Faculty & Staff

DDE Faculty and Staff.

DDE Office of the Chair
Chair COL Heather Smigowski, PhD
Academic Executive Officer Mr. Sylvester H. Brown
Program and Management Analyst Mr. Pat Cummings
Education Technician Ms. Cathy M. Zimmerman
Resident Course Director MAJ Loris Lepri
Assistant to Resident Course Director Ms. Elizabeth Knouse (Ctr)
IMA Operations Officer CPT Kelli Ferguson
IMA Operations Officer CPT Andrew Zhang
IMA Operations NCO
IMA Operations NCO
First Year Studies
Director COL Rob Kinney
Director, Foundations Dr. Joel R. Hillison
Director, Strategic Leadership COL Steve Messenger, PhD
Director, Theory of War and Strategy Dr. Christine Cook
Director, National Security Policy and Strategy Dr. Jeff McManus
Director, Regional Studies Program LTC Rick Anderson, PhD
Director, Comprehensive Exam COL Jenny Alessio
Director, Alternate Pathway CDR Travis Pantaleo
Education Technician Mr. Amos S. Myers
Education Technician Mr. Mike R. Semrau
Faculty Instructor Dr. Fred C. Bolton (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Karl D. Bopp (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Phil Darcy (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Mark J. Eshelman (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Ms. Mary Foster (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Dr. Don MacCuish (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Michael J. McMahon (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Dr. Larry D. Miller (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Jeffrey C. Predmore (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Ms. Janet Riley (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Pete Rocha (Ctr)
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Byron Fong
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Heidi Jones
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Scott Kim
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Eric Kotouc
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Eric Ladd
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Mark McDaniel
IMA Faculty Instructor COL David Porter
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Robert Rideout
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Bob Sacca
IMA Faculty Instructor COL John Shulli
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Andrew Wensel
Second Year Studies
Director COL James A. Frick, PhD
Director, China Integrated Course Prof. Robert S. Hume
Director, Defense Management CDR Will Harting
Director, Military Strategy & Campaigning I COL Carolyn Erickson
Director, Military Strategy & Campaigning II COL Chris Botterbusch
Director, Electives and Special Programs Col Holli Bellusci
Director, First Resident Course CDR Michael Margolius
Director, Second Resident Course COL Todd Slaughter
Education Technician Mr. Albert R. Cobb, Jr.
Education Technician
Faculty Instructor & Deputy Chair Prof. Christian Cook
Faculty Instructor Lt Col Kelly Ihme, PhD
Faculty Instructor LTC Matt Rasmussen
Faculty Instructor Dr. Jeff Baker (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Paul Drake (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Erik Greve (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Joe Leardi (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Ms. Kelly Lelito (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. M. Dan O'Rourke (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. Craig J. Price (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. J. David Price (Ctr)
Faculty Instructor Mr. John T. Russell (Ctr)
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Rob Anders
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Justin Baker
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Kacey Brashear
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Monica Foley
IMA Faculty Instructor LTC(P) Mark Fontane
IMA Faculty Instructor LTC(P) Aaron Freund
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Kevin Hull
IMA Faculty Instructor (NSEC3) COL Dave Paravecchia
IMA Faculty Instructor COL James Perrin
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Darren Spaulding
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Kate Suarez
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Jeff Wood
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Ralph Cohen
IMA Faculty Instructor COL Jeffrey Hartsell
Defense Strategy
Course Director LTC Tim Martin
IMA Faculty Instructor LTC Adam Nickelson
IMA Faculty Instructor MAJ Brian Fennema
IMA Faculty Instructor MAJ Samuel Sotolongo
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