Faculty and Staff

Downie, Richard (Dr.)
CHDS Director
Director's Biography

Alvarez, Denise
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director

Arbalaez, Alejandro (Dr.)
Assistant Professor

Arcos, Cris (Amb.)
Political Advisor to the Director

Beall, Alicia
Database Specialist

Beall, Van
Registrar

Belton, Mildred
Budget Assistant

Bitencourt, Luis (Dr.)
Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor

Borders, Mike
Chief of Operations

Crovetto, Georgina
Assistant Registrar

Denning, Linda
Operations Coordinator

Ellis, R. Evan (Dr.)
Associate Professor

Escamilla-Hamm, Patricia (Dr.)
Associate Professor

Fernandes, Alzira
Student Services Assistant

de la Fuente, Pedro (RADM-Ret.)
Assistant Professor

García, Jaime (Dr.)
Professor

Gold-Biss, Michael (Dr.)
Professor

Hannigan, Christopher
Operations Coordinator

Heist, Suzanne
Management Analyst

Kahn, Yamile
Managing Editor

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Kehoe, Patricia
Assistant Editor

Kun, Luis (Dr.)
Professor

LaPlante, Kenneth
Deputy Director

Lora, Manuel (RADM-Ret.)
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Mann, Michael
Strategic Program Manager

Maria, Martinez
Chief of Protocol

McGurk, Frank
Program Manager

Meyer, A. Stephen
Liaison Officer to USSOUTHCOM

Monteverde, Maritza
Executive Assistant to the Director

Moreno, Andrea
Research Assistant

Murphy, Jeffrey
Assistant Dean of Students, Administration and Outreach

Neine, Raul
Chief Technology Officer

Newmeyer, Kevin P.
Assistant Professor

O'Ryan, Kara
Alumni and Institutional Relations Coordinator

Ospina, Carlos (GEN-Ret.)
Chief of Defense Chair

Pacheco, Guillermo
Assistant Professor

Paterson, Pat
Assistant Professor

Patykula, Michael
Operations Coordinator

Pippin, Faith
Assistant Alumni Coordinator

Podpaly, Alexander
Webmaster

Ramos, Audete
Student Services Coordinator

Raza, Salvador (Dr.)
Professor

Realuyo, Celina
Assistant Professor

Rodríguez, Vivian
Multi-Media Specialist

Saavedra, Boris (BG-Ret.)
Assistant Professor

Sepúlveda, Isidro (Dr.)
Associate Professor

Spencer, David (Dr.)
Assistant Professor

Stapleton, Monica
Protocol Assistant

Thompson, John (MG-Ret.)
Dean of Students, Administration and Outreach

Tollefson, Scott (Dr.)
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Torres-Ferrer, Alicia
Program Specialist

Taylor, Richard
Liaison Officer to USNORTHCOM

Tweddle, Henry
Assistant Registrar

Wiarda, Howard (Dr.)
Associate Director for Research and Publications, Professor

Wilson, Lourdes
Student Services Assistant