U.S. Naval Institute 2008 Board of Directors - Bios
Board of Directors
Email the Board of Directors
 Stephen M. Waters
COFOUNDER
COMPASS ADVISERS INTERNATIONAL, LLP
Steve Waters has over 30 years of experience providing international strategic and financial advice to corporations, institutional investors, sovereign governments and private families.
Mr. Waters established Compass Advisers as an independent advisory firm in August 2001. He co-founded Compass in 1997 and helped establish the Compass Partners European Equity Fund, a $917 million fund focused on Western Europe. This fund was the largest ""first-time"" fund ever raised for European investment.
Mr. Waters was with Morgan Stanley from 1988 to 1996, serving as Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1990 to 1992, and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Europe from 1992 to 1996. He was a member of Morgan Stanley's worldwide 12-person Operating Committee.
Mr. Waters joined Morgan Stanley from Lehman Brothers, where he served as Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1985 to 1988, having co-founded that department in 1977 and become a partner in 1980.
Mr. Waters is a Director of Boston Private Holdings and is Chairman of the European Equity Fund. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Harvard College Fund and Compass. He is a member of the Harvard Dean's Council and the Princeton Theological Seminary's Investment Committee. He is also Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board for the Boston University School of Public Health.
Mr. Waters was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to 1974, serving aboard three destroyers.
Mr. Waters graduated with honors, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard College. He was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School. Personal interests include the New York Yankees, international and military affairs and public school education.
Board of Directors
RADM Robert S. Branham, USCG
ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR PLANNING, RESOURCES, & PROCUREMENT
Rear Admiral Robert S. (Steve) Branham is responsible for the Coast Guard's budget, programming, long range planning and policy development processes. He manages execution of the Coast Guard's Operating Expenses and Acquisition, Construction and Improvements appropriations and directs the performance planning and reporting function. RADM Branham was promoted to flag rank in 2005.
RADM Branham has served in a variety of afloat and administrative assignments on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts as well as the Great Lakes . His previous assignments ashore include Flag Duty Officer in the Pacific Area and Twelfth District Operations Center in San Francisco, California; Program Reviewer in the Programs Division and Chief of the Budget Execution Division, Office of the Chief of Staff, CG Headquarters; Executive Director U.S. Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) Staff, directly assisting the Commandant in his role as USIC; and Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff, Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
RADM Branham has commanded four cutters USCGC CAPE HEDGE (WPB 95311), a 95-foot patrol boat; USCGC NEAH BAY (WTGB 105), a 140-foot icebreaking tug; USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC 903) a 270-foot cutter; and USCGC GALLATIN (WHEC 721) a 378 foot cutter.
RADM Branham is a 1977 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering. In 1987, he was awarded a Masters Degree in Business Administration by the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio . In 1999, RDML Branham was awarded a Masters Degree in National Security Strategy by the National War College at the National Defense University in Washington , DC .
RADM Branham's awards include the Legion of Merit with two gold stars, the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star, the CG Commendation Medal with two gold stars, the CG Achievement Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal with two bronze stars, the CG Sea Service Ribbon with three bronze stars, and the Coast Guard Cutterman's Insignia.
Board of Directors
.jpg) Alfred M. Cady, III
COFOUNDER
TMP WORLDWIDE, INC.
Al Cady was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. He was graduated from Syracuse University in 1965 with a BA in History and was a 3-year Varsity Lacrosse letterman.
In February of 1966, Al graduated from Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. From September, 1966 to August, 1967, he served as the Communications Officer, USS BENEWAH, ATB 35, a part of the Mobile Riverine Assault Flotillas, in the Mekong Delta, RVN. He served a second tour in Vietnam, as the assistant operations officer, USS PRINCETON, LPH-5, from September, 1967 to January, 1969.
Al resigned his commission in 1969 and became the Assistant Director of Advertising for Household Financial Corporation in Chicago, Illinois.
While with HFC Al received his MBA from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois in June, 1974.
From June, 1974, to February, 1978, he served as Director of Advertising for Finance America, a subsidiary of Bank of American, in San Francisco, California. In February, 1978, he became Vice-President of Marketing for Control Data Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In August of 1982, Al established a joint venture with Andrew J. McKelvey – TMP Worldwide. He subsequently led the Yellow Pages Division of TMP, today known as Monster International.
Al retired in 2000 and since that time has served on the Boards of numerous non-profit and for profit organizations.
Board of Directors
.jpg) John H. Fullmer
FOUNDER & CEO
KING VENTURES, INC.
John Fullmer's business career spans over 30 years of varied and high-profile marketing and general management positions in companies including R.L. Polk, Cendant and MyPoints, Inc.
