U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE 2018 BALLOT | Candidate Profiles

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES for women, but is most proud to have been a her ODS tour, Klein served as Chief of Staff role model and inspiration to all members of for the Joint Staff J5 and United States Cyber the service. Command. In 2011, she commanded an ADM Thad W. Allen, USCG (Ret.) Expeditionary Strike Group of three ships, 30 (Nominated for a 2-year term) At the time of her retirement she was the 27th aircraft, and over 3,300 Sailor and Marines in Thad Allen is an executive vice Vice Commandant, second in command, and combat operations in the Mediterranean Sea. president in Booz/Allen/Hamilton’s Chief Operating Officer of the Coast Guard. Other Departments of Justice and Homeland Security flag assignments included: Deputy Commandant From 2008–2010, she served as Director of business. He completed his distinguished for Operations; Commander, Fourteenth Coast Operations for the Navy Network Warfare career in the U.S. Coast Guard as its 23rd Guard District; Director of Reserve and Training; Command, the pre-cursor to Fleet Cyber Commandant, having served previously as Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District; and Command. Klein served at eh 82nd Coast Guard Chief of Staff. In 2005, he was Director of Personnel Management. Commandant of Midshipman at the US Naval designated principal federal official for the Academy, responsible for 4,400 midshipmen. U.S government’s response and recovery An Annapolis, Maryland, native, she graduated Klein commanded an E-6 squadron and the operations in the aftermath of Hurricanes from Goucher College in 1974. She holds Navy’s nuclear command and control wing. Katrina and Rita throughout the Gulf Coast advanced degrees from the Harvard Kennedy region. In 2010, President School and the National War College. Mr. Kenneth O. Klepper selected him to serve as the national incident (Nominated for a 3-year term)* commander for the unified response to Brice-O’Hara serves on the Board of the Coast Guard Foundation and the U.S. the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Kenneth O. Klepper is Co-Founder, Chairman Coast Guard Academy Board of Trustees. She of Mexico. Admiral Allen is a fellow in the and CEO of ReactiveCore, an advanced also serves on the Military Advisory Board of National Academy of Public Administration technology company that facilitates innovation First Command Financial Services. and a member of the Council on Foreign and business transformation by extracting Relations. A 1971 graduate of the U.S. Coast critical information assets from legacy silos and Guard Academy, he holds a master’s in public ADM Jonathan W. Greenert, USN (Ret.) arraying them in a modern big data platform to administration, The George Washington (Nominated for a 2-year term) enable advanced analytics, business process University, and a master’s in management, automation and master data management. the Sloan School of Management at the Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. the U.S. Naval Academy, majored in Ocean Prior to Co-Founding ReactiveCore, Mr. Klepper Engineering, and was graduated and served as President and Chief Operating Officer commissioned in June 1975. He completed of Medco a fortune 35 pharmacy benefits Mr. Philip M. Bilden studies in nuclear engineering and entered the provider, and is a twenty-year veteran of the (Nominated for a 3-year term) nuclear submarine force. managed care industry specializing in large- Philip Bilden is a co-founding member of His Navy career gave him the opportunity scale organizational change. Mr. Klepper HarbourVest Partners ($42 billion in private to serve as: Commander, U.S. Forces oversaw Medco’s sales and account market equity assets). He established and managed Micronesia; Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific groups and all business operations, including the firm’s Asian business for 15 years in Hong Fleet; Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet; Chief Medco’s world-class automated pharmacies Kong and served in the senior leadership of Financial Officer of the Navy (OPNAV N8); and information technology group. firm management. Mr. Bilden retired as a Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Vice Senior Advisor in 2016 after 25 years. Chief of Naval Operations; and Chief of Naval Prior to joining Medco, Mr. Klepper served in Operations (2011–2015). executive management positions at WellChoice, His non-profit service includes: Vice Chairman, Inc. (formerly Empire BlueCross BlueShield) Foundation Board; Chairman, Admiral Greenert has been recognized for his and Cigna Healthcare. Mr. Klepper is formerly Center for Cyber Conflict Studies Task Force, leadership and distinguished performance a member of the Corporate NWCF; Board of Directors, U.S. Naval Academy with numerous awards and citations, including Executive Panel (CEP) providing advice and Foundation; Asia Pacific Advisory Board, Dean’s recognition from 8 international navies. He counsel to 5 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Board of Advisors, Harvard Business School; considers his greatest reward and to be the and the Defense Business Board (DBB), which Board of