Speakers Bureau Members and Topics

MCU Speakers are available to address groups on a variety of both national and international topics to include cultural, military, political, educational themes and more.

Mr. Donald Bishop	The Donald Bren Chair of Strategic Communications	"America's Informational Power," "The Challenge of Disinformation," "Remembering the The Four Freedoms," "Thinking about Religious Liberty," "The China-Burma-India Theater in World War II," "The Second Massachusetts Cavalry in northern Virginia: The Colonel and His Bride," "Don't Know Much About History."
Dr. Richard Di Nardo	Professor of National Security Affairs	American Civil War, German Army of World War II Leadership, Operational Art
Dr. Kerry Fosher	Director of Research, Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning	"Barriers to DoD's ability to leverage science and integration of social science, Disease and national security/medical anthropology, DoD outreach to academia"
Mr. Keil Gentry	Vice President for Business Affairs	Leadership and Ethics, National Security, Marine Corps
Andrea Hamlen-Ridgely	Communications Instructor
Dr. Todd Holm	Communications Supervisor	Leadership, Team Building, Organizational Culture, Organizational Change, Developing Presentational Skills, Conflict Management, Managing Millennials, Creativity, Train-the-Trainer, Adult Learner Needs, and Grammar Remediation
Dr. James Lacey	Course Director War Policy and Strategy; Course Director Economics and National Power	Military History from Plato-to-NATO (all wars and all theaters of war), Great Power Competition and Conflict, Military Strategy, Maritime Strategy, The Future of War, Operational Art, Senior Level Leadership in War, Military Innovation and Adaptation, Book Talks (covering my books on World War II, Greco-Persian Wars, Great Power Rivalry, Decisive Battle, the Roman Empire, Great Generals at War)
Dr. Lauren Mackenzie	Professor of Cross-Cultural Competence	Military Cross-Cultural Competence,Communication of Respect,On-line Military Culture Education,Intercultural Situational Judgment Tests
Dr. Nathan Packard	Assistant Professor of War Studies	USMC History, The Vietnam War, US National Security Policy, Civil-Military Relations, Defense Reform, Military Innovation
Mr. Adam Seitz	Research Assistant Professor	Middle East Security Studies with an emphasis on Yemen, Iran and the Gulf Region, Impact of Regional Policies in the Greater Middle East on U.S. National Security and Interests, Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East, Causes and Dynamics of Internal War in Yemen, Counterterrorism, Counterinsurgency
Dr. Christopher S. Stowe	Professor of Military History	U.S. military history, American Civil War and Reconstruction, Antebellum America, Gender and the military, The Atlantic world
Dr. Craig Swanson	Associate Dean of Academics	American Foreign Policy, American History, History of Medicine, International Relations, Marxism, Political Theory, USN/USMC History
Dr. Amin Tarzi	Director of Middle East Studies	Middle East, History and Historical Narratives, Role of Justice in State-Building, Counter- and Nonproliferation, Track II Diplomacy
Dr. Paolo Tripodi	Professor of Ethics and Ethics Branch Head	Leadership, Ethics, Military Ethics
Stase Wells	Communications Instructor
Dr. Van Zummeren	Deputy Director, Lejeune Leadership Institute	Military and Civilian Leadership Development, Speech Communication Theory and Practice, Teaching Methodologies, Philosophies, and Practices, Curriculum Design, Development, Implementation, and Accreditation , Faculty Development, Operational Planning and Operations, General Military Subjects, Regional Studies, and Military History.
Dr. Chris Yung	Donald Bren Chair of Non-Western Strategic Thought	Asia Pacific Security and politics; China; Chinese foreign policy; Chinese military; Chinese politics; the South China Sea; U.S. policy in Asia; US policy to China; maritime territorial disputes; US defense relations with allies and partners in the Asia Pacific