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SUMMARY:International Careers Panel | April 12
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \nRegister Now\n \nInternational Career Panel\nSpring 2023\n  \nTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring professionals from a variety of occupations to discuss their career paths\, experiences and ups and downs of working in international jobs. \n  \nVia Zoom \nApril 12\, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nModerator \n \nDr. Gretchen Neisler \nUniversity of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs\, Director\, Center for Global Engagement; Member of Board of Directors\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \nPanelists \n \nTerrance Fluker – U.S. Peace Corps\, Tennessee Regional Recruiter \nSaúl Hernández – U.S. State Dept. Foreign Service Officer and Southeast Diplomat in Residence \nSabrina Miller – SVP\, Pinnacle Financial Partners\, former Foreign Exchange Manager \nRachel Bowen Pittman – Executive Director\, United Nations Association\, USA \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nGretchen Neisler | Moderator \nGretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee\, works with faculty\, staff\, students and key stakeholders to understand and deepen their engagement as global citizens. Dr. Neisler has successfully managed over $120 million in grant funding to support the work of international research and development. Gretchen believes higher education must support students in understanding their role as global citizens and use the institutional strength of knowledge creation to solve global challenges the world faces. Additionally\, she feels the role of higher education in a community is to understand its societal needs and work collaboratively to meet those needs. Gretchen has worked for 20 years to build global networks that enhance research productivity and preparing a new generation of leaders to take the world’s stage by understanding that problems span geographic boundaries. Her passion is derived from the belief that science has the power to positively impact society and higher education is vital to sharing this knowledge with community stakeholders. Gretchen is an experienced leader with strengths in organizational change and team development. She holds a PhD. in higher education administration from Michigan State University. \nTerrance Fluker \nTerrance Fluker became the Tennessee Regional Recruiter for the Peace Corps in December 2022.  He has a M.S. in Media Management from Arkansas State University and brings a media background of over 30 years in radio management and programming to the position.  Terrance believes in the basic tenets of the Peace Corps and works to build its profile and awareness of the amazing opportunities the Corps has to offer to residents of Tennessee.  Fluker and his wife Kimberly have been married for 27 years and reside in Nashville. \nSaúl Hernández \nSaúl Hernández is a career Foreign Service Officer with over eighteen years of experience at the U.S. Department of State. He is the Diplomat in Residence for the Southern region\, recruiting diverse talent for career and student program opportunities with the U.S. Department of State. \nSaúl was previously the Director for the Outreach and Communications Unit and the Public Diplomacy Incubator Unit in the Office of Policy\, Planning\, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He led a team that engages with Congress to advocate for public diplomacy resources for the Department\, develops communications strategies for our 4\,000 public diplomacy practitioners worldwide\, and manages digital outreach to the 700\,000 members of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network and the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Network. \nSaúl’s other Department of State assignments include Lima\, Peru\, where he served as the Press Officer; Washington\, DC\, where he served as the Digital Media Advisor for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and as a Media Relations Officer for the Washington Foreign Press Center; Tbilisi\, Georgia\, where he served as the Cultural Affairs Officer; and Prague\, Czech Republic\, and Bogotá\, Colombia\, where he served as a Consular Officer. \nSaúl earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the Department of State\, he worked as an information technology consultant and software developer in the Atlanta area. \nSabrina Miller \nSabrina Miller is a senior vice president with Pinnacle’s commercial banking team in Nashville\, TN\, responsible for providing distinctive service and effective advice to business and private banking clients. Before joining the firm in 2022\, Miller was a senior vice president with the Truist Commercial Banking division in Nashville\, where she worked for nearly ten years focusing on for-profit and not-for-profit clients. Prior to relocating to Nashville from New York\, she spent eight years on Wall Street focusing on foreign exchange markets and was a relationship manager\, foreign exchange specialist at Bloomberg L.P. \nSabrina earned her bachelor’s degree with cum laude honor at the University of Mississippi with a double major in banking & finance and international business. \nSabrina services on the board of directors and finance committee for The Martha O’Bryan Center and is past board treasurer. She is a Class 63 alumna of the Young Leaders Council. Originally from Brazil\, Sabrina moved to the United States at age 17 when she was recruited by The University of Mississippi on an NCAA division 1 tennis scholarship and became a