U.S. ARMY WOMEN’S FOUNDATION 9TH ANNUAL SUMMIT AND HALL OF FAME RECEPTION Evolving Opportunities for Army Women: Equip - Empower - Engage 8 March 2017 HONORARY COMMITTEE United States Senate Senator John Cornyn Senator Tammy Duckworth Senator Michael Enzi Senator Joni Ernst Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Senator Dean Heller Senator Angus King Senator Joe Manchin Senator Lisa Murkowski Senator Patty Murray Senator Jack Reed Senator Jeanne Shaheen Senator Thom Tillis Senator Roger Wicker United States House of Representatives Representative Joyce Beatty Representative Martha McSally Representative Don Beyer Representative Jerry McNerney Representative Earl Blumenauer Representative Donald Norcross Representative Cheri Bustos Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton Representative G.K. Butterfield Representative Steve Pearce Representative Katherine Clark Representative Scott Peters Representative Mike Coffman Representative Chellie Pingree Representative Barbara Comstock Representative Bruce Poliquin Representative John Conyers Jr. Representative Amata Radewagen Representative Ryan Costello Representative Martha Roby Representative Diana DeGette Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard Representative Debbie Dingell Representative Bobby L. Rush Representative Lloyd Doggett Representative Adam Schiff Representative Tulsi Gabbard Representative Austin Scott Representative John Garamendi Representative John Shimkus Representative Kay Granger Representative Jackie Speier Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham Representative Chris Stewart Representative Richard Hudson Representative Niki Tsongas Representative Lynn Jenkins Representative Marc Veasey Representative Hank Johnson Representative Joe Wilson Representative Walter B. Jones Representative Robert J. Wittman Representative Marcy Kaptur Representative Steve Womack Representative Barbara Lee Representative David Young Representative David Loebsack Representative Lee Zeldin SPONSORS Liberty Sponsor Prudential Financial, Inc Legacy Sponsor Sierra Nevada Corporation Summit Sponsor L3 Technologies, Inc. Freedom Sponsors AWF Board of Directors GE Aviation Pentagon Federal Credit Union Walmart Eagle Sponsors CALIBRE Systems University of Maryland University College Courage Sponsors Booz Allen Hamilton KBRwyle LMI Government Consulting Pritzker Military Foundation Raytheon Patriot Sponsors AIRBUS Army Nurse Corps Association Fluor Geico Gunning Group LLC Sig Sauer In-kind Sponsors American Military University Stars and Stripes 2017 ARMY WOMEN’S FOUNDATION 9TH ANNUAL SUMMIT Evolving Opportunities for Army Women Equip - Empower - Engage Congressional Auditorium, Capitol Visitor Center PROGRAM OF EVENTS 12:00 p.m. Welcome BG Anne Macdonald, (Ret) USA, President of AWF Legacy Scholarship Presentation COL Alice Demarais, (Ret) USA, Board of Directors of AWF Keynote MG Hugh Van Roosen, Deputy G1, Department of the Army Introduction by Representative Chris Stewart 1:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon 2:00 p.m. Keynote LTG Patricia Horoho, (Ret) USA Introduction by CSM Donna Brock, (Ret) USA, Treasurer of AWF 2:30 p.m. Panel Army Experiences of Extraordinary Women Moderator: CSM Donna Brock, (Ret) USA, Treasurer AWF CSM Billie Jo Boersma, USA, Garrison Commander, Ft. Belvoir, VA BG Diana Holland, 76th Commandant, U.S. Corps of Cadets U.S. Military Academy, West Point SGT Elizabeth Marks, USA, Paralympian Amy McNutt Woltman, Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Prudential 3:30 p.m. Panel Opportunities in the Civilian Sector and How to Find Them Moderator: James Beamesderfer, Vice President of Veterans Initiatives, Prudential LTC Jennifer Jensen, (Ret) USA, Vice President, Business Development of SNC’s Communication, Navigation and Surveillance / Air traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Business Area, Sierra Nevada Corporation BG Gary M Profit, Senior Director of Military Programs, Walmart COL Adam Rocke, Special Assistant to Chief of Staff of the Army and Director of Soldier for Life Program Kris Urbauer, Program Manager, Military Recruiting and JOLP, General Electric Company 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks BG Anne Macdonald, (Ret) USA, President of AWF 2017 SUMMIT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BG ANNE MACDONALD, (RET) USA, PRESIDENT OF U.S. ARMY WOMEN’S FOUNDATION graduated from West Point in 1980 in the first gender integrated class, and subsequently served over 30 years in the Army leading and building highly effective teams. BG Macdonald is a senior Army aviator qualified as an UH60 Blackhawk pilot, a paratrooper, and is air assault qualified. Key assignments in the Army include serving as the Deputy Director of Operations, Military Command Center, Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon; Deputy Commanding