for more than 30 years, Billick is a master at
building winning teams.
Friday, 8:00 am, Arnold Hall Ballroom
Friday, 10:40 am, F-1*
* Denotes Keynote
Presentation
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Steve Birdine
Author, Diversity Educator
f o r c e
a c a d e m y
“Refined By Fire” - Although every American was deeply affected by the events of September 11,
2001, Birdwell experienced the attack at the Pentagon firsthand. As he relives those tragic moments of
trauma suffered, the listener will witness how his life was transformed.
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Lieutenant Colonel Birdwell is a survivor of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, just feet away from his second floor office,
Birdwell was thrown to the ground and engulfed in flames. Of the burns that consumed 60 percent of
his body, nearly half were third-degree burns. After enduring more than 30 operations and months of
hospitalization and multiple skin grafts, Birdwell has made a miraculous recovery. He was awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds received on that day. The Birdwells give a more detailed account of the events
of 9/11 and the days following the attack in their book Refined by Fire. Birdwell and his wife, Mel, have
one son, Matt, and one fabulous golden retriever, Hayley. They now reside in Granbury, Texas.
s t a t e s
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Birdwell, United States Army (Retired)
Survivor, Terror Attack on the Pentagon
u n i t e d
Friday, 10:40 am, L-2
Friday, 1:00 pm, L-2
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“Taking Responsibility For Our Own Success” - This holistic, empowering, powerful, humorous,
insightful, motivational and thought-provoking presentation takes a much-needed open and honest
look at issues impacting leaders. Issues addressed include leadership development, motivation, personal
excellence, diversity, unity, male-female relationships, discipline, goal setting, respect and other issues
impacting lives on a daily basis.
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Steve Birdine is a diversity educator, motivator, and risk taker. He has given keynote addresses and
facilitated workshops and seminars at over 100 institutions, conferences, and businesses nationally. His
passion for academic excellence, student motivation, diversity education, and leadership development
has led him to be an inspiration and to seek innovation in dealing with longstanding historical issues
impacting people of color. This Chicago native earned two degrees from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign before embarking on a fifteen-year career as a higher education administrator. His
personal honors include a four-year listing in Ebony Magazine (2002-2005) as “One of America’s 100+
Most Influential African-Americans.”
Friday, 8:00 am, H-2
Friday, 9:20 am, H-2
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Dr. Michele Borba
Educational Psychologist, Author
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Dr. Borba is an educational psychologist who offers research-driven advice on building strong character
and moral intelligence. Her expertise is culled from a career of working with over one million parents,
organizations, educators, and children. An NBC Today Show contributor, she appears regularly on talk
shows including Dr. Phil, and news networks. A recipient of the National Educator Award, Borba is
the author of 22 books including Building Moral Intelligence. Her latest release is The Big Book of Parenting
Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries. She is an advisory board member
for Parents magazine, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Character Education Partnerships. She
authored the proposal “Ending School Violence” (SB1667) passed into law in 2002.
L e a d e r s
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Member of the Identity Development Panel
Friday, 8:00 am, D-2
t r u s t :
Mark Bowden
Author, Black Hawk Down
g u a r d i a n s
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Mark Bowden, an Atlantic Monthly national correspondent, is an author, journalist, screenwriter, and
teacher. His book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (1999) – an international bestseller that spent
more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list – was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Bowden is also the author of the award-winning Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw
(2001), which tells the story of the hunt for Colombian cocaine billionaire Pablo Escobar, as well as
Doctor Dealer (1987), Bringing the Heat (1994), Our Finest Day (2002), and Finders Keepers (2002). Bowden
contributes regularly to major American magazines. He is also an adjunct professor at Loyola College of
Maryland where he teaches creative writing and journalism. Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1951, Bowden
grew up in Illinois, New York, and Maryland. He graduated from Loyola College of Maryland in 1973
with a BA in English Literature. He lives in southeastern Pennsylvania.
“War in Modern Literature” - Bowden will discuss how the success of Black Hawk Down and other
recent books about war have restored the subject to its rightful place in American literature.
Keynote Speaker
Thursday, 12:15 pm, H-1*
Friday, 8:00 am, H-1
* Denotes Keynote
Presentation
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Speakers
General George Lee Butler, United States Air Force (Retired)
Former Commander, United States Strategic Command
a c a d e m y
“Beyond the Cheating Culture” - Powerful economic and cultural forces have been undermining
professional and personal ethics in the United States. But individuals can stand up to this cheating
culture and join growing efforts to reform institutions and create a more ethical society.
f o r c e
Dr. Callahan is author of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead. He is also
co-founder of Demos, a New York-based think tank where he is now a Senior Fellow. His numerous
articles in newspapers and magazines have been published in such places as The New York Times, The
Washington Post, USA Today, and The American Prospect. Callahan has also been a frequent commentator
on television programs, appearing on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and radio talk shows across the United
States. He is a graduate of Hampshire College and holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University.
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Dr. David Callahan
Author, The Cheating Culture
s t a t e s
Friday, 10:40 am, Arnold Hall Theater*
u n i t e d
“An Unlikely Guardian” - When an introverted, underweight Army brat saw an Air Force Academy
poster in his high school counselor’s office, no one could have predicted he would go on not only to
graduate from the premier air institute, but to rise to the top of the nation’s nuclear force. General Butler
will tell the tale of his military career from its less-than-charmed beginnings through the pinnacle of
command for US Strategic Command and offer insight on the lessons from USAFA – and personal
qualities they honed – that carried him all the way.
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Keynote Speaker
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General Butler graduated from the US Air Force Academy and received his commission in 1961. After
graduation, he attended pilot training and amassed more than 3,000 flying hours over the course of his
career which included a combat tour in Vietnam. He was later selected to study in France as an Olmsted
Scholar – an experience that proved incredibly influential in his life. He returned to his alma mater as a
political science instructor and air officer commanding. His active duty career culminated with command
of Strategic Air Command and eventually US Strategic Command where he served as chief warplanner
and nuclear advisor to the president. After retirement, Butler founded the Second Chance Foundation,
an organization dedicated to reducing the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. The events of September
11, 2001 had a profound impact on the focus of foreign policy and national security and, subsequently,
the mission of the foundation. He suspended the foundation’s operations around that time, but
continues to engage privately on nuclear matters.
Thursday, 9:30 am, H-1
Friday, 8:00 am, L-5
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Speakers
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Cicere, United States Air Force (Retired)
AC-130 Gunship, Mission Commander
Keynote Panel Member
Member of the Roberts Ridge Panel
Friday, 9:20 am, D-2
Friday, 1:00 pm, F-1*
t r u s t :
L e a d e r s
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m o d e r n
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Former AC-130 Gunship Mission Commander Christopher M. Cicere is a 1983 graduate of the United
States Air Force Academy where he was a four-time letter winner in lacrosse. He spent most his 25-year
Air Force career in special operations as an instructor navigator and fire control officer on the AC-130H
Spectre Gunship. During his time in gunships, he flew missions over El Salvador, Somalia (Operation
United Shield), and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). While in Afghanistan, Cicere served
as the operations center gunship mission commander during Operation Anaconda, the largest ground
operation since the Gulf War. He is a joint specialty officer, having served at United States Southern
Command and Special Operations Command. He retired in the summer of 2008 and is currently
working in the Department of Athletics at the US Air Force Academy.
