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.

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