naturalized citizen in December of 2013. \nSabrina is a Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council Board of Directors. \nRachel Bowen Pittman \nThroughout her career\, Rachel Bowen Pittman has been committed to the idea that individuals\, when brought together and motivated around a common vision\, can be strong catalysts for change toward a brighter\, more just\, and more sustainable future. \nAs Executive Director of UNA-USA\, Rachel leads a grassroots advocacy movement of more than 20\,000 Americans in 225+ chapters who are dedicated to supporting the work of the United Nations in their communities\, on campuses\, and on Capitol Hill. She guides the UNA-USA’s strategic work and key partnerships\, directs the UNA-USA Fellowship Program\, oversees membership expansion\, and spearheads important advocacy initiatives to help the United States advance the far-reaching goals of the United Nations. Rachel has been with the UNA-USA—a component of the United Nations Foundation—for more than seven years. Previously as Senior Director of Membership and Programs\, she managed the UNA-USA’s national programs and events\, including the annual Global Engagement Summit at UN Headquarters\, Global Leadership Summit in Washington\, D.C.\, and UN Day events across the United States. She also led a successful nationwide fundraising campaign to provide education to youth in refugee camps around the world. \nPreviously\, Rachel served on the leadership teams of several professional associations representing lawyers\, surgeons\, regulators\, and engineers. In those positions\, she strengthened membership programs\, directed rebranding initiatives\, and secured agreements with national associations representing China\, Korea\, Argentina\, India\, Peru\, Egypt\, and Mexico. Rachel holds a B.S.B.A in international business from American University and an MBA in marketing from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in the Washington\, D.C. metro area. \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
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SUMMARY:Careers | Women in National Security | Apr 19
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \nRegister Now \n  \n \n \nWomen in National Security Careers\nTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring women from a variety of national security disciplines to discuss their career paths\, experiences and ups and downs of working in the field. \nPress releases\, newsletter notes and other materials to promote these panels on your campus and among your networks. TNWAC.org/Careers \nVia Zoom \nApril 19\, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT \nRegister Now \n  \nModerator \n\nDeborah Monroe\n Senior Defense Intelligence Officer (Ret) \n \nLeila Gardner\nAssistant Director\, U.S. Marine Corps HQ Deputy Commandant for Information\n& USN Reserve Intelligence Officer \n \nSafa Shahwan Edwards\nDeputy Director of Cyber Statecraft\, Atlantic Council \n \nMaureen Page\nResearch Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency \n\nModerator \nDeborah Monroe \nMs. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Prior to retirement in 2021\, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at Royal Air Force Base Wyton as part of her assignment to the the UK Ministry of Defence Directorate for Intelligence. From 2013 to 2016\, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013\, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office\, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011\, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reporting to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of additional positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby\, Director\, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence\, J2. \nMs. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; and the DoD Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987.  She currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee where she volunteers with the Tennessee World Affairs Council and is active in the local community. \n\n\nLeila Gardner \nMs. Gardner is the Assistant Director\, Headquarters Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Information \nAs the Assistant Director of Intelligence she manages the Headquarters Intelligence Branches and provides professional intelligence management and policy support to assist the Director of Intelligence (DIRINT) and the Deputy Commandant for Information (DCI) in the conduct of Marine Corps Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps\, Defense\, and National Intelligence Communities. Prior to her selection as the Assistant Director\, she served as the USMC Intelligence Mission Manager and advised the DCI\, the DIRINT\, and the Marine Corps Intelligence\, Surveillance\, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) on all aspects of strategic\, operational\, and tactical intelligence\, including current and future programs. While on a Joint Duty Assignment with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)\, Ms. Gardner was the Deputy Research Director for Military Capabilities from September 2018-September 2019 and from February 2017 to August 2018\, she served at the Mission Manager for Europe Eurasia at DIA. From October 2019 to October 2020 Ms. Gardner spent a year on active duty as a Navy Commander as a Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense-Intelligence at RAF Wyton’s Pathfinder Five Eyes Facility. Prior to joining DIA on a Joint Duty Assignment in February 2017\, she was the Senior Advisor to the Director of Intelligence for Analysis and