Dr. Annette Clark
Interim Dean, Associate Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law
g u a r d i a n s
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Dr. Clark is Interim Dean and Associate Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law. She
earned her BS summa cum laude from Washington State University, an MD with Honors from the
University of Washington School of Medicine, and a JD summa cum laude (first in class) from Seattle
University School of Law. Clark writes and consults in the areas of medical liability and bioethics and
is a frequent national and local lecturer on bioethics-related topics. Her scholarship operates at the
interface of healthcare, law, and health policy, with a particular emphasis on end-of-life issues. She has
published articles in the New York University Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, and the Tulane Law
Review, among others. She received the Seattle Journal for Social Justice Faculty Award in 2005, the
Dean’s Medal in 2006, the Outstanding Faculty Award in December 2007, and was the 2008-09 James B.
McGoldrick, SJ, Fellow, which is awarded to the Seattle University faculty member or administrator who
best exemplifies commitment to students and to the values of a Jesuit education. Clark teaches courses
in medical liability, bioethics and the law, and civil procedure.
Keynote Speaker
“Bioethics for the 21st Century” - One of the greatest challenges we face in today’s society is that
medicine and science are advancing much more quickly than our ability to anticipate the new questions
and challenges that those scientific advances will bring. What role does each of us play and what
responsibility do we have as societal decisions are made on such bioethics issues as assisted death,
abortion, rationing of healthcare, assisted reproduction, stem cell, and other human-subject research?
* Denotes Keynote
Presentation
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Thursday, 7:30 pm, H-1*
Friday, 9:20 am, Arnold Hall Banquet Room
Speakers
Dan Clark
Author, Motivational Speaker
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f o r c e
a c a d e m y
Keynote Speaker
Michael B. Donley is the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC. He is responsible for the affairs
of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping, and providing
for the welfare of its more than 334,000 men and women on active duty, 176,000 members of the
Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, 170,000 civilians, and their families. He also oversees
the Air Force’s annual budget of more than $110 billion. Donley has 30 years of experience in the
national security community, including service in the Senate, White House, and the Pentagon. Prior to
assuming his current position, Donley served as the Director of Administration and Management in
the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He oversaw organizational and management planning for the
Department of Defense and all administration, facility, information technology and security matters for
the Pentagon. Donley served in the US Army from 1972 to 1975 with the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and
5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), attending the Army’s Intelligence and Airborne Schools and the
Defense Language Institute. Donley earned both BA and MA degrees in international relations from the
University of Southern California. He also attended the Senior Executives in National Security program
at Harvard University.
s t a t e s
The Honorable Michael Donley
Secretary of the Air Force
u n i t e d
Friday, 10:40 am, Arnold Hall Ballroom
Friday, 1:00 pm, H-2
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“Leadership: Managing Change, Demanding Execution” - Leadership is not voted on, nor is it about
power and authority. Leaders earn respect by rising to each occasion to create opportunities for others to
succeed. They teach correct principles and let their subordinates govern themselves. They remind us we are
not paid by the hour, but for the value we bring to that hour, determined by how we make others around us
better, and how we leave our job in better shape than we found it. Leaders measure everything knowing that as
we increase our frequency of feedback, everybody accepts responsibility to do whatever it takes to succeed.
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Dan Clark is CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm, an internationally-recognized speaker,
New York Times bestselling author, university professor, songwriter/recording artist, and award-winning
athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his football career. Clark is the
author of twenty books on leadership, management, and personal development, and has conducted
United Nations leadership training in Europe, Asia, and the former Soviet Union. He is also a primary
contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and author of Puppies For Sale which was made
into a film at Paramount Studios. Clark has flown with the Air Force Thunderbirds, skydived with the
Army Golden Knights, raced automobiles in Germany and dog sleds in the Arctic, and carried the
Olympic Torch in the 2002 Olympic Games. Achievers North America and Achievers Europe named him
one of the Top Ten Speakers in the World, and in 2005, he was inducted into the National Speakers
Hall Of Fame. Clark volunteers his time and talent speaking to US military troops around the world,
including engagements at West Point, the US Air Force Academy, Air University, Corona, and the World
“Chiefs” Conference.
Friday, 8:00 am, Arnold Hall Theater* - USAFA Class of 1973 Leadership Lecture
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Speakers
Dinesh D’Souza
Author, The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno Influence
Keynote Speaker
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m o d e r n
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Dinesh D’Souza has been called one of the “top young public policymakers in the country” by Investor’s
Business Daily, and the World Affairs Council lists him as one of the nation’s 500 leading authorities on
international issues. A former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, D’Souza also served as a John
M. Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at the
Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in
1983. D’Souza’s books have had a major influence on public opinion and public policy. His 1991 book
Illiberal Education was the first study to publicize the phenomenon of political correctness. The book was
widely acclaimed and became a New York Times bestseller for 15 weeks. In 1995, D’Souza published The
End of Racism, which became one of the most controversial books of the time and a national bestseller.
D’Souza’s 1997 book Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader was the first
book to make the case for Reagan’s intellectual and political importance. In 2000, D’Souza published
The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno Influence, which explores the social and moral
implications of wealth. In 2002 he published his New York Times bestseller What’s So Great About America
which was critically acclaimed for its thoughtful patriotism. The Enemy at Home, published in 2006, stirred
up a furious debate both on the left and the right; even so, it became a national bestseller.
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“What’s So Great About America: Why America is Loved, Why America is Hated” - America
is simultaneously the most loved nation in the world and also the most hated. Not only is antiAmericanism evident in Europe, Asia, and in the Islamic world, but some of the most eloquent and
harsh critics of America live in America. In this talk, D’Souza will critically examine the merits of the
case against America. He will make the case for a rational patriotism that is based on loving our country
for what it really is. This talk will cover both foreign policy and cultural and moral issues.
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Friday, 9:20 am, Arnold Hall Theater*
Special Agent Arthur Everett
Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chicago FBI Field Office
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Assistant Special Agent in Charge Arthur L. Everett began his FBI career in Portland, Oregon, where
he was first assigned as a special agent in May of 1990. Upon graduation from Tuskegee University
in 1979, he was commissioned in the US Air Force. He served 10 years in uniform and two years as a
college administrator prior to entering the FBI. Everett obtained his bachelor’s degree in Architecture
and a dual master’s degree in Business Management and Human Relations at Webster University in St.
