Command and General Staff College Foundation News Spring 2023 - 17

Women and Leadership
Women and Leadership Program endorsed by CAC
by Michelle Garcia
Assistant Professor, Department of Command and Leadership
Program Coordinator, Women and Leadership
Michelle Garcia
Program Coordinator
COURTESY PHOTO
Members of the CGSC Women and Leadership program (W&L) gathered on March 7, 2023 to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, and
reconnect after a break during the winter months. They rallied together at the 6888th Postal Battalion memorial near the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort
Leavenworth. From left: CGSC Foundation Director of Operations Lora Morgan, Lt. Col. Audrey Woo, Heather Karambelas, Dr. Lisa Babin, Maj. Judith Osike,
W&L Program Coordinator Ms. Michelle Garcia, Maj. G'Nelle Franklin, and Maj. Elizabeth Hall.
ThiS SprinG we ConClude The fourTh and one of
The moST aCTive yearS of The women and leaderShip
proGram aT The Command and General STaff ColleGe.
Following the huge success of our welcoming event at
the Frontier Army Museum, the CGSC Foundation, with
the support of Susan Jennaway and the First Command
Team, hosted five other events throughout the year. Three
were social networking events and two were " lunch-andlearn "
events. The social events provided the students
access to women on the staff and faculty of CGSC and
Army University and the opportunity to interact with
women not in a student's specific staff group. The W&L
Program provided the educational events in response to
areas students identified early in the year. The students
asked for information on financial management and support
for family-life balance, especially with kids. While most
events were conducted on Fort Leavenworth to facilitate the
students' busy schedule, the program hosted two off-post
events in the fall.
This Combined Arms Center (CAC) recently published
CAC Command Policy 20, " Female Mentoring and Morale
Program. " This program is led by Brig. Gen. Katherine
Trombley, Combined Arms Center Deputy Commanding
General-Army Reserve, and endorsed by Lt. Gen. Milford
H. Beagle, Jr., the CAC commander. This policy represents
an endorsement of the value and need for the CGSC Women
and Leadership Program and creates the structure and
system for other organizations to implement a more formal
mentorship and morale program. The CAC Policy and the
Women and Leadership Program directly contribute to the
ability of CAC and CGSC to implement Objective 1 of
DoD's " Women, Peace, and Security Strategic Framework
Implementation Plan. " Objective 1 of the plan states: The
Department of Defense exemplifies a diverse organization
that allows for women's meaningful participation across
the development, management, and employment of the Joint
Force.
The CGSC Foundation will host one
final Women
and Leadership Program event for academic year 2023
in May/June and is already planning an August event
for the women in the academic year 2024 class. Anyone
interested in participating in or supporting the Women
and Leadership Program can contact Michelle Garcia at:
michelle.m.garcia.civ@army.mil.
Read the DoD " Women, Peace, and Security Strategic Framework Implementation Plan " online:
https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jun/11/2002314428/-1/-1/1/WOMEN_PEACE_SECURITY_STRATEGIC_FRAMEWORK_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.PDF
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PHOTO COURTESY MICHELLE GARCIA

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