Director
Mueller Announces New Assistant Director for the
Training and Development Division
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Director Robert S. Mueller, III,
announced the selection of Dr. James Trinka as the
Assistant Director of the Training and Development
Division.
“Dr.
Trinka brings significant experience to help us
build the training program we need to meet future
challenges,” Mueller said.
As the Assistant Director, Dr. Trinka will oversee
a major expansion of FBI training and development
programs from a traditional focus on New Agent Training
and the National Academy toward a more strategic
emphasis on career development for all FBI employees.
Director Mueller said, “Dr. Trinka will work
to implement training initiatives that are critical
to our efforts to strengthen our intelligence workforce,
build on our counterterrorism expertise, and prepare
agents to deal with the global threats of the future.”
Prior to Dr. Trinka’s appointment with the
FBI, he served for over four years as the Internal
Revenue Service's (IRS) Director of Leadership and
Organizational Effectiveness. Under Dr. Trinka’s
guidance, IRS leadership development and succession
planning programs became the benchmark in both the
public and private sector. During his tenure at
the IRS, Dr. Trinka earned the IRS' top award, the
Commissioner's Award, in 2002 for his efforts in
transforming the IRS’s human resource program
and in 2003, the American Society of Training and
Development (ASTD) bestowed its first annual, prestigious
"BEST Award" to the IRS for training excellence.
Dr. Trinka completed a distinguished career in the
U.S. Air Force, honorably retiring after nearly
22 years flying F-4 and F-16 fighter aircraft, holding
a variety of training, leadership, and command positions.
In the Air Force International Affairs office, he
served as the Middle East country director, advancing
the air force capabilities of eight different countries
through the U.S. Foreign Military Assistance Program.
Dr. Trinka also served as the Deputy Commander for
Operations of a 2,500 person unit, comprised of
forces from five countries and three services.
Dr. Trinka holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering
Mechanics from the United States Air Force Academy,
a Master of Philosophy (M.Ph.) degree in Political
Science from The George Washington University (1999),
a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Science (MAS)
from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (1986),
and a Doctorate in Political Science (International
Politics) from The George Washington University
(2001).
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