The Women and Leadership program for AY2025 kicked-off with a social event Aug. 15, from 4-6 p.m., at the Frontier Army Museum on Fort Leavenworth. Women who are students, faculty, friends, or alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College were invited to attend, and more than 60 women gathered at the museum for the social.
More than 60 women from different military services and government agencies attended the Women and Leadership social at the Frontier Army Museum on Aug. 15, 2024.
The event opened with remarks by retired Lt. Col. Michelle Garcia, former professor at the College and one of the founders of the Women and Leadership program. CGSC Foundation President/CEO Lora Morgan and program coordinator Dr. Bill Raymond also addressed attendees. Program coordinators Lt. Col. Erin Duhon and Lt. Col. Amanda Goldman were also in attendance.
The Women and Leadership program is open to women of all nationalities, services, and agencies attending the College. Participants are linked to a network of volunteer mentors who will coach them through their academic year and possibly into the future. Students and mentors are encouraged to meet at least once a month, and social events are conducted monthly.
The Women and Leadership program was established to connect Army University students to mentors, many of whom are retired military professionals with shared life experience who have attended Army University courses.
“This allows the women to see more of the women who are students, to find people who they have a common bond with — common life experience or a common branch or job — that they might not meet or encounter in their normal school socialization,” said Garcia when the program was established. “The school offers social events at the staff group level, and there are typically two women in a staff group, sometimes only one.”
The Women and Leadership program operates in support of the Department of Defense Strategic Implementation Framework for the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act 0f 2017. Those interested in learning more about WPS can view the Frontier Army Museum‘s WPS exhibit located in the 4th floor display case in the Lewis and Clark center (100 Stimson Ave., Fort Leavenworth).
Future Women and Leadership events will take place throughout fall 2024 and spring 2025. More information about these events will be available soon. Those interested in joining the Women and Leadership program should contact Lt. Col. Amanda Goldman – amanda.m.goldman4.mil@army.mil or Lt. Col. Erin Duhon – erin.k.duhon.mil@army.mil .
The Women in Leadership program is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation, Inc. and First Command Financial Services.
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