Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society (2019)

Chapter: Appendix B: Agenda for Public Information-Gathering Session

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Agenda for Public Information-Gathering Session." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25380.

Appendix B

Agenda for Public Information-Gathering Session

National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

April 24, 2018

11:30am – 11:35am Welcome and Goals
Kenneth W. Kizer, University of California, Davis, Committee Chair
11:35am – 1:15pm PANEL 1: Families Underrepresented in the Research Literature
Moderator: Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Purdue University, Committee Member
  • Ashley Broadway-Mack, President, The American Military Partner Association
  • Karen Ruedisueli, Government Relations Deputy Director, National Military Family Association
  • Chaplain (COL) Jimmy Nichols, Installation Command Chaplain, Fort Sill, OK
  • Ed Tyner, Associate Director, Office of Family Readiness/Office of Special Needs
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Agenda for Public Information-Gathering Session." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25380.
1:15pm – 2:55pm PANEL 2: Representatives of the National Guard and Reserves
Moderator: Abigail Gewirtz, University of Minnesota, Committee Member
  • Kelly Hokanson, spouse of National Guard Bureau Vice Chief, LTG Daniel R. Hokanson
  • Jill Marconi, Air Force, Director, Airman & Family Readiness
  • Susan Lukas, Director, Legislation & Military Policy, Reserve Officers Association
  • Anthony A. Wickham, J1 Program Director, National Guard Bureau
2:55pm – 3:15pm BREAK
3:15pm – 4:55pm PANEL 3: Representatives from Military Service Branches
Moderator: Tracy Neal-Walden, The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals, Committee Member
  • Col. (Ret) Anthony Cox, Army, former manager, HQDA Family Advocacy Program
  • Ellyn Dunford, spouse of Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Elka Giordano, Chief of Naval Operations Ombudsman-at-Large and spouse of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano
  • Donald R. Neff, Deputy Director, Preservation of the Force and Family, United States Special Operations Command
4:55pm – 5:00pm Closing Remarks
Kenneth W. Kizer
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Agenda for Public Information-Gathering Session." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25380.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Agenda for Public Information-Gathering Session." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25380.
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