Production\, Headquarters Marine Corps. In that position she represented the Marine Corps as the senior intelligence analyst and provided policy and management guidance on intelligence analysis and production in order to assist the Director of Intelligence in the conduct of Service Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps\, Defense\, and National Intelligence Communities. \nMs. Gardner was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader (DISL) in September 2011. Her areas of responsibility include Advancing Analysis across the Marine Intelligence Enterprise\, the Unified Intelligence Strategies\, National Intelligence Estimates\, and strategic planning. She was assigned to the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) from 2000-2010 where she held various analytic and leadership positions including threat analysis and regional specialist. Her areas of concentration included cultural intelligence\, irregular warfare\, and the need to utilize open source material to provide intelligence products at the lowest classification level. In October 2010 she assumed the duties as the N2\, Director of Analysis\, for the KENNEDY Irregular Warfare Center at the Office of Naval Intelligence. \nMs. Gardner began her intelligence career in 2000 at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity where she served in a number of analytic positions including the Balkans\, Horn of Africa\, and Russia regional analysis. In addition to her duties as Senior Associate Mission Manager\, Ms. Gardner is a commissioned intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. She was commissioned in 2003 after having served 10 years as an enlisted Marine Corps intelligence specialist in the Marine Corps Reserve. Her personal decorations include the Bronze Star\, Joint Service Commendation medal (oak leaf in lieu of second award)\, Navy Commendation medal \n\n\n\n\n\n\n(gold star in lieu of second award)\, Joint Service Achievement medal and Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal. \nMs. Gardner is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Master of Science in Military Studies degree from Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She received her Intelligence Community Officer designation in 2009. \nSafa Shahwan Edwards \nSafa Shahwan Edwards is the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative under the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab). In this role\, she manages the administration and external communications of the Initiative\, as well as the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge\, the Initiative’s global cyber policy and strategy competition. \nSafa holds an MA in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a BA in Political Science from Miami University of Ohio. Safa is of Bolivian and Jordanian heritage and speaks Spanish and Arabic. \n\nMaureen Page \nDISL\, Research Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency \nMs. Page leads the planning\, execution\, and oversight of intelligence research and analytic tradecraft within the Directorate for Analysis. She oversees the development of analytic tradecraft guidance\, leads analytic outreach programs\, guides DIA’s product evaluation and analytic lessons learned efforts\, and develops the Defense Intelligence Enterprise’s Program of Analysis. She previously served as the Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst (SDIA) for Executive Production\, the SDIA for U.S. European Command\, and the SDIA for Europe and NATO within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. She was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Level in November 2013. \nHailing from New Jersey\, Ms. Page attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and studied at Harvard College from which she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies. After college\, Ms. Page attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and graduated with a Master of Science degree with merit in Comparative Politics. \nMs. Page joined DIA in 2003 as an analyst. From 2005 to 2007\, she worked in the White House Situation Room where she served as the Senior Duty Officer providing direct intelligence support to the President of the United States. From 2008 to 2010\, she served on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) as the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe. During this rotation\, she orchestrated two National Intelligence Estimates. After completing the NIC rotation\, Ms. Page retuned to DIA as the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe and NATO from 2011 until 2013. In this capacity\, she briefed the President of the United States on a key intelligence topic in mid-2011. In 2012\, Ms. Page became the Europe Division Chief within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. \nMs. Page received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2019. She previously received the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Award from the Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice. She is a four-time recipient of DIA’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award. \nMs. Page resides with her husband\, Matthew\, formerly an analyst at State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. They have three children: Teddy\, Jack\, and Anna. \n\n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \n \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.
URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/careers-women-in-national-security-apr-19/
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