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CHERI L. CANNON

Cheri L. Cannon, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Deputy General Counsel for Fiscal, Ethics, and Administrative Law, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Ms. Cannon is responsible for providing legal advice to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Staff in all aspects of fiscal and administrative law. As deputy designated agency ethics official and alternate designated agency ethics official, Ms. Cannon provides guidance on standards of ethical conduct, conflict of interest statutes and regulations, financial disclosure and political activities. Additionally, Ms. Cannon is responsible for legal issues involving Air Force organization and administration and civilian personnel law. She advises the headquarters on claims matters, and accident and safety investigations, and adjudicates Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act appeals for the Secretary.

Ms. Cannon graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1982. She received a Juris Doctorate in 1985 from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Prior to starting her career with the Air Force in 2008, Ms. Cannon held several federal positions in legal departments and in program offices throughout government. Most recently, Ms. Cannon served as Chief Counsel to the Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Prior to that time, she held the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance at the Small Business Administration. At the SBA, she also held senior legal positions as the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Chief Counsel for Administrative Law, Chief Counsel for General Litigation and Trial Attorney. She specialized in defense side federal court litigation, employment and labor litigation in various administrative forums, and fiscal law and she served as the Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official. She was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2000.

EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Arts degree in political science (international relations), with honors, University of California, Santa Barbara
1985 Juris Doctor degree, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
2000 Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2006 Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Va.
2009 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, Charlottesville
2011 DOD Joint Executive Management Program, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1985 - 1987, Associate, Venable, Baetjer, Howard and Civiletti, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md.
2. 1987 - 1990, Associate, Beveridge and Diamond, P.C., Washington, D.C.
3. 1990 - 1996, Trial Attorney and Chief Counsel for General Litigation, Office of Litigation, Office of General Counsel, Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C.
4. 1996 - 2000, Chief Counsel for Administrative Law, Office of General Law, Office of General Counsel, Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C.
5. 2000 - 2003, Associate General Counsel for General Law, Office of General Counsel, Office of General Law, Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C.
6. 2003 - 2006, Deputy Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance, Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C.
7. 2007 - 2008, Chief Counsel to the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, D.C.
8. 2008 - present, Deputy General Counsel for Fiscal, Ethics and Administrative Law, Office of the Air Force General Counsel, Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Maryland State Bar
U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 5th and 6th Circuits

(Current as of September 2012)

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DATES SERVED

Lt Gen Barton K. Yount

23 Jan 42 - 26 Sep 45

Maj Gen James P. Hodges

27 Sep 45 - 12 Apr 46

Lt Gen John K. Cannon

13 Apr 46 - 13 Oct 48

Lt Gen Robert W. Harper

14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54

Maj Gen Glenn O. Barcus

1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54

Lt Gen Charles T. Myers

26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58

Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.

1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59

Lt Gen James E. Briggs

1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63

Lt Gen Robert W. Burns

1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64

Lt Gen William W. Momyer

11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66

Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.

1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70

Lt Gen George B. Simler

1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72

Lt Gen William V. McBride

9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74

Lt Gen George H. McKee

1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75

Gen John W. Roberts

29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79

Gen Bennie L. Davis

1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81

Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.

29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83

Gen Andrew P. Iosue

23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86

Lt Gen John A. Shaud

28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88

Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks

6 Jun 88 - 24 Jun 90

Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy

25 Jun 90 - 10 Dec 92

Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

11 Dec 92 - 19 Jun 95

Gen Billy J. Boles

20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97

Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton

17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00

Gen Hal M. Hornburg

22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.

10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01

Gen Donald G. Cook

15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05

Gen William R. Looney III

17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
 		 3 Jul 08 - 17 Nov 10
 
Gen Edward A. Rice Jr.
 		 18 Nov 10 - 9 Oct 13
 
Gen Robin Rand
 		 10 Oct 13 - 21 July 15
 
Lt Gen Darryl Roberson
 		 21 July 15 - 17 Nov 2017 
 
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast
 		 17 Nov 2017 - 26 July 2019 
 
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb 26 July 2019 - 20 May 2022
Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson 20 May 2022 - Present