Louis, Missouri. His FBI career spans almost 20 years, and he has investigated such matters as fugitives,
Mexican drug trafficking, Asian organized crime, alien smuggling, bank robberies, civil rights, La Cosa
Nostra, and money laundering. He currently serves as the Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of the
Chicago FBI Field Office and is the first African American in the history of the office to be promoted
to the second-highest-ranking position in the Chicago Division. There he manages various programs to
include counterintelligence, cyber, civil rights, field intelligence group, community outreach, SWAT and
aviation programs.
Keynote Speaker
“Leadership: A Question of Preparation” - Three key leadership traits will be presented, representing
the current FBI Leadership Doctrine adopted in the wake of September 11, 2001. Everett will use
law enforcement examples to reinforce the notion that no leader can predict the exact time, place, and
magnitude of the next decision to be made…but all leaders agree that you must be prepared.
Thursday, 1:30 pm, F-1*
Friday, 8:00 am, Arnold Hall Banquet Room
* Denotes Keynote
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Derek Foster
Former Cadet, Traumatic Injury Survivor
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Thursday, 10:30 am, L-5
Friday, 9:20 am, L-5
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“Desire + Excellence = A Paradigm for Success” - Foster will describe how well-learned lessons
from the academy, applied during a traumatic physical challenge, resulted in recuperation of the body,
mind and spirit. He will offer a personal account of his recovery and identify motivational factors that
led to a successful outcome.
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Derek Foster was a cadet at the US Air Force Academy, class of 1984. After experiencing a traumatic
injury, he left the academy and spent nearly eight years in rehabilitation. He has been employed by the
New York State Department of Health for more than 20 years. Having worked in a variety of positions
at NYSDOH, he currently works in the Bureau of Budget Management. Active in his community, Foster
has coached little league football and serves on several committees in his church. His positive approach
to problem solving has gained him favorable attention. As a result, he often serves as a motivational
speaker to school children to encourage excellence in the classroom.
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Dr. Eric Greitens hails from Missouri where he was educated in the public schools. At Duke University,
he studied ethics, philosophy, and public policy. A Rhodes and Truman scholar, his doctoral thesis, Children
First, investigated the ways in which international humanitarian organizations can best serve war-affected
children. He has worked as a humanitarian volunteer, documentary photographer, and researcher in
Rwanda, Cambodia, Albania, Mexico, India, the Gaza Strip, Croatia, and Bolivia. Through his work, he
compiled his award-winning book, Strength and Compassion, a collection of striking photographs from each
of these countries, combined with bold essays on strength, dignity, courage, faith, hope, and compassion.
A US Navy SEAL officer, he has deployed four times during the Global War on Terrorism: to Iraq,
Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and Southeast Asia. Greitens donated his combat pay from Iraq to start
The Mission Continues, an organization that empowers wounded and disabled veterans to continue their
service to their country and communities as citizen leaders here at home. In October 2008, the president
personally presented Greitens with his Volunteer Service Award for working with wounded and disabled
veterans. Greitens teaches on public service, ethics, and leadership at the Truman School of Public Affairs
at the University of Missouri.
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Dr. Eric Greitens
Chairman, Center for Citizen Leadership
“Inspired Leadership in Challenging Times” - As a celebrated author, Navy SEAL, Rhodes Scholar,
and award-winning humanitarian leader, Greitens knows it is not enough to endure
challenging times, we have to embrace them. In this presentation, he draws from
his own experience to inspire leaders to create hope and build for the future.
Friday, 9:20 am, F-1*
Friday, 1:00 pm, Arnold Hall Theater*
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General Michael Hayden, United States Air Force (Retired)
Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
“The Demands of History” - Time and circumstance put all of us into situations we cannot possibly
anticipate. At these moments, who we are – that accumulated body of experience that forms our self –
is all that we have to rely on. That self needs to be nurtured.
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General Hayden entered active duty in 1969 after earning a bachelor’s degree in history in 1967 and
a master’s degree in modern American history in 1969, both from Duquesne University. He is a
distinguished graduate of the university’s ROTC program. Hayden has served as Commander of the
Air Intelligence Agency and as Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center. He has
also served in senior staff positions at the Pentagon, Headquarters US European Command, National
Security Council, and the US Embassy in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria. The general has also served
as Deputy Chief of Staff, United Nations Command and US Forces Korea, Yongsan Army Garrison,
South Korea. Hayden was Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland. He served as the director of the Central Intellegence Agency and was the
first person ever to serve as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
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Thursday, 7:30 pm, Arnold Hall Theater* - Secretary of the Air Force Lecture
Presentation of the Malham Wakin Character and Leadership Development Award Sponsored by USAFA
Class of 1974
Friday, 8:00 am, F-1*
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Frances Hesselbein
Chairman of the Board of Governors, Leader to Leader Institute
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Frances Hesselbein is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute.
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 for her leadership as CEO of Girl
Scouts of the USA. She has served on many nonprofit and private sector corporate boards including
the Volunteers of America from 2002-2006 and is the recipient of twenty honorary doctoral degrees.
During the Military Child Education Coalition’s 8th Annual Conference in July 2006, the MCEC Board
of Directors established the “Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program” in recognition of
her dedication to the leadership development of children of the military. Other numerous awards are
given in her honor including the “Frances Hesselbein How-To-Be Award” which recognizes Junior
Achievement staff who live the values of integrity, respect, and excellence through their examples of
positive ethical leadership. She is the co-editor of 24 books in 28 languages as well as editor-in-chief of
the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader.
“Imperatives of Leadership: Leaders of the Future” - Hesselbein will identify and discuss her five
imperatives of leadership for future organizations: 1) developing trust, 2) challenging the gospel of the
status quo, 3) practicing planned abandonment, 4) dispersing leadership, and 5) managing for mission,
innovation and diversity.
Friday, 9:20 am, L-2
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Identity Development Panel
Friday, 8:00 am, D-2
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Facilitated by Colonel Gary Packerd, USAF, Permanent Professor & Chair, Department of Behavioral
Sciences & Leadership, US Air Force Academy
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Dr. Michele Borba – Educational Psycologist Author
Dr. Stephen Trainor, CAPT, USN – United States Naval Academy Faculty
Dr. Joseph N.G. LeBoeuf, COL, USA (Retired) – Duke University Faculty
Dr. David McCone – US Air Force Academy Faculty
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Development of one’s own independent identity is a vital part of maturing into an adult. For college
students, this typically centers on personal, social, and professional identity, including internalization of
the ethos, social norms, and ethics of one’s chosen profession. However, when organizations or social
groups strive to instill a specific identity, young adults may experience a disconnect between the expected
identity of the group and actual personal identity, triggering stress and resistance. Panel members will
discuss how mentors can guide this journey of the human spirit, through curricular and extracurricular
offerings, as well as shaping the student culture and campus social environment.
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“Perservance: Making Molehills Out of Mountains” - Captain Kauvar’s personal reflection of her
victory over brain cancer and how survival is not the only definition of success.
