Brigadier General Richard “Gregg” Maxon, U.S. Army, General Schmidle is an alumnus of Drew University with a bachelor’s degree; Retired American University with a master’s degree; and, Georgetown University General Maxon serves as a Judge with a doctorate degree. He is also a distinguished graduate and prior on the Arizona Court of Military faculty member of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, as well Appeals and as Judge Pro Tem as a distinguished graduate of the Marine Corps War College. He has been in Mesa, Tempe and Chandler published in the fields of philosophy, social psychology, and military history. Municipal Courts where he presides over the Mesa and Tempe Municipal Brigadier General Ronald E. Shoopman, U.S. Air Force, Veterans Treatment Courts. He Retired served as the Director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services General Shoopman serves as President and Chief from March 2007 to July 2008. He is an attorney with over 35 years of Executive Officer of the Southern Arizona Leadership public service at the federal, state, county and municipal levels. He has Council, that focuses on critical issues related to represented veterans before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims education, infrastructure, healthcare, governance, since 2006 and is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. science and technology in the Tucson region and State Arizona State University He also served as the Veterans Treatment Court Advisor to the Arizona of Arizona. Prior to that, he was a Sales Manager for Supreme Court. He retired from nearly 35 years of military service having Gate Learjet Corporation for the central United States. served in the U.S. Army, Navy and Army National Guard. He is a 2011 In 2014, he was appointed by the governor to serve as a member of the inductee into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame. Arizona Board of Regents. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than 32 years of military service. His last three assignments with the U.S. Army include: Assistant Adjutant General, Arizona Army National Guard, Deputy Chief of Staff for personnel, His last assignments with the U.S. Air Force include: Wing Commander, and as a Judge Advocate. 162nd Fighter Wing and International F-16 Training Wing. General Maxon serves on several boards that focus on veteran issues to General Shoopman serves on boards that focus on education and Flag Officer include the U.S. Vets Advisory Board and the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame healthcare. He is an alumnus of Arizona State University with a BS in Society Foundation. He is an alumnus of Arizona State University with a BS Aeronautical Technology; Air War College; and, Air Command and Staff in Marketing, MBA in Business Administration, and a Juris Doctorate. College. Lieutenant General Carol Mutter, U.S. Marine Corps, Major General Margaret Woodward, U.S. Air Force, Retired Retired General Woodward serves as an independent General Mutter is a government consultant. She retired from the U.S Air Force after 32 administration consultant and owns years of active military service. Advisory Carol Mutter Associates. She was the first woman in the U.S. Her last three assignments with the U.S. Air Force Marine Corps to attain 3-star rank. include: Director, Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention General Mutter has experience and Response Office, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, working in research, development Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.; Commanding General, and acquisition in the Marine Corps. She was National President of Women Air Force Chief of Safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, Marines Association from 2000 – 2004 and Chair of the Defense Advisory D.C. and Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.; and, Committee on Women in the Services for three years. She retired from the Acting Director, Operational Planning, Policy & Strategy, Deputy Chief of U.S. Marine Corps after over 31 years of active military service. Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Council Washington, D.C. She was the first woman to command a U.S. combat Her last three assignments with the U.S. Marine Corps include: Deputy air campaign when she led the air component of Operation ODYSSEY Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Commander, Marine DAWN, the United Nations sanctioned effort to protect civilians and institute Corps Systems Command; and, Commanding General, Third Marine a no-fly zone over Libya. Logistics Group. General Woodward serves as the Chairman of the Board for Ride to General Mutter serves on boards that focus on assisting and honoring Recovery, a non-profit making a difference in the lives of wounded warriors. military members, veterans, and their families. She is an alumnus of the She is an alumnus of Arizona State University with a BS in Aerospace University of Northern Colorado with a BA in Mathematics Education and Engineering; Air Command and Staff College; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical an honorary doctorate degree; Naval War College with an MA degree in University with a Master of Aviation