DACOWITS Position

• Well-Being and Treatment Subcommittee Chair

Other Positions/Employment/Community Involvement

• General Counsel and Associate Executive Director, American Bar Association, 2011-2019
• VP/General Counsel, Falcon Foundation
• Advisory Director, Center for National Security and Human Rights Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, IL Institute of Technology
• Trustee, The Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School Foundation Inc.

Prior Military Service or Affiliation

• Retired from U.S. Air Force after 33 years of service
• Last assignment: Dual-hatted Staff Judge Advocate of Air Mobility Command and Chief Counsel, U.S. Transportation Command
• Previous: First Staff Judge Advocate of U.S. Northern Command
• Previous: Triple-hatted Staff Judge Advocate of Air Force Space Command, U.S. Space Command and NORAD

Highest Education (Military/Civilian)

• Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Creighton University School of Law
• Master of Science, National Security Studies, National War College
• Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Psychology, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College

Achievements/Awards/Recognition

• Distinguished Service Medal
• Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star Medal
• 1985 Air Force Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year
• 1985 Younger Federal Lawyer of the Year Award, Federal Bar Association
• DoD Inspector General: Led Congressionally-mandated review of Navy Post-Trial Review Processes – awarded Best Project of Year