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Captain Kauvar graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 2002. She received a Health Professions
Scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. In 2006, she earned
the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine and reentered active duty as a captain in the Air Force. She
matriculated to a post-doctoral residency in periodontics at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland
Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Concurrently, she worked towards an MS from the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed both programs in June 2009. She received
the 2009 John F. Prichard Prize for graduate research from the Southwest Society of Periodontists and
has been designated a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. She is currently stationed at
Hill Air Force Base and lives with her husband in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Captain Amy Kauvar, United States Air Force
Brain Cancer Survivor
Thursday, 10:30 am, L-1
Friday, 8:00 am, L-4
Friday, 9:20 am, L-4
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Tommy Lasorda
Special Advisor to the Chairman, LA Dodgers
Keynote Speaker
“I Believe” - Tommy Lasorda has never regretted four things: his love of God, his love of his country,
his love of his family, and his love of the Dodgers. Growing up in Pennsylvania, one of five sons of
an Italian immigrant, he was raised to believe respect is the foundation of life. He respects those four
institutions, and has used those principles along with an astounding sense of self-confidence to guide
him and make him successful. Tommy will speak about self-confidence, as he believes it is the first step
towards success.
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Regarded by many as baseball’s most popular ambassador, Tommy Lasorda is in his 61st season in
the Dodger organization and fifth as Special Advisor to the Chairman. After 20 years as manager, he
was named Vice President in 1996, and promoted to Senior Vice President in 1998. Lasorda compiled
a 1,599-1,439 record and won two World Championships, four National League pennants and eight
division titles in an extraordinary 20-year career as the Dodgers’ manager. Many of Lasorda’s greatest
accomplishments and stories have been compiled in his autobiography, I Live For This. Currently, Lasorda
spends much of his time scouting, evaluating and teaching minor league players, acting as an advisor
and ambassador for the Dodgers’ international affiliations, and representing the franchise at more than
100 speaking engagements and appearances to various charities, private organizations and military
groups each year. He has spoken to troops at more than 40 military bases around the world, including
a five-country goodwill tour last summer throughout the Middle East with the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. Lasorda and his wife, Jo, reside in Fullerton, Calif., and will celebrate their 60th wedding
anniversary in April 2010.
Thursday, 7:30 pm, F-1*
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Dr. Joseph N.G. LeBoeuf, Colonel, United States Army (Retired)
Professor, Duke University
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Colonel LeBoeuf is a professor in the Fuqua School of Business where he teaches leadership and
management in the MBA programs. He enlisted in the Army in 1969, attended West Point, and
graduated with a commission as a second lieutenant in 1974. His expertise is focused on leadership
education, leader development, and organizational culture and change. He spent three years on a special
study of leadership and leader development issues in the Army. LeBoeuf has been intimately involved
in building leader development programs throughout the Army, helped author much of the Army’s
leadership doctrine, and served as an advisor in reshaping Army culture to better integrate leader
development. He recently participated in a nine-month study of the US Air Force Academy’s leader and
character development program for the Secretary of the Air Force and co-authored the report Developing
Leaders of Character at the US Air Force Academy: From “First Contact” to Commissioning.
“Identity: The Leader’s Secret Weapon” - In a world of uncertainty and an age of the unthinkable,
when leadership requirements and challenges are increasingly unpredictable, a leader’s identity is the
compass that will guide his or her behavior in what is very uncertain terrain. This compass must be
built of titanium and point to True North in all the many moments that will matter, every day, when
leading is required.
Thursday, 9:30 am, L-1
Member of the Identity Development Panel - Friday, 8:00 am, D-2
Friday, 10:40 am, L-4
* Denotes Keynote
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C.L. Lindsay
Founder, Coalition for Student and Academic Rights
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Friday, 9:20 am, Arnold Hall Ballroom
Friday, 1:00 pm, Arnold Hall Ballroom
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“Trouble Online” - For college students, much of their character, or at least the outward appearance of
it, depends on their online behaviors. This talk will teach students about the realities and consequences
of Facebook pages, music and movie piracy, Internet plagiarism, sexting, and more.
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CL Lindsay, JD, is an attorney and the founder and executive director of the Coalition for Student and
Academic Rights, a non-profit group that helps thousands of college students with their legal problems,
free of charge, each year. Lindsay is a nationally-recognized expert and leader in the field of student
rights and academic freedom. His syndicated column, “Ask CO-STAR” is distributed nationwide on
Knight Ridder/Tribune’s College Wire Service. He is also the author of the bestselling book The College
Student’s Guide to the Law: Get a Grade Changed, Keep Your Stuff Private, Throw a Police-Free Party, and more.
He graduated magna cum laude from Denison University, and received his JD from the University of
Michigan. In his spare time he teaches Law and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Keynote Panel Member
Member of the Roberts Ridge Panel
Friday, 9:20 am, D-2
Friday, 1:00 pm, F-1*
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Lieutenant Colonel Marr is an Air Commando with more than 320 combat hours in the AC-130H
Spectre Gunship as a senior fire control officer. He has fought on the front lines in Iraq and
Afghanistan, with three combat tours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom alone. He has also
served in a joint deployed capacity as liaison to Army and Navy special operations, and as chief of safety
for the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component Command in Iraq. He was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for his actions during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan during
the battle of Takur Ghar (also know as “Rescue on Roberts Ridge”). He is currently
serving as the Air Officer Commanding for Cadet Squadron 27 at the US Air Force Academy.
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Lieutenant Colonel Ian Marr, United States Air Force
Fire Control Officer, AC-130H Spectre Gunship
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Dr. David McCone
Associate Professor, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, United States Air Force Academy
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Dr. McCone received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Colorado, and his MS
and PhD in clinical child psychology from the University of Oregon. He completed an internship and
postdoctoral fellowship at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, and worked as a child,
adolescent, and family psychologist at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute. He joined
the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at US Air Force Academy in 1998, conducting
counseling with cadets in the Cadet Counseling Center as well as teaching and conducting research.
His research, academic, and service interests have included marriage and family issues among Air Force
members, childhood psychopathology, parenting and discipline issues, multiple developmental pathways
in emerging adulthood, and the development of cultural awareness. In his spare time he thoroughly
enjoys being outwitted by his two young daughters and going on long runs with his wife of 20 years.
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Friday, 8:00 am, D-2
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lance McElhiney, United States Army
Command Cheif Warrant Officer, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade
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Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) McElhiney has been instrumental in developing attack helicopter
operations for the US Army while imbuing a warrior ethos in countless Army aviators. McElhiney was
born in Peoria, Illinois in 1946. He joined the Army and earned his pilot wings in January 1970 and
deployed to Southeast Asia with the 101st Airborne Division. He participated in the invasion of Laos
and was shot down three times in three days, provided close air support for ground troops at a place
called “Ranger North, ” and assisted in rescuing a special forces team from an undisclosed location.
McElhiney served as the Army’s first Cobra senior standardization instructor pilot and started the
Army’s first terrain flight and night vision goggle flying programs. He was also a member of the team
that selected the AH-64 Apache as the new US attack helicopter. In 2003, some 33 years after cutting his
teeth as an Army attack pilot over the jungles of Southeast Asia, McElhiney faced his greatest challenge
yet: fighting through the Karbala Gap in Iraq. During pre-war training, he taught all of the aviators
within his unit what to expect from the Iraqis. After multiple tours in Iraq, McElhiney returned to Fort
Hood and continued to help transform Army aviation at all levels.