Science; and, National War College National Security and Strategic Studies; and, Salve Regina College with with a Master of National Security Strategy. both an MS and an honorary doctorate degree. Lieutenant General Robert Schmidle, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps General Schmidle is on active duty and serves as the Principal Deputy Director of Cost Assessment and Direct inquiries to: Program Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Kathy Cook, Project Manager for Military Initiatives at ASU He is responsible for analyzing and evaluating plans, [email protected] programs, and budgets in relation to U.S. defense Council objectives and resource constraints. His command (480) 965-7782 assignments include: Commanding General, First Marine Aircraft Wing; Commanding Officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental); and, Commanding Officer, Marine Fighter/Attack Squadrons 251 and 115. Prior assignments include: Deputy Commandant for Aviation; Deputy Commander for U.S. Cyber Command; Operations Officer and Air Officer of an Infantry Battalion, First Battalion, 9th Marine. Mission Statement Lieutenant General Vern “Rusty” Findley, U.S. Air Force, General, Marine Forces Korea and Assistant Chief of Staff, United Nations Retired Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea; and, The Arizona State University Flag Officer Advisory Council, created in 2014, provides advice and perspective to President General Findley serves as an Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Okinawa. General Michael M. Crow on matters of national significance. Council members include fourteen active duty and retired military generals independent consultant specializing Goodman led or participated in more than ten international disaster response and humanitarian support operations. and admirals from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force. These distinguished leaders have served at the highest levels in the defense industry and is President of VMFindley Consulting of government, both at home and abroad, to combat terrorism, respond to national disasters, and defend the homeland. They LLC. He consults with various clients General Goodman serves on numerous advisory board focused on leadership development, ethical decision-making, and strategic/operational have developed strategy, led diverse organizations, and worked with national and international counterparts to address the nation’s mainly centered in the defense and aerospace arena. He retired from the planning. He is an alumnus of Arizona State University with a BS in Business most complex and critical problems. Their vast areas of expertise include complex decision making, strategic planning, business U.S. Air Force after 35 years of active military service. Administration. development, operational management, communications, health policy, disaster and crisis management, supply chain, leadership His last three assignments with the U.S. Air Force include: Vice Commander, Admiral T. Joseph Lopez, U.S. Navy, Retired and character development, ROTC and student mentorship, veteran legal advice, and serving as subject matter expert lecturers. Air Mobility Command; Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5) for Admiral Lopez serves as Chief Headquarters, US Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL; and, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Technology of Staff, Strategy Plans and Assessment for Multi-National Force-Iraq, and Supply Management, LLC Baghdad, Iraq. His background includes extensive experience working with in Fairfax, Virginia. Previously, he Major General Dorian Anderson, U.S. Army, Retired Major General Randal Castro, U.S. Army, Retired joint service peers, U.S. government interagency leaders, and senior military was President of Information General Anderson serves General Castro is the Corporate and governmental leaders of our partner nations throughout the Asian, Manufacturing Corporation (IMC) as Director of Corporation Senior Vice President for Federal European, and Middle Eastern global environments. for almost four years. He directed all Development for Zeiders Services at AECOM. He manages aspects of IMC business operations for this multi-million dollar company in Enterprises, Inc. In addition, he all DOD, DHS and Intel Community General Findley serves on numerous board focused on veteran employment the field of information technology and integrated knowledge management is Founder and President, DT Programs in the federal market place and education. He is an alumnus of Arizona State University, with a BS in services. From April through June 2004, Admiral Lopez served as Chief Anderson Consulting, LLC, which and is the market sector lead for Marketing; University of North Dakota, Grand Forks with an MS in Business Operating Officer of Brown and Root Services and subsequently as a Senior provides expertise in management, Government (DOD, Federal civilian, Administration; and Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, DC Vice President for Kellogg, Brown and Root with his offices in Arlington, operations and business development. Previously, he served as Vice Justice, State and Local) in the facilities business line.