Kabinier Selected as Programs Chief

Debra Kabinier of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), headquartered in Vicksburg, Miss., was recently selected as chief of Programs Office.

In this position, Kabinier will be responsible for ensuring that ERDC military and civil programs are aligned and executed to meet the objectives of the Army and Corps of Engineers. Her office also supports the formulation, execution, analysis, review and documentation of ERDC's technical programs.

The ERDC is the premier research and development facility for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It consists of seven laboratories at four geographical sites, with over 2,000 employees, $1.2 billion in facilities, and an annual research program exceeding $570 million. It conducts research in both military and civil works mission areas for the Department of Defense and the nation. Its primary mission areas include military engineering, battlespace environment, facilities and infrastructure, environmental quality, and water resources.

Before accepting her current position, Kabinier was a branch chief in the Research Division at the ERDC Topographic Engineering Center. She also served as program manager of the Geospatial Information Integration and Generation Tools Science and Technology Objective. Kabinier earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in geography from Kent State and George Mason Universities. She is a graduate of the Defense Leadership and Management Program and in 2001, earned a master's degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.