Historian
CurrentWork in a contract capacity for the Gemini 3 Group for the NGB History Office. It is part of the Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau (NGB). NGB is a joint activity of the Department of Defense. Lead author, The National Guard State Partnership Program: Ensuring Effective Security Cooperation Partnerships for the 21st Century, 2014. Author, Quarters One: A Historic Home and its Residents, 2012.Lead coordinator, National Guard state active duty and domestic contingency history, 2012-present.Script writer and technical consultant, “375 Years of Your National Guard : A True Story.” Selected by Chief, National Guard Bureau, General Craig McKinley, to serve as working historian for video production commemorating the 375th anniversary of the establishment of the National Guard, 2011.Editor, second edition, Chiefs of the National Guard Bureau, 1908-2011.Lead writer, monograph on the National Guard's role in Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, In Katrina's Wake: The National Guard on the Gulf Coast, 2005.Written numerous feature articles on National Guard history.Other duties include replying to inquiries on National Guard history, and organizing the current records of Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's current troop deployment to the Southwest US border states (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas). Researching the State Partnership Program (SPP), overseen by the National Guard Bureau International Affairs (NGB-IA).Oversee correspondence, provide feedback and expertise to advertising agency partners and artists/artists' representatives regarding content for National Guard Bureau Heritage Painting Series, a 45-year tradition within the Bureau. Caption, catalog, and describe images for Heritage Painting series. Maintain records of individual state National Guard in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan.Hold secret clearance.