During his fifteen years at Cendant, he played an integral role in growing the company from an obscure start-up to a $6 billion multinational corporation. Before leaving the company in 2000, he was Chief Marketing Officer and then Chairman and CEO of the largest ($4 billion) division. During his tenure there, he was also Chairman of Welcome Wagon, the largest community services organization in America. In this role, he spearheaded efforts to foster strong relationships for Welcome Wagon and the military communities in the cities of the USA which are home to large armed services installations.
As Chief Marketing Officer of Cendant, Mr. Fullmer was also creator of a number of programs for hotel chains such as Days Inn and Ramada Inns as well as Century 21 Real Estate that focused on assisting military personnel in their relocation needs and also providing significant discounts for military families.
While Chairman and CEO of MyPoints, Inc., an internet company, Mr. Fullmer orchestrated the sale of the company to United Airlines and continues in a consulting capacity to United.
Acknowledged as a leading expert in direct marketing and membership/club development, Mr. Fullmer has also long been active in community activities. He has sponsored and financially supported the development and growth of a school for disadvantaged children in Guatemala, served on the Board of Directors of Make-a-Wish Foundation of Fairfield County (CT) and was a founding member of Nantucket Golf Club. He is actively involved in his residential community (Fairbanks Ranch) in Rancho Santa Fe, CA where he serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Fullmer is a member of the Board of Directors of Military Advantage, the largest information resource for current and former military personnel. He is married to the former Cynthia Romaker and has a son and daughter.
Board of Directors
Peter A. Gudmundsson
CEO & PRESIDENT OF BECKETT MEDIA, LP
Peter A. Gudmundsson, 44, is CEO and President of Beckett Media LP, the world's leading publisher of magazines, books and websites for sports collectors and gamers. He joined the company in January, 2005 when he teamed with Apprise Media and Spectrum Equity Investors to buy the company from its founder.
Before Beckett, Gudmundsson founded and operated Design Guide Publishing Ltd, the publisher of the high-end interior design publications in three major Texas cities. Within the company, he also started Home Improvement – Dallas, a monthly magazine which he sold to Network Communications Inc in 2006.
Prior to founding Design Guide Publishing, Gudmundsson was President and CEO of Jobs.com, an Internet employment services company. Before joining Jobs.com, he served successively as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and later President of Primedia Workplace Learning, a pioneer in the field of distance learning content and services delivered via satellite television and the Internet. Earlier, Gudmundsson served as Vice President of Corporate Development for Primedia Inc. in New York.
Prior to joining Primedia, Gudmundsson worked as the Assistant to the President and Manager of Corporate Development of Tosco Corporation, a leading independent oil refining company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. He has also worked as an investment banker in corporate finance, debt capital markets and mergers & acquisitions at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.
A former U.S. Marine artillery and intelligence officer, Gudmundsson is a graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA) and Brown University (BA). He serves on the boards of the Hockaday School and the U.S. Naval Institute. Gudmundsson is also an active Boy Scout leader and youth sports coach. He is married to the former Kathleen Vouté of Bronxville, New York. They reside in Dallas with their four children.
Board of Directors
 RADM Victor G. Guillory, USN
DIRECTOR, SURFACE WARFARE (CNO N86)
Rear Admiral Victor G. Guillory is a native of New Orleans and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1978, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Technology.
Rear Adm. Guillory served his early sea assignments aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Towers (DDG 9) in engineering and operations departments, the guided missile frigate USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23) as a ship control officer, the cruiser USS Vincennes (CG 49) as operations officer. He was the commissioning executive officer in the cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). He commanded the guided missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) and the cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57).
Ashore, Rear Adm. Guillory's assignments include a recruiting tour in New Orleans and several Washington-area assignments in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the Surface Warfare Division Branch Head for Combat Systems and most recently as the assistant Deputy Director Surface Ships. He also served in the Joint Staff as the J-3, Current Readiness Branch Chief, and is a graduate of the National Defense University (Industrial College of the Armed Forces).
Rear Adm. Guillory assumed command of Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet and Amphibious Group 1 in October 2004. Among the numerous professional accomplishments during his first flag officer assignment, Rear Adm. Guillory served as the Deputy Commander of U.S. Naval Forces for Combined Support Force 535 (Southeast Asia Tsunami Relief Operations) in early 2005. In December 2006 he assumed his current responsibilities in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as the Deputy Director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N86B).
Rear Adm. Guillory's personal awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Medals and the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star and Combat "V".