Visitors, Georgetown University’s privilege of serving with and leading the provides independent advice that reflects School of Foreign Service. hundreds of thousands of Sailors and civilians private sector perspective on proven and from around the U.S. who volunteer to protect effective best business practices for application Mr. Bilden graduated magna cum laude, and serve their nation. to the Department of Defense (DoD). BS Foreign Service, 1986, Georgetown University, as Distinguished Military Graduate, Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. Mr. Bilden RADM Margaret “Peg” Klein, USN (Ret.) ADM Richard W. Mies, USN (Ret.) served in the U.S. Army Reserve, Military (Nominated for a 1-year term) (Nominated for a 3-year term)* Intelligence, 1986–1996. Mr. Bilden received his Margaret Klein serves as the Admiral Richard Mies is the CEO of The Mies MBA from Harvard Business School in 1991. Dean of Leadership and Ethics for the Naval Group, Ltd. and provides strategic planning and War College, also charge with supporting the risk assessment advice and assistance to clients VADM Sally Brice-O’Hara, USCG (Ret.) Navy’s leader development strategy. on international security, energy, defense, and (Nominated for a 3-year term)* maritime issues. A distinguished graduate of She completed a 35-year Navy career in March the Naval Academy, he completed a 35-year Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O’Hara retired from 2017. Rear Admiral Klein’s last active duty career as a nuclear submariner in the US Navy the U.S. Coast Guard in July 2012. During 37 assignment was as the Secretary of Defense’s and commanded US Strategic Command for years of active duty, she achieved several firsts Advisor for Military Professionalism. Prior to four years prior to retirement in 2002.

58 UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE Admiral Mies served as a Senior Vice Security. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the tour in the USS Newport News (SSN-750) President of Science Applications Under Secretary of the Navy. deploying to the U.S. 4th Fleet and U.S. 6th International Corporation and as the Fleet areas of responsibility and as Navigator President and Chief Executive Officer of Mr. Work served on active duty in the U.S. and Operations officer in the USS Springfield Hicks and Associates, Inc, a subsidiary of Marine Corps for 27 years, retiring as a Colonel (SSN-761) deploying to the U.S. 6th Fleet area SAIC from 2002–2007. He also served as in 2001. He joined the Center for Strategic of Responsibility. the Chairman of the Department of Defense and Budgetary Assessments in 2002, where Threat Reduction Advisory Committee from he wrote and spoke extensively on maritime Ashore he has served at the Navy Warfare 2004-2010 and as the Chairman of the affairs. He also was an adjunct professor at The Development Command (NWDC) in the Future Boards of the Navy Mutual Aid Association George Washington University. Concepts Directorate. His current assignment from 2003-2011 and the Naval Submarine is as Operations Officer at Submarine Squad- League from 2007–2016. Mr. Work holds a bachelor of science degree in ron Six in Norfolk, VA. biology from the University of Illinois; a master He presently serves as the Chairman of the of science in systems management from the Lieutenant Commander Chuma holds a mas- Strategic Advisory Group of US Strategic University of Southern California; a master ter’s degree in Engineering Management from Command and is a member of the Committee of science in space system operations from Old Dominion University. on International Security and Arms Control the Naval Postgraduate School; and a master of the National Academy of Sciences, the in international public policy from the Johns Boards of Governors of Los Alamos National Hopkins School of Advanced International CAPT Scott Erb, USN Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Studies. (Nominated for a 1-year term)* Laboratory, and the Board of Directors of BWX Captain Scott Erb is a 1992 graduate of the Technologies, Exelon, the US Naval Academy *Currently Serving on the Board of Directors. U.S. Naval Academy. At sea, he has served in Foundation and the US Naval Institute. Terms as indicated. the USS Tortuga (LSD-46) and USS Vicks- burg (CG-69), as operations officer in the He also serves on numerous advisory boards. USS O’Kane (DDG-77), and on the Destroyer Admiral Mies completed post-graduate Squadron 18 staff. education at Oxford University, the Fletcher EDITORIAL BOARD CANDIDATES School of Law and Diplomacy, and Harvard He served as executive officer in the USS Car- University. He holds a Master’s degree in Col Glen Butler, USMC ney (DDG-64) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) government administration and international (Nominated for a 1-year term) and commanded Chung-Hoon from May 2010 relations. through November 2011. He has deployed Colonel Glen Butler is the Force Marine Officer to the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, western for Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic. Pacific, Indian Ocean, and South America, A 1990 graduate of the University of CDR Guy M. Snodgrass, USN including two independent western Pacific at Austin, he flew UH-1Ns with