General, 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Colorado later designated Division West, First Army and Fort Carson; and Chief of Staff, United States Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. She holds a bachelor of science from the United States Military Academy and two masters degrees; one in System’s Management from the University of Southern California and the other in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Air War College. Macdonald retired from active duty in 2011 as a Brigadier General with multiple awards and distinctions. She currently serves as an executive coach and seminar facilitator with True Growth Leadership. Additionally, Anne and her husband, John, volunteer to facilitate an annual West Point Ethics and Leadership Seminar for the faculty members of 45 High Schools in the DC Metro area. COL ALICE DEMARAIS, USA (RET) served for over 30 years as a military nurse in the Navy Nurse Corps and the Army Nurse Corps. A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, COL Demarais had assignments in Europe, Korea and the United States, to include Alaska. She held staff and leadership positions at all levels throughout her career. COL Demarais’ career culminated as the commander of the U.S. Army Medical Activity and Reynolds Army Community Hospital at Ft. Sill, OK. COL Demarais was selected for this position as one of the first non-physician brigade level commanders in the Army Medical Department. Following her retirement from active service, COL Demarais joined the TRICARE managed care support contractor, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, from 2002 to 2012. She now volunteers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix and Minneapolis. COL Demarais holds masters degrees from Webster University in Health Facilities Management and from Weidner University in Burn, Emergency and Trauma Nursing. She is also a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. MAJOR GENERAL HUGH VAN ROOSEN, DEPUTY G1, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY is a graduate of the University of New York at Albany and the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He is currently serving as the Deputy Army G-1 at the Pentagon. His past assignments include numerous Infantry, Special Forces, and Civil Affairs positions. Notable assignments include: Civil Affairs Director for Special Operations Command Europe; Civil Affairs Brigade Commander; 353d Civil Affairs Command Commanding General; Chief of Staff Forces, United Nations Mission in Liberia; Deputy Commanding General for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command; Senior Advisor to the United Nations on South Sudan; and, Director of the Institute for Military Support to Governance. His awards and decorations include the Combat Action Badge, Special Forces Tab, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit Medal, and Bronze Star Medal. LTG PATRICIA HOROHO, (RET) USA is the first female and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold the appointment to U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. LTG Horoho has held every level of leadership in Army Medicine. Lieutenant General Horoho’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2 OLC), the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal and various service and unit awards. PANELS CSM DONNA BROCK, (RET) USA, TREASURER, U.S. ARMY WOMEN’S FOUNDATION CSM Donna Brock served more than 35 years in the U.S. Army, all of it in Army medicine. A combat medic, she rose to the top of her career field in position and rank. She served as the Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army Medical Command and also as the senior enlisted advisor to the Army Surgeon General. At the time of her retirement in 2015, she was the longest serving enlisted woman still on active duty in the Army. CSM Brock has served as an Air Ambulance Radio Operator, Ambulance Driver, Emergency Room NCO, Clinical NCOIC, Training NCO, and Operations NCO. She has served in every leadership position including Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, and Command Sergeant Major. She has performed as a Company Clerk, Personnel Service NCO, Drill Sergeant, and Sergeants Major Course Instructor, Faculty Advisor, and Mentor at USASMA. She also served on the Sergeant Major of the Army’s Board of Directors and as the senior enlisted female advisor and mentor. COMMAND SGT. MAJ. BILLIE JO BOERSMA has served in a variety of duty positions, from team leader to Command Sergeant Major. She also served as a drill sergeant and drill sergeant leader and was named the Army Drill Sergeant of the Year 2003. CSM Boersma’s assignments include 504th Signal Company, Munster Depot, Germany; D, 440th Signal Battalion, Darmstadt, Germany; D, 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; A, 327th Signal Battalion,