Board of Directors
.jpg) Mark W. Johnson
Chairman and CO-FOUNDER
INNOSIGHT, LLC
Mark Johnson is chairman of Innosight, an innovation-based consulting and executive training firm focused on helping companies and institutions innovate for new growth and transformation. He co-founded the firm with Harvard Business School professor and best selling author on innovation, Clayton M. Christensen. Mark has led numerous consulting engagements within Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of industries, including U.S. defense contractors and government labs, commercial enterprise IT companies, and consumer packaged goods companies, and led a large-scale innovation management project for the government of Singapore. Mark's most recent work has focused on business model innovation, helping companies create distinct business models, strategies and skills to manage new market growth.
Mark is a much requested authority and speaker on innovation and business model change and has been a featured speaker at innovation specific conferences such as Fortune's Innovation Forum and several other conferences in the defense, automotive, healthcare, financial services, and venture capital industries.
Prior to co-founding Innosight, Mark was Vice President at the GilderGroup, a high technology consulting and publishing firm. Before joining the GilderGroup, Mark was a consultant at Booz | Allen | Hamilton where he worked on a variety of assignments for clients involved in managing innovation and comprehensive change programs. Additionally, Mark worked with Harvard Business School professor David Garvin in developing an approach and tools to help clients improve their organizational learning capabilities. Prior to joining Booz | Allen | Hamilton, Mark was a nuclear-trained surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. He is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, where he served on the nuclear guided missile cruiser USS Mississippi as part of the USS Kennedy Carrier Battle Group.
Mark received his MBA with second year honors from the Harvard Business School. He received a Master's degree in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
Board of Directors
 Dr. J.P. London
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
CACI International, Inc.
Dr. J.P. London is Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of CACI International Inc. Dr. London oversees strategic initiatives, including CACI's legacy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) program, which he began in 1992. He has an established strong public role representing CACI to customers and the federal information technology (IT) industry. Dr. London is also focused on the evolution & transformation of defense, intelligence, information technology and network communications.
Under Dr. London's leadership, CACI has grown from a small professional services consulting firm to become a pacesetter in IT and communications solutions across markets throughout North America and Western Europe. Since 1993 CACI has made 36 acquisitions that have strengthened its position in managed networks, information assurance and the security and intelligence services markets. After 911, CACI moved operations even further into the intelligence and homeland security arenas. Today, CACI is one of the largest focused IT providers serving the defense and Intelligence communities worldwide.
Dr. London first joined CACI as a program manager in 1972. He advanced to VP in 1976, and by 1982 was a division president, managing CACI's extensive work in systems engineering, logistic sciences and advanced information systems. He was elected to CACI's Board of Directors in 1981, and appointed President and CEO in 1984. In 1990, Dr. London became Chairman of the Board.
Dr. London is a 1959 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S. Naval Engineering) and a 1967 graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School (M.S. in Operations Research). He holds a doctorate in business administration "with distinction" from George Washington University (1971).
Dr. London was a Navy carrier aviator for 12 years (1959-1971) flying with anti-submarine "hunter-killer" task forces. He saw service in the Cuban Missile Crisis and in at-sea deployments to the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. He was part of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) airborne recovery team for Col. John Glenn's Mercury Program space flight in Freedom 7 on February 20, 1962. During 1969/70, he served as Aide and Administrative Assistant to the Vice Chief of the Naval Material Command. Dr. London left active duty in 1971, joined the U.S. Navy Reserve, and retired as a Captain in 1983, having commanded aeronautical engineering units with the Naval Air Systems Command.
During his career, Dr. London has received numerous personal awards including the CEO of the Year Award, presented by the George Washington University Executive MBA Program; Ernst & Young's 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year for Government IT Services; and the John W. Dixon award from the Association of the United States Army for his outstanding contributions to America's defense.
In 2004 Dr. London received the Albert Einstein Award for Technology Achievement in the Defense Fields, and the Federal Computer Week's highest recognition, the Eagle Award, for superior contributions to the federal IT community. He was named Executive of the Year in October 2005 at the Third Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. In April 2007 he was awarded the U.S. Navy League's Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award for his exemplary contributions to the enhancement of U.S. maritime strength and national security.
Dr. London has served on the Senior Advisory Board as well as the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and is now a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. He has served on numerous other boards and foundations. Dr. London is also a member of the National Military Intelligence Association, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, the Navy League, the Naval Order of the U.S.A., the American Legion, the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Board of Directors
 The Honorable Robert C. McCormack
FOUNDER AND ADVISORY PARTNER
TRIDENT CAPITAL
Bob McCormack is a cofounder and Advisory Director of Trident Capital. From 1990 to 1993, Bob served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management) and Comptroller of the Navy. From 1987 to 1990, he held several senior positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. From 1981 to 1987, Bob was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley & Co. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Vice President with Dillon Read & Co.
