Candidate for
Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

Leadership

• Awarded the John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership, recognized, as the Navy's most prestigious leadership award.

"This Officer is the case study in leadership texts on how to do it right." - Rear Admiral Marsha J. Evans, USN, Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School (Admiral Evans is currently the President and CEO of the Red Cross)

Training and Education Experience

• Began PhD coursework at Nova Southeastern University. Research focus on mobile learning environments.
• Moderates Joint Maritime Operations seminars for the Naval War College, College of Distance Education. The effort includes leading discussions, testing, coordinating planning exercises and putting course materials online.
• Created and implemented the Carrier Surface Warfare Officer Qualification training program that became the model for the Pacific Fleet. The program included lectures, testing, practical applications and final board review.
• Assisted in the curriculum development and then taught the lessons on Joint Operations and Leadership of the Aviation Department Head course.
• Taught "Introduction to Microcomputers" through Central Texas College for the Program for Afloat College Education.

• Lead a team to develop a knowledge distribution system that combined a knowledge management system, learning management system and live collaboration system to create a virtual learning environment focused on Professional Military Education for the Department of Defense, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative.
• Founded the Providence Consulting Group, Inc.
• Co-founded Griffin Plaza Partners, LLC

• 2002-Graduate studies, Nova Southeastern University.
• 2001-College of Command & Staff, CE Certificate, Naval War College.
• 1987-Command and Staff Certificate, Armed Forces Staff College.
• 1984-MS, Operations Analysis, US Naval Postgraduate School.
• 1976-BS, Liberal Arts (Architecture), Oregon State University

• Founding President and Chairman of the Board, The Education Foundation for MPUSD.
• Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Education Committee.
• MPUSD Business Advisory Committee.
• MPUSD Strategic Planning; Mission, Vision, Beliefs, Objectives, Parameters and Strategies.
• Special Projects (Board of Education Liaison), Colton Middle School PTA.
• Alliance for Better Community Schools.
• President, La Mesa Elementary PTA.
• Seaside HS Principal Selection committee.
• Colton School Principal Selection committee.
• Leadership Monterey Peninsula (Alumnus, Class of 2001) Education Panel.

• 1999 to present - Professor o Naval War College, College of Distance Education, Monterey Program, Monterey, California.
• 1998 to present - Consultant o The Providence Consulting Group, Inc., Monterey, California.
• 1996 to 1998 - Director, Joint Programs and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent. o Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.
• 1994 to 1996 - Navigator and Senior Watch Officer, o USS Nimitz (CVN-68), Bremerton, Washington.
• 1992 to 1994 - Commanding Officer & Executive Officer, o Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Fourteen (HS-14), San Diego, California.
• 1989 to 1991 - Strategic Analyst o Joint Staff (J-8), Pentagon, Washington, DC.

• 1994 - The "John Paul Jones Award" for Inspirational Leadership.
• 1994 - The Glass Ceiling Myth, Proceedings Magazine. o An inspiring analysis of, and directions for, upward mobility in the helicopter community.
• 1991 - Strategic and Theater Nuclear Forces; 1985 to 2000. o Conducted a net assessment on strategic and theater nuclear forces for the period 1985 to 2000. General Colin Powell commissioned the study for the Honorable Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense.
• 1990 - An Effectiveness Study of the B-2 Strategic Bomber. o The first study to propose reducing the B-2 procurement based on quantifying the bomber's combat effectiveness in the strategic role. Ultimate estimated savings $52B.
• 1984 - The Military Operations Society Graduate Research Award.
• 1984 - Methodology for Benefit Analysis of CAD/CAM in Naval Shipyards, NPS. o Award-winning thesis proposing the integration of digital design and manufacturing and life-cycle maintenance data.