HMLA-367, (Nominated for a 1-year term) deployments in command. HMLA-169, HMM-262 and HMM-166, and has At sea, Commander Guy Snodgrass served deployed to Okinawa, to Iraq, and with the 31st Ashore, Captain Erb has served at the Office with the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron MEU(SOC) and 11th MEU(SOC). of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, ONE THREE ONE (VFA-131), Diamondbacks of FBI Headquarters, Commander, Naval Surface From 1998-2002, Colonel Butler led the Presi- VFA-102, and as Commanding Officer for the Force Atlantic, and at the U.S. Naval Acad- dential Helicopter Contingency Plans Depart- Dambusters of VFA-195. emy. In 2004, he earned a master’s degree in ment and served as one of five designated national security and strategic studies from the Marine One aircraft commanders at Marine Ashore, he served as a TOPGUN Instructor, Naval War College. Speechwriter to Chief of Naval Operations Helicopter Squadron 1. Admiral , and Executive Captain Erb is commanding officer, Center for He commanded MCAF Kaneohe Bay from Assistant to Commander, U.S. Naval Air Security Forces. Forces Atlantic. 2006-2008, and led MCB Hawaii’s Directorate of Operations and Training before serving at Commander Snodgrass’ awards include 2008 NORAD and U.S. Northern Command. He was the Deputy Commander of the Naval Safety Chair, LCDR Rachael A. Gosnell, USN CSFWP Pilot of the Year, 2009 CSFWP Tactical (Nominated for a 1-year term)* Aviator of the Year, 2010 CNAF Michael G. Hoff Center from 2013 to 2016. Lieutenant Commander Rachael Gosnell Attack Aviator of the Year, 2010 Navy – Marine Colonel Butler holds a master’s degree in mili- graduated from the US Naval Academy with Corps Leadership Award, and 2012 Admiral tary studies, and is a graduate of the Amphibi- a BS in Political Science, with honors. At sea, William Sims Award from the Naval War College. ous Warfare School, the USMC Command and she served onboard USS SHILOH (CG-67), Staff College, and the USAF Air War College. A 1998 graduate from the U.S. Naval USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75) and USS Academy, Commander Snodgrass holds two STOCKDALE (DDG 106). Masters degrees from the Massachusetts LCDR Jason H. Chuma, USN Ashore, she was first stationed in La Mad- Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree (Nominated for a 1-year term)* from the Naval War College. dalena, Italy. Selected for the Political-Military Lieutenant Commander Jason Chuma graduated Master’s Program, she earned a MA in Inter- from The Citadel, the Military College of South national Security Studies from Georgetown The Honorable Robert O. Work, Col, USMC Carolina, in 2007 with a bachelor of science in University. She then served in OPNAV 513 (Ret.) (Nominated for a 3-year term) physics and was commissioned into the Navy Strategy & Policy and as Speechwriter for the through the NROTC program. Following com- Chief of Naval Operations. Robert Work was the 31st Deputy Secretary missioning, he completed studies in nuclear of Defense, serving under three different power for service as a submarine officer. Lieutenant Commander Gosnell also holds a Secretaries across two administrations. Masters of Engineering Management from Old Previously, he served as chief executive Lieutenant Commander Chuma’s at-sea as- Dominion University. Personal awards include officer of the Center for a New American signments have included a Division Officer Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commenda-

NAVAL HISTORY • FEBRUARY 2018 59 tion Medal (four awards), Navy Achievement 10); Strike Fighter Squadron 211; Joint Region While ashore, he has served as the drug Medal (two awards), City of Newport Navy Marianas; Navy Region Japan/U.S. Naval Forces interdiction specialist in Havana, Cuba, and League Award, and Top Gunner Award, as well Japan; the Naval Safety Center; and as Fleet has earned graduate degrees from Norwich as various campaign and unit awards. She Master Chief, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. University, Naval War College (Command currently teaches Political Science at the US and Staff), and is currently enrolled at Naval Naval Academy and is pursing doctoral studies Master Chief Kingsbury is a graduate of the Post-Graduate School’s Center for Homeland in International Security and Economic Policy at Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Defense and Security. the University of Maryland. Academy, National Defense University’s Key- stone course, and the Navy Senior Leader Commander Smicklas has authored two influ- Seminar. He holds a B.S. from Excelsior Col- ential articles concerning the Coast Guard sea- Vice Chair, CAPT Holly R. Harrison, USCG lege and has been awarded numerous personal going career path and his experiences working (Nominated for a 1-year term)* and military campaign awards. His essays have with the Cuban government, both of which been published in several military journals, and were published by Proceedings, ultimately Captain Holly Harrison is the Executive As- he is a second and third place award winner in leading to his selection as Proceedings Author sistant to the Director of the Coast Guard two U.S. Naval Institute essay contests. of the Year for 2015. Investigative Service.