Current directorships: CCBN.com, Inc., Derivatech, DeVry, Inc. (DV), Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), Meadwestvaco (MWV), Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), The Revere Group, Ltd.
Past directorships: CommSite International, Inc., The Compucare Company, Imaging Portals, Inc., Internet Securities, Inc., OnLine Interactive, Inc., PGI, Inc.
Education: B.A., University of North Carolina. M.B.A., University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
Board of Directors
 Edward S. Miller
Edward S. Miller is a historian and author on American naval and strategic history. His War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945, published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press, received wide acclaim from senior cabinet and military leaders and the press. He was named author of the year by the Institute in 1992. The work earned five history prizes, including the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History, and was translated into Japanese. With continuing demand, including from U.S. war colleges, it was recently republished in paperback.
In 2007, the U.S. Naval Institute Press will publish Miller's Bankrupting the Enemy: The U.S. Financial Siege Before Pearl Harbor. Like his previous book, it draws on newly declassified sources of a crucial historical era. It brings together Mr. Miller's interests in national strategy and finance, the latter stemming from a thirty-year career that culminated as Chief Financial Office of AMAX Inc., a Fortune 100 mining conglomerate since acquired by Alcoa and Phelps Dodge. His knowledge of resource economics was furthered by his appointment in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan as Vice President-Finance of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for assessing the financial viability of multi-billion-dollar synthetic oil and gas projects.
Since retirement Mr. Miller also devotes energies to philanthropy including financial and editorial support of outstanding Naval Institute history books. Other activities include the Miller American History Fund at the Library of Congress, and private foundations that assist students of environmental science, Native Americans, and needy people.
Miller received his BA from Syracuse University, Phi Beta Kappa, and did graduate studies at N.Y.U and the Harvard Business School. He served two years in the Army Finance Corps in the 1950s. He resides with his wife, Joyce, at the Watergate in Washington D.C. Mr. Miller has two children and two grandchildren.
Board of Directors
Dr. Vince Patton, III
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, USCG (RET.)
Director of Community Outreach, Military Advantage, Inc
Dr. Patton is Director of Community Outreach for Military Advantage, a division of Monster Worldwide and the nation's largest military membership organization, Military.com. In this role he is responsible for executing the company's grassroots outreach marketing program, senior program manager for DoD projects, oversight of the installation ambassadors program and maintaining a close liaison with contacts at all levels in the military community. He joined the organization in September 2002, first serving on the company's advisory board, then in full time capacity in November 2004.
Vince served as the 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard from May 1998 until his retirement from more than 30 years of active service in November 2002. In this position he was the Coast Guard's senior most enlisted member representing over 45,000 personnel as the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. His illustrious career included staff and operational assignments throughout the country, both afloat and ashore. Among his numerous military awards includes the Distinguished Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals and three Coast Guard Achievement Medals. He also earned the 'Cutterman's Insignia' for sea duty recognition, and also is one of the few Coast Guardsmen to have earned the Paratrooper's 'Jump Wings' while serving in a joint service assignment with the U. S. Army's 82nd Airborne.
He received his doctorate of education degree from American University, a master's degree in counseling psychology at Loyola University at Chicago, a B.S. in social work from Shaw College and a B.A. in communication from Pacific College. Since retirement from the U. S. Coast Guard he later earned a Master of Theology in Applied Religious Studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. His extensive military education includes the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, U. S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, and the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy. He is a member of the National Defense Intelligence College Board of Visitors, and serves on the editorial advisory board of the U. S. Naval Institute as well as a board positions on number of nonprofit organizations. He is also an ordained Unitarian minister.
Vince is married to Joyce Aivalotis, who is an active duty Coast Guard officer, and has two children, daughter Amberleigh, a junior at California State University East Bay (Hayward), and son, Nick, a U.S. Army 82nd Airborne veteran who is a claims examiner for FEMA.
Board of Directors
VADM Norman W. Ray, USN (Ret.)
The SPECTRUM Group, International Consultant
Vice Admiral Norman W. Ray, is an International Consultant with The SPECTRUM Group based in Alexandria, Virginia, which he joined in 2007.
Prior to that he was President of Raytheon International, Europe, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. He was responsible for all Raytheon business planning and development in Europe, and held this position for eight years. Before joining Raytheon, Vice Admiral Ray was NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Support, responsible for NATO armaments cooperation, air defense, C3, standardization and interoperability. He reported directly to the NATO Secretary General.