Keynote Speaker
“The Army’s Most Experienced Combat Aviator” - McElhiney will discuss his Warrior Ethos that
developed as a result of involvement in operations spanning from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom and
every major conflict in-between. He will discuss the values that keep him in the Army after 41 years, and compare
two of his most recent conflicts, Desert Storm and OIF. Finally, McElhiney will detail the frustration of losing
fellow aviators – not to the enemy – but to carelessness, and the lessons he gleaned from that experience.
Cadet Wing Kickoff - Wednesday, 12:00 pm, Mitchell Hall*
Thursday, 9:30 am, L-4
Friday, 1:00 pm, L-4
* Denotes Keynote
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Mike Melvill
Commercial Test Pilot
Thursday, 12:15 pm, F-1*
Friday, 10:40 am, H-1
Friday, 1:00 pm, L-1
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Larry Scott - Uncle of Columbine Victim, Advocate
Larry Scott is Rachel’s uncle. His two teenagers were present at Columbine High School the day of the
shooting, but miraculously, walked away unharmed. Since the tragedy of his niece’s death, he remains
passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of young people. Scott has spoken to tens of
thousands of people in live settings as well as on numerous television broadcasts. His warm and caring
personality effectively communicates Rachel’s message of kindness and compassion.
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Darrell Scott - Founder
Darrell Scott is the founder of the Rachel’s Challenge Foundation. Darrell’s daughter Rachel was the first
person killed in the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. A few weeks after the tragedy,
Darrell spoke to a Congressional House Judiciary Committee regarding issues of school violence. His
speech has become one of the most widely read on the internet. Shortly afterwards, he founded Rachel’s
Challenge, a non-violence school program. Rachel’s acts of kindness and compassion coupled with
the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for the most life-changing school program
in America. Powerful audio/video footage of Rachel’s Challenge holds audiences spellbound during a
presentation that motivates them to positive change in the way they treat others. The universal message
of kindness and compassion told by Rachel’s story has been heard by students all around the globe. Mr.
Scott has authored three books including the bestseller Rachel’s Tears.
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“First Privately-Funded Space Flight” - Melvill will describe how a small team at a small business,
designed, built and flew the first privately-funded ship to space.
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Mike Melvill is a test pilot and one of 10 owners of Scaled Composites, LLC in Mojave, California. He
has worked for the organization for 27 years and has 23 years of experience as an experimental test pilot.
He holds six different aeronautical ratings and recently became the nation’s first commercial astronaut,
after flying Space Ship One to above 100 km on June 21, 2004. He has accumulated 7,050 flight hours
in 128 fixed-wing types and 12 rotary wing types. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test
Pilots. He holds nine world and national speed and altitude records, and has flown 10 “first flights” of
new aircraft designs. He has built his own aircraft and flown it around the world. He is a member of the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, as well as the Experimental Aircraft Association.
“Rachel’s Challenge” - Rachel Joy Scott’s incredible story has been told to over 10 million people
around the world, featured on numerous television programs, and has been the subject of several books.
This message contains five powerful challenges taken from her life. Every listener will walk away a
changed person from this heart-rending, humorous, thought-provoking, and entertaining presentation.
Thursday, 10:30 am, F-1*
Friday, 1:00 pm, Arnold Hall Banquet Room
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Major General Martha Rainville, United States Air Force (Retired)
National Guard’s First Female Adjutant General
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General Rainville was the Adjutant General of the State of Vermont. She was the first woman in the
history of the National Guard to serve as a state adjutant general. As adjutant general, she served as
the inspector general and quartermaster general of the 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and Air
National Guard. As the head of the state military department, she managed a state appropriation of $3
million and a federal budget of $115 million. She is a 1979 graduate of the University of Mississippi
and a 1979 Distinguished Graduate of the US Air Force Officer Basic Military Training Program at
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Her military career has primarily been in the aircraft maintenance field
with F-101, F-106, T-33, C-130, A-10, and F-16 aircraft. Since retirement, she has served as the assistant
administrator, Federal Emergeny Management Agency. Rainville is currently president of her own
consulting group.
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“Character and Leadership: The Choices We Make” - The character of an individual serves as a
foundation for leadership development and helps guide key decisions for that young leader. The choices
each of us make regarding our personal values, our priorities in life, and our goals will continue to form
our character and shape our leadership style and potential. We are responsible for the leaders we become.
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Thursday, 10:30 am, L-4
Friday, 8:00 am, L-1
Friday, 10:40 am, H-2
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Judith Registre
Director of Policy and Outreach, Women for Women International-UK
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Judith Registre is the Director of Policy and Outreach at Women for Women International-UK. She is a
seasoned international development professional with over 10 years experience including eight years of
field work in Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, and Sudan. Over the
course of her career she has managed diverse projects focusing on governance, political participation,
poverty, women’s economic empowerment, organizational development, and staff capacity building.
Before joining Women for Women International, Registre worked in various capacities with other
international development organizations. Registre has an MA in Philosophy and Social Policy from
American University, a Masters Certificate in Advanced Social Research from Afrikaans University in
South Africa, and a BA in Philosophy from Boston College. She is a Fellow Alumnus of the prestigious
Salzburg Seminar, Strengthening Democracy and Governance: Women and Political Power.
“What would you like to be your legacy?” - With growing global challenges, the need to make
an individual and/or collective difference remains critical. Some ordinary people with extraordinary
visions have changed the course of history. Through their struggles and triumphs, they shaped a better
world for us. Do we have a responsibility – as we enjoy the fruits of their sacrifices – to continue the
progression of their visions? What will be your legacy for the next generation? Registre will answer
these questions by sharing her personal reflections informed by her experience as an international
development professional.
Thursday, 9:30 am, L-2
Friday, 8:00 am, L-2
Friday, 9:20 am, H-1
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Dr. Rick Rigsby
Author, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout
Nate Self – Army Ranger, Platoon Leader
Chris Cicere, Lt Col, USAF (Retired) – Operations Center, Gunship Mission Commander
Ian Marr, Lt Col, USAF – AC-130H Spectre Gunship, Fire Control Officer
Kevin Vance, Master Sgt, USAF – Tactical Air Control Party
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Panel members will discuss their involvement in the event known as “Rescue on Roberts Ridge,” that
took place on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan. On March 4, 2002, a group of Army Rangers
were dispatched to rescue Navy SEAL Neil Roberts who had fallen out of a helicopter in the midst
of Al Qaeda fighters. The rescue team was ambushed – suddenly in need of rescue themselves. The
ensuing battle remains burned into history as the most famous and emotional battle of the war so
far, embodying the truly American principle of “Leave no man behind.” Panel members will bring
perspectives on the operation ranging from the ground parties and aircrew to the command and control
element, and represent both the Army and the Air Force. Audience members may wish to prepare by
reading a transcript of Dateline NBC interviews with Self and others at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
id/13233811/ns/dateline_nbc//from/ET/.
