Professional Development Program Being Held At Maxwell Air
Force Base
Sixty-two Civil Air Patrol members from across
America will be primed for executive-level success at CAP’s
2011 National Staff College, which runs through October 22 at
Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL.
This annual professional development opportunity enhances the
leadership abilities of members who are, or will be, assuming
positions of regional or national importance within the Civil Air
Patrol. The challenging curriculum includes seminar discussions,
case studies and exercises. Students will focus on executive
leadership, management, organizational behavior and policy
formulation, while examining in great detail CAP’s
national-level operations.
The seven-day course benefits class participants beyond their
CAP roles. The leadership, communication and executive management
skills – made available through the course at a fraction of
what it would cost to attend these classes at various schools and
universities – are in high demand by employers in all
industries. Instructors are drawn from senior CAP leadership,
instructors from the U.S. Air Force’s Air University and
other leadership experts. Keynote speaker for the 2011 National
Staff College is retired Lt. Gen. Robert J. “Bob” Elder
Jr., former commander, 8th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Barksdale
Air Force Base, LA, and joint functional component commander for
Space and Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB,
Neb.
Other speakers include:
- Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. George Harrison, 2011 NSC
provost.
- Maj. Gen. Charles L. Carr Jr., CAP national commander.
- Air Force Col. Paul Gloyd, CAP-USAF commander.
- Dr. Gene Kamena, deputy department chair, leadership and war
fighting director, joint strategic leadership, Air War
College.
- Dr. Stef Eisen, director, USAF Negotiation Center of
Excellence.
- Dr. Michael Ritz, director, USAF Public Affairs Center of
Excellence.
- Dr. John A. Kline, director, Troy University Institute for
Leadership Development.
- Dr. Johnnie Cain, organizational psychologist/behaviorist, Cain
and Associates.
- Billy Daniels, CPA, CGFM, auditor, Wilson, Price, Barranco,
Blankenship & Billingsley, P.C.
- Mr. Don Rowland, CAP executive director.
“Building leadership skills is paramount to Civil Air
Patrol’s success as one of the premier public service
organizations in America,” said CAP National Commander Maj.
Gen. Charles L. Carr Jr. “Through opportunities such as
National Staff College, our members add to their experience base
and polish the skills they need to be better leaders in CAP and in
their communities.”
NSC is a requirement for earning the Gill Robb Wilson Award,
CAP’s highest award for professional development. Because of
the graduate-level design of NSC, as well as its focus on
national-level operations, attendance at National Staff College is
usually restricted to those members who hold the grade of major or
above, who have completed CAP’s Region Staff College or its
equivalent, and who have the endorsement of their wing
commander.