As the Assistant Secretary General, Vice Admiral Ray was Chairman of the NATO's Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), the alliance's senior body for armaments cooperation and defense programs. During his tenure as head of the CNAD, several major programs were advanced, including Air Ground Surveillance (AGS), Alliance Command and Control System (ACCS), NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and defense cooperation with Russia, Ukraine, and other members of the Partnership for Peace. Prior to assuming the post of Assistant Secretary General, Vice Admiral Ray served as Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
Vice Admiral Ray's military service included a broad range of operational, command, and technical assignments throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He was a naval test pilot and a leader in anti-submarine warfare.
He is a director of the Atlantic Council of the United States, and a former director of the Marshal Center in Garmisch, Germany.
Board of Directors
BGEN Michael G. Regner, USMC
DIRECTOR, RESOURCES, REQUIREMENTS & REVIEW BOARD, NAVY STAFF
BGEN Regner was raised in Charleston, S.C. He was graduated from The Citadel with a bachelor of science degree and received his commission through the NROTC program in 1976.
Early in his career, General Regner held several commands at the platoon and company levels. Later, he served as Executive Officer of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. In this position, he participated in Operation Desert Storm, the United Nations Operations in Somalia and NATO Operations in and around the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. Next, he assumed command of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, and led that unit in support of operations in and around Bosnia.
In July 2002, then Colonel Regner assumed command of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He led 13th MEU in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, as well as Operation Sweeney in the Al Faw peninsula in southern Iraq. After relinquishing command, he returned to Iraq as the Operations Officer for I Marine Expeditionary Force throughout Operation Iraqi Freedom II. In that capacity, he participated in the liberation of Najaf and Fallujah, to include first free elections in the Al Anbar and Karbala Provinces of Iraq.
General Regner's staff tours include Recruiting Station Little Rock, Ariz., where he served as the Ooerations and executive officer; action officer in Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs Division; Commanding Officer, Bravo Company, Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Staff Secretary, 2nd Marine Division, and Staff Officer for Joint Amphibious Operations, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
In May 1999, then Colonel Regner assumed duties as the Director, USMC Liaison Office, United States House of Representatives.
General Regner is a graduate of the Basic School, The Infantry Officer's Advance Course, the Marine Corps' Command and Staff College, and the NATO Defense College. He holds a master's degree in public administration from Webster College.
His personal decorations include the Bronze Star, Legion of Merit with gold star in lieu of second award, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with gold stars in lieu of third award, and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold star in lieu of second award.
Board of Directors
 Patricia A. Tracey
VICE ADMIRAL, USN (RET.)
SPECIAL CONSULTANT TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
VADM Tracey currently leads a team of Defense Department executives charged with evaluating changes to Secretary of Defense authorities as part of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
A native of The Bronx, New York, VADM Tracey completed a distinguished 34-year career in 2004, retiring as the senior woman officer in the history of the U.S. Navy. Following her retirement, she established an independent consulting business focused upon systems planning and analysis, governance within the Department of Defense, and professional development of Navy executives.
VADM Tracey was commissioned in 1970, and reported for her initial assignment to the Naval Space Surveillance System. Thereafter, her staff tours focused on ever-increasing responsibilities in personnel management and systems analysis. These include service as the Placement Officer for graduate education and service college students; planning analyst in the Systems Analysis division, then manpower and personnel analyst in the Program Appraisal Division; and Director, Enlisted Plans and Community Management Branch – all on the Navy staff; then, Director for Manpower and Personnel, J-1, on the Joint Staff; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Manpower and Personnel Policy). There, she was responsible for the establishment of all policies concerning military personnel matters.
VADM Tracy's operational assignments include Executive Officer, Naval Recruiting District in Buffalo, N.Y., Commanding Officer, Naval Technical Training Center at Treasure Island, Commanding Officer, Naval Station Long Beach, California; and as a Flag Officer: Commander, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes; and Chief of Naval Education and Training.
In her final assignment prior to retirement, VADM Tracey became first Director of the Navy Staff - a 1400 person headquarters, with 9 flag level directorates and a $90M budget. Following the 911 attack on the Pentagon which destroyed 89% of the Navy Staff spaces, she led the emergency reconstitution effort taking the staff to wartime footing by midnight after the attack. She then directed design and construction of restored workspaces bringing the Navy staff back in the Pentagon for business in 10 weeks.
Pat's educational achievements include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the College of New Rochelle; a Master's degree, with distinction, in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School; and a Fellowship with the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group.
Board of Directors
Email the Board of Directors
|