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Wednesday, 7:30 pm, F-1*
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“Making an Impact” - In an era of astonishing technology, instant information, and rampant social
networking, cultural critics argue that our society has never been shallower in communication and more
superficial in appearance. For many organizations, appearance – or what Rigsby refers to as impression
– has become the new corporate wardrobe. Rediscover what is truly relevant and meaningful in your
professional career and personal life. Join Rigsby as he shares the wisdom of past generations – wisdom
that will inspire, motivate, and empower you to make an impact rather than an impression.
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Dr. Rigsby is president of Rick Rigsby Communications in Dallas, Texas. As a motivational speaker,
Rigsby speaks worldwide – from the jungles of Nigeria to the top corporations on Wall Street. He’s a
popular speaker at colleges, and public schools, and speaks on behalf of numerous sports organizations,
including the PGA, and before teams in the NFL. Following a successful career as a television news
reporter for a CBS affiliate in Northern California, Rigsby earned his master’s degree from California
State University, Chico, followed by his PhD from the University of Oregon. Graduate school was
followed by two decades as a college professor, the last 14 years at Texas A&M University, where Rigsby
also served as character coach for the Aggies football team. In addition to his contributions to academic
publications, Rigsby is the author of Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, the story of timeless commonsense wisdom learned from his father.
Facilitated by Ralph Hartman, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired), Center for Character & Leadership
Development, US Air Force Academy
Fri, 9:20 am, D-2
Fri, 1:00 pm, F-1*
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Nate Self
Former Army Ranger, Veteran of Roberts Ridge
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As an Army Ranger and Captain in 2002, Nate Self led a group of courageous soldiers atop Takur
Ghar Mountain to rescue a missing-in-action Navy SEAL. What ensued was the highest-altitude battle
ever fought by US troops, and seven of the first 10 men to die in the Global War on Terror fell in this
singular episode. The effort was dubbed “Rescue on Roberts Ridge,” and if not for Self ’s quick-thinking
and leadership, many more would have been killed. Upon returning home, Self was widely recognized
as a national hero, awarded with a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart, and invited by President
Bush to be a guest at the 2003 State of the Union Address. But for Self, the real battle – with Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder – was just beginning. Four years later, Self has come a long way. Having
survived the worst stages of PTSD, he has now committed himself to helping a new generation of war
vets, both by sharing his own story and by collecting theirs. Self is a guest speaker for Bridges to Healing,
an outreach program for soldiers returning home from war. In addition, he is leading a project funded
by the Army Research Institute, collecting oral accounts of platoon leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Combined with the release of Two Wars: One Hero’s Fight on Two Fronts – Abroad and Within, Self is using
his platform as one of the most decorated modern war heroes to help fellow vets get the help they need.
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“Roberts Ridge” - Nate Self will give a personal account of the Battle of Roberts Ridge from March
2002 in Afghanistan, highlighting the bravery, leadership, and joint effectiveness of special operators at
10,000 feet and above.
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Thursday, 12:15 pm, Arnold Hall Theater* - Phillis Foundation Lecture on Moral Courage
Member of the Roberts Ridge Panel
Friday, 9:20 am, D-2
Friday, 1:00 pm, F-1*
Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs
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Kaylei Deakin and Moranda Hern were inspired to create The Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs after
their fathers deployed to Afghanistan. “After our fathers deployed, we felt a definite need for sisterly
support in our lives and we see the same needs in the lives of others. Military girls go through so many
unique challenges, especially during the tender ages of 13-18. During deployments, many girls suffer
from lack of self esteem and often feel completely alone. Some common reactions to deployment by
young girls are failing school, dropping in self confidence, cutting, eating disorders, body identity issues,
lack of interest, and depression. After our fathers returned home from deployment, we connected
through the California National Guard Child and Youth Program. When we came together, we realized
we were not alone in our challenges. After that ‘aha!’ moment, we were inspired to articulate our unique
challenges and to create a program to empower military girls.”
“Your Legacy Begins Today” - Military dependents and high school seniors from California, Moranda
Hern and Kaylei Deakin share their journey as the co-founders of the first non-profit organization for
military kids by military kids: The Sisterhood of the Traveling BDUs. Deakin and Hern discuss the
moral obligation we all must address to support our own, and how you can help.
Thursday, 10:30 am, L-2
Friday, 10:40 am, L-5
Friday, 1:00 pm, L-5
* Denotes Keynote
Presentation
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Speakers
Jordan Thomas
Amputee and President, Jordan Thomas Foundation
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s t a t e s
Friday, 10:40 am, D-2
Friday, 1:00 pm, D-2
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“Press On” - In the face of adversity and after losing both legs below the knee, Thomas tells of
pressing on to turn this accident into something good by creating a foundation to help fund prosthetics
for children of traumatic injury, and how there are new joys and challenges on this road less-traveled.
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At the age of 16, Jordan Thomas lost both legs in a family boating accident. While in the hospital and
seeing other children leave without the prosthetics they needed, Thomas decided to focus on helping
these kids and others like them by starting a foundation to raise money to help children in need gain
a new lease on life. His foundation is committed to providing prosthetics to disadvantaged children
through age 18, an endeavor that typically costs up to $100,000. He has met with members of Congress
on behalf of the Amputee Coalition of America in order to educate lawmakers, promote health care
reform and advocate for mandated insurance coverage of prosthetics. For his work, Thomas was
awarded the National Courage Award, the Youth in Philanthropy Award, and was named one of CNN’s
Top Ten Heroes for 2009. He is currently a college student at the College of Charleston in South
Carolina.
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Captain Trainor is the Permanent Military Professor of Leadership and the Chair of the Department
of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the US Naval Academy. He is responsible for the development,
management, and execution of the core leadership, ethics, and law courses taught to all midshipmen
during their four years in residence at the Naval Academy. Trainor served as a naval aviator with more
than 2,500 flight hours in numerous operational helicopter commands and aboard multiple ships of the
US Pacific Fleet. During his shore assignments, he served as the Naval aide to the vice chief of Naval
operations and to the commander, US Atlantic Command. He also served as operations officer for the
commander, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Wing US Pacific Fleet and as deputy assistant to the
chief of Naval operations for Flag Officer Management and Distribution. Trainor is a 1983 graduate of
the US Naval Academy and holds masters degrees from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
at Tufts University and the US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Penn. He obtained his PhD in
Sociology (with concentrations in Social Psychology and Military Sociology) from the University of
Maryland, College Park, in 2004.
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Captain Stephen Trainor, United States Navy
Chair, Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law, United States Naval Academy
Member of the Identity Development Panel
Friday, 8:00 am, D-2
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Speakers
Jim Tressel
Head Football Coach, The Ohio State University
Keynote Speaker
“Block 0 of Life” - Coach Tressel will talk about his comprehensive approach to coaching.