A 1995 Coast Guard Academy graduate, she Maj Michael T. Lippert, USMC (Nominated for CDR Thomas Ulmer, USN has served over ten years at sea as command- a 1-year term)* (Nominated for a 1-year term)* ing officer of USCGC Northland (WMEC-904), executive officer of USCGC Legare (WMEC- Major Michael Lippert is a native of Winnsboro, Commander Thomas Ulmer is a 1996 graduate 912), commanding officer of USCGC Aquid- SC. He graduated from the United States of the Pennsylvania State University and was neck (WPB-1336), executive officer of USCGC Naval Academy in 2005, where he majored in commissioned through Naval ROTC. Kiska (WPB-1309), and deck watch officer on Aerospace Engineering. After completing flight USCGC Storis (WMEC-38). training, Major Lippert served as an AV-8B He served aboard USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12) Harrier pilot as a member of Marine Attack and USS RAMAGE (DDG 61), as operations Her staff tours include: drug and migrant inter- Squadron (VMA) 311. officer aboard USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43), diction chief in the Office of Law Enforcement, conducting humanitarian assistance operations program examiner in the Office of Manage- Following a subsequent tour as a forward air in Indonesia following the Tsunami, and on ment and Budget’s National Security Division, controller with 3d Light Armored Reconnais- the Amphibious Squadron 4 staff, supporting National Security Affairs Fellow at Stanford sance Battalion, he again few the AV-8B with Hurricanes Katrina/Rita humanitarian relief and University’s Hoover Institution, Senior advisor VMA-211. Following his attendance of the Lebanese assisted departure operations. to the Administrator at NASA as a White House USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, CA, Fellow, program reviewer in the Office of Budget he was assigned to Air Test and Evaluation He served as Executive Officer onboard FORT and Programs, and executive officer of the Coast Squadron (VX) 23 at NAS Patuxent River where MCHENRY and assumed command in May Guard’s Maritime Law Enforcement Academy. he serves as a test pilot in the F/A-18 and F-35. 2014. He commanded FORT MCHENRY during its deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and She has master’s degrees in public policy from Major Lippert is a graduate of the MAWTS-1 the Middle East, including Yemen contingency Princeton University and educational technol- Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, operations. ogy leadership from The George Washington Expeditionary Warfare School, and Air Com- University. mand and Staff College. He is married to Navy Ashore, he served at the Naval Aviation Lieutenant Commander Amanda Lippert, who Schools Command, CNO Strategic Studies is stationed with him at NAS Patuxent River. Group, USNAVCENT/FIFTH Fleet, USCENT- FLTCM Paul A. Kingsbury, USN COM, and Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Nominated for a 1-year term)* (Policy). He has earned master’s degrees at the CDR Brian A. Smicklas, USCG Naval War College and Florida State University. Master Chief Paul Kingsbury, a native of Ft. (Nominated for a 1-year term)* CDR Ulmer is a military fellow at the Center for Lauderdale, Florida, graduated from St. Thom- Strategic and International Studies and U.S. as Aquinas High School in 1987. Commander Brian Smicklas, a 2000 USCGA Naval Institute. grad, has served over 10 years at sea conduct- Since enlisting in 1987, his assignments have ing counterdrug operations throughout Central *Currently Serving on the Editorial Board. Terms included the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN- and South America, enforcing fisheries laws as indicated. 69); nuclear instructor duty; the USS Mississippi in the Bering Sea, interdicting undocumented (CGN-40), USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Ron- aliens and smugglers, and deploying in support ald Reagan (CVN-76), and USS Juneau (LPD- of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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