2009 Wing Commanders Course To Be Held At End Of Month
Top Civil Air Patrol members will
increase their sophistication as leaders of the future, thanks to
the 2009 Wing Commanders Course to be held March 29-April 4 at CAP
National Headquarters, at Maxwell AFB in Alabama.
The intense, graduate-level course will posture participants to
assume high-level command at the state and regional levels or as
members of the CAP National Board, a key CAP governing body.
Attendees are selected for the course by their region commander and
must be approved by the CAP national commander, Major Gen. Amy S.
Courter.
Participants in the course are:
California
- Chaplain Col. Whit Woodard, Rocklin
Colorado
- Col. George Mixon, Yoder (Region Vice Commander)
District of Columbia
- Lt. Col. Richard Cooper, Washington
Florida
- Col. Al Bedgood, Tampa (Region Vice Commander)
Idaho
Illinois
- Col. Robert Karton, Chicago (Region Vice Commander)
- Col. Gordon Larson, Naperville
Kansas
- Col. Regena Aye, Osage City
Kentucky
- Maj. Robert Koob, Fort Mitchell
Maryland
- Col. Herbert Cahalen, Ijamsville
Minnesota
- Col. Thomas Theis, Minneapolis
North Carolina
- Col. Roy Douglass, Rougemont
Oregon
- Col. Brian Bishop, Portland
Puerto Rico
- Col. Rafael Roman, Bayamon
Tennessee
- Col. James Rushing, Maryville (Senior Fellow)
"The Wing Commanders Course covers everything a CAP commander
should know in order to be an effective leader," said Courter. "As
with all of our training, its content is thorough and its effect on
participants is dynamic, which are qualities that are essential to
success in today’s technologically savvy world."
The program will focus on three main blocks of study: leading
the organization, tools for corporate officers and tools for
commanders. The curriculum features seminars, lectures and hands-on
exercises in more than 20 enriching sessions on such topics as
ethics, legal matters, fundraising and managing volunteers,
finances and other resources.
Participants will gain a better understanding of CAP’s
aerospace education, cadet programs, operations, information
technology, public affairs, membership development and logistics
programs.
Guest speakers will include Courter, CAP Vice Commander Brig.
Gen. Reggie Chitwood, Senior Air Force Advisor Col. Russ Hodgkins
and CAP Executive Director Don Rowland, as well as subject-matter
experts from membership and National Headquarters staff.