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Jim Tressel was born on December 5, 1952, in Mentor, Ohio. He was the son of legendary college
coach Lee Tressel and played for his father at Baldwin-Wallace College. He graduated in 1975 with an
education degree and had his first on-field coaching experience while serving as a graduate assistant
at the University of Akron. Following his stint at Akron, he served as an assistant coach at Miami
University, in Oxford, Ohio, and later at Syracuse University. In 1983, he arrived at Ohio State University,
where he would eventually coach the quarterbacks, the running backs, and wide receivers. In 1985,
Tressel left Ohio State to accept the head coaching position at Youngstown State University, where he
struggled during his first season, winning only two games. He quickly built a national powerhouse in
Division I-AA football, however, and during the 1990s, won 103 games, lost 27, and tied two. Tressel
teams also won four national championships. The Tressels are the only father-and-son ever to lead their
respective teams to national championships. In 2001, Tressel returned to Ohio State as head coach of
the Buckeyes. His teams excelled on the field, winning the national championship in Tressel’s second
season with the team. Since coming to Ohio State, Tressel has won 94 games and lost only 21.
L e a d e r s
Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Arnold Hall Theater* - USAFA Class of 1959 Leadership Lecture
Thursday, 9:30 am, F-1*
g u a r d i a n s
o f
t r u s t :
Master Sergeant Kevin Vance, United States Air Force
Tactical Air Control Party
Keynote Panel Member
At the kickoff of Operation Enduring Freedom, Master Sgt. Kevin Vance was assigned as a terminal
attack controller with the 17th Air Support Operations Squadron, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
During three deployments to Afghanistan and two to Iraq, he repeatedly prosecuted the mission by
identifying enemy positions and directing successful airstrikes in “danger close” conditions in the
mountain ranges of Afghanistan, 10,000 ft above sea level. His work with the Army’s 1st Ranger
Battalion earned him a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart and Army
Commendation Medals. Vance was instrumental in joint special operations on Takur Ghar (also know
as Rescue on Roberts Ridge), coordinating mortar fire to mark enemy positions and calling in close air
support for multiple airstrikes. Born in Vancouver, Washington, he entered the Air Force in 1994. After
completing Tactical Air Command and Control training at Hurlburt Field, Florida, he was assigned
to the Army’s 2nd Armored Calvary at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He received air assault training at Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, and graduated from airborne school at Fort Benning, Georgia. He saw service
in Kuwait in 1997 and later at Camp Casey in Korea, before arriving at Hunter AAF in 1999. Vance is
currently assigned to the 70th Flying Training Squadron at the US Air Force Academy.
Member of the Roberts Ridge Panel
Friday, 9:20 am, D-2
Friday, 1:00 pm, F-1*
* Denotes Keynote
Presentation
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Speakers
Michael Weinstein
Founder, The Military Religious Freedom Foundation
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a c a d e m y
For 10 years, Congresswoman Heather Wilson helped shape key legislation that cemented our national
security, improved our domestic energy policy, and reformed American healthcare. A senior member
of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence – and the only female veteran in Congress – she was also one of the top House members on
the topics of Medicaid and Medicare, energy, and national security. House Republican leaders frequently
turned to her because of her ability to effectively and passionately communicate why reform matters
to people. A recipient of numerous public service awards for protecting taxpayers and promoting free
enterprise, Wilson received Distinguished Public Service Awards from the CIA and the Director of
National Intelligence upon her retirement from the Congress. Wilson is a 1982 graduate of the US Air
Force Academy, and the school’s first to serve in Congress.
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The Honorable Heather Wilson
Former Member of Congress, New Mexico
u n i t e d
Friday, 10:40 am, Arnold Hall Banquet Room
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“Quis Custodiet lpsos Custodes: Who Will Guard the Guards?” - What must military officers
be prepared to do to exercise leadership excellence in their role as the most trusted guardians of our
nation’s most cherished Constitutional freedoms?
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Michael L. “Mikey” Weinstein is Founder and President of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize-nominated
Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a non-profit charity representing over 16,000 active duty United
States marines, sailors, soldiers, airmen, cadets, midshipmen, reserve personnel, national guardsmen and
veterans; 96% of whom are Christians. Mikey is a 1977 Honor Graduate of the United States Air Force
Academy and a former Air Force Judge Advocate. Former positions include Assistant General Counsel
of the Executive Office of the President of the United States in the Reagan White House and former
General Counsel for two-time Presidential candidate and Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot. Described by
Harper’s Magazine as “the Constitutional conscience of the military,” Mikey is the recognized civil rights
leader of the national movement to restore the obliterated wall separating church and state in the most
technologically lethal organization ever created by humankind: our honorable and noble United States
armed forces.
“Honorable Service: Leading with Integrity in American Politics” - Heather Wilson shares her
reflections on integrity in politics – an oxymoron in the eyes of many Americans. During her ten
years of service in the House of Representatives, Wilson voted on the impeachment of a President,
demanded accountability for and compliance with the Geneva Conventions for abuse of prisoners at
Abu Ghraib, led oversight on wiretapping of Americans, stood up to her own party leaders who wanted
to change ethics rules to protect themselves, and survived six general elections in one of the toughest
Congressional districts in the country. She shares her frank thoughts on honor
and politics.
Friday, 1:00 pm, H-1
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Dr. Zweifel is the CEO of Swiss Consulting Group, a New York City-based leadership development
company that was named a “Fast Company” by Fast Company magazine. He has taught leadership at
Columbia University and business schools in Europe, Israel, and Australia. Dr. Zweifel is the author of
six leadership books, including Leadership in 100 Days, Communicate or Die, Culture Clash, and The Rabbi &
the CEO: The Ten Commandments for 21st Century Leaders. He is based in New York and Zurich where he
lives with his wife and two daughters.
“21st-Century Leadership: Leading Through Language” - Leadership is in crisis. And in the rough
seas of a borderless economy, the Internet, and outsourcing, a seismic shift has changed the game.
Virtually anyone can lead now. But how do you breed principled leaders? Is leadership a matter of DNA,
culture, or coaching? In this interactive and action-packed workshop, Dr. Zweifel will show you how to
lead through language. The listener will learn how to become a great communicator who builds trust and
gets results through effective speaking and listening, how to avoid culture clashes and manage skillfully
across cultures, how to unleash people power for performance, and how to turn breakdowns into
breakthroughs.
Thursday, 9:30 am, L-5
Thursday, 1:30 pm, H-1
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Dr. Thomas Zweifel
Leadership Professor, Author
Biographical materials are provided by the speakers, may be edited to meet NCLS publishing guidelines, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Air Force.
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Staff
Maj Michele Johnson, NCLS Program Director
Mrs. Danielle Brines, Deputy NCLS Program Director
Col John Norton
Col (Ret) Tom Berry
COL (Ret) Steve Shambach
Lt Col Chuck Boyd
Lt Col Bonnie Burckel
Lt Col David Higginbotham
Lt Col Joe Sanders
Lt Col Joel Witzel
Lt Col James DeReus
Lt Col Doug Gebhart
Lt Col (Ret) Ralph Hartman
Lt Col (Ret) Scott Nelson
Chaplain, Maj Rives Duncan
Chaplain, Maj Dieter Rademacher
CMSgt (Ret) Bob Vasquez
MSgt Eric Sandoval
TSgt Mike Anderson
TSgt William Garringer
SSgt Steve Lopez
Ms. Kari Granger
Ms Kathy Lentz
Ms. Angela Mound
Ms Lizbeth Williams
Maj Bill Barrington
Maj Sheilagh Carpenter
Maj Kent Cast
Maj Shane Coyne
Maj Tom Devore
Maj Eric Ecklund
Maj Olivia Nelson
Maj (Ret) Tina Erzen
Capt Jeff Johnson
Capt Julie Mustian
Capt Meredith Ortiz
Capt Bernie Proctor
Capt Nate Renes
Capt Chris Thompson
Cadet Staff
CIC-C1C Mychol Alexander
NCOIC-C2C Katie Gorbacz
Support
C1C Amanda Warren
C2C Lauren Allison
Catering
C1C Robert Capparelli
C2C Kaylyn Arvidson
C3C Chad Aukerman
C2C Sean Cosme
C2C Ryan Darrohn
C2C Robert Evenson
C3C Philicia Fahrenbruch
C2C Timothy Keitel
C3C Matthew Keith
C2C Joshua Monroe
C2C Jeremy Smith
C2C Katherine Wilson
C3C Aaron Zadalis
Transportation
C1C Caitlin Suttie
C1C Victoria Lalich
C2C James Anderson
C3C Zachary Barrington
C1C Andrew Bryant
C3C Anthony Caliva
C1C Christopher Carillo
C1C Jacob Carvalho
C3C William Chuch
C2C Joseph Cortez
C3C Ann Dally
C3C Christopher Danielson
C3C David Fox
C3C Heather Ireland
C2C Michael Kanaan
C1C Christopher Kopp
C3C Moses Krehbiel
C2C Leif Lindblom
C1C Sarah Littlefield
C2C Justin Munder
C1C Franklin Nesselhuf
C3C Joshua Park
C1C Timothy Phillips
C2C Joel Primm
C3C Rodolfo Rodriguez
C2C Randy Semrau
C3C David Walcher
C3C Ryan Weldon
Command Post
C1C Jonathon Ruiz
C2C Miguel Garcia
C2C Diana Hall
C2C Alexander Jack
C3C Benjamin Misra
C1C Michael Pak
C2C Alana Phaneuf
PA/Publicity
C1C Brittany Keiper
C1C Jacque Harrier
C3C Saskia Hicks
C2C Kali Kingsley
C2C Trevor Lockhart
C1C Cristina Richter
C3C Benjamin Rinaldi
C3C Kelsey Smith
C2C Kyle Southard
Protocol
C1C Chris Bordenave
C3C Lindsey Barber
C3C David Beranek
C3C Jessica Bickford
C3C Peter Broughton
C3C Jacob Byorth
C3C Adam Campbell
C3C Christina Cassabaum
C3C Johnathan Cody
C3C Erin Dannemeyer
C3C Kevin Escobedo
C2C Robert Evenson
C3C Kirby Forssell
C3C Matthew Jerrell
C3C Vincent Jovene
C3C Ryan Kolesar
C3C Christopher Perkins
C3C Adam Resch
C3C Brandon Roberts
C3C Christina Salley
C3C Tyler Schultz
C1C Kristen Smith
C3C Matthew Street
C2C Alexis Tamosuinas
C3C Joanna Voss
C3C Joshua White
C3C Caitlin Williams
C2C Katherine Wilson
C3C Paul Wilson
C2C Margarita Zhukov
Student Delegation
C1C Jonathan Bucey
C3C Chad Aukerman
C3C Nathan Betcher
C2C Dominic Collins
C3C Ryan Dowden
C3C James Evans
C3C Caitlin Glitz
C3C Nicole Johnson
C3C Anthony Pompa
C3C Matthew Siverio
C3C Timothy Smith
C3C James Walmsley
C3C John Welch
Outreach
C1C Amanda Peterson
Registration
C1C David Urban
C2C Stephanie Stanford
C3C Josh Day
C2C Adam Robinson
C2C Carly Olsowski
C3C Philicia Fahrenbruch
C3C Amanda Atitya
C3C Andrew Beckman
C3C Zachary Schneider
C3C Bryce Bergman
Operations
C1C Richard Tippitt
C2C Andrew Miller
Venue Coordination
C1C Calvin Singh
C3C Grant Boehme
C3C Kurt Brill
C2C Charles Cole
C2C Tamara Duff
C3C Michael Hauser
C3C Matthew Ibarra
C3C Nicole Johnson
C3C Sean Knowles
C3C Ryan Kolesar
C3C Ryan Martinson
C3C Alison Meehan
C2C Jacek Muka
C3C Brittany Rucker
C3C Brittany Rucker
C3C Colton Serilli
C2C Martynas Smitas
C3C Matthew Street
C2C Kevin Uniacke
Speaker Escort Team
C2C Courtney Vidt
C2C Kimberly Burghardt
C3C Michael Hauser
C2C Jessica Hildebrand
C3C Christopher Moede
C3C Randall Ott
C3C Brandon Roberts
C1C Gilbert Valdes
C3C Megumi Voight
Cadet Wing Kickoff
C2C Erin Green
Opening/Closing Ceremonies
C2C Rachael Arthur
C3C Lauren Carter
C3C Shelley Johnson
C3C Sheila Sherman
Assessments/Feedback
C2C Thomas Pressley
C3C Blaize Angelet
C3C Dale Becker
C3C James Beissner
C3C Katherine Boyle
C3C Stewart Brandon
C3C Layne Clawson
C3C Johnathan Cox
C3C Kathleen Deiters
C3C Joshua Drapes
C3C Meagan Eissele
C3C Garrett Getschow
C3C Cody Johnson
C3C Eric Poland
C3C Travis Potthoff
C3C Brittany Rucker
C3C Paulina Rudolph
C3C Bryan Stigall
C3C William Thimmel
C3C Mary Vasta
C3C Brian Walford
C3C Heather Watts
C3C Joshua Wilson
C3C Amanda Wineman
Professional Development Day
C1C Rachel Lovelady
C1C Mike Menna
C2C Zachary Bradford
C3C Jaclyn First
C2C Bridget Flatley
C3C Blake Liddle
C2C Patrick Livingstone
C3C Michael Smith
C3C Nicholas Watts
Student Consortium
C1C Adam Derito
C3C Lauren Bailey
C3C Stormi Brewer
C2C Marlena Carrillo
C3C Kristi Miner
C3C Paulina Rudolph
C3C Kelliann Seaman
C3C Amanda Terry
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Parade Field
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