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BARBARA A. SISSON

Selected for reassignment as Assistant Chief, Army Reserve, Office of the Chief of Army Reserve, Headquarters, Department of the Army, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Barbara A. Sisson, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, Texas. The directorate provides maintenance engineering, supply, transportation, civil engineering, and security forces support for 12 bases. The directorate also oversees plans and policies supporting integration of new weapons systems into the command inventory, including the F-22A, CV-22, C-130J, F-35 and TH-1H.

Ms. Sisson graduated first in her Naval ROTC class at the University of Notre Dame and was commissioned an ensign in the Civil Engineer Corps in 1980. Her active-duty assignments included tours with Navy Public Works Center; Construction Battalions, Atlantic; and the Civil Engineer Corps Officer School. As a Navy Reservist, Ms. Sisson served in numerous leadership positions, most recently as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Engineer for USCENTCOM's Logistics Directorate. She has also served as Commander, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23; Commander, Contingency Engineering Unit, Atlantic; Commodore, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment; and Commander, Theater Contingency Engineering Management, U.S. Southern Command.

Ms. Sisson has more than 25 years of federal service, including assignments with Naval Facilities Engineering Command, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Army, and the Central Command. She has also performed considerable engineering consulting work in the private sector.

EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
1997 Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1997 Department of Defense Senior Acquisition Course, Defense Acquisition University, Washington, D.C.
2009 Air Force Senior Executive Warfighter Perspective Seminar, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina, N.C.
2010 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2010 Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2012 Executive Program in Logistics and Technology, Kenan-Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1980 - 1985, Civil Engineer Corps officer, U.S. Navy, Norfolk, Va.
2. 1985 - 1987, professor of Public Works Management, Civil Engineer Corps Officer School, Port Hueneme, Calif.
3. 1987 - 1988, Project Manager and Program Engineer, Military Construction Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Alexandria, Va.
4. 1988 - 1991, Program Manager and Senior Project Engineer, The Harris Group, Inc., Reston, Va.
5. 1991 - 1992, facilities management engineer, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
6. 1992 - 1993, senior management analyst, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Programs, Business Management Systems Review Team, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
7. 1993 - 1996, senior management analyst and executive assistant to the Associate Deputy Secretary for Field Management and the acting Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. (1994, acting Deputy Director, Office of Science Education Programs, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.) 
8. 1997 - 1998, Project Controls Officer for Defense Programs, Accelerator Production of Tritium Program, Tritium Project Office, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
9. 1998 - 2001, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Buildings, State and Community Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
10. 2001 - 2003, Manager, Readiness Reviews and Management Assessments; and Manager, Marketing and Business Development for Energy Programs, Bechtel National, Inc. and Bechtel Infrastructure, McLean, Va. 
11. 2003 - 2006, Associate Administrator for Research, Demonstration and Innovation, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
12. 2006 - 2007, Chief of Staff and Deputy Engineer and Engineering Division Chief, Logistics Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
13. 2007 - 2008, Director of Installation Services, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.
14. 2008 - 2011, Director, Resources and Analysis (J8), Headquarters USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, Fla.
15. 2011 - present, Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

AWARDS AND HONORS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit Award
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Navy Commendation Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
Research and Writing Excellence Award, Navy League of the United States
1995 Equal Employment Opportunity Award, Department of Energy
Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2010 Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award
CJCS Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist designation

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Society of American Military Engineers
Board of Directors, Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association
Board of Directors, Seabee/Civil Engineer Corps Historical Society
American Society of Military Comptrollers
Logistics Officer Association
National Defense Transportation Association
Senior Executives Association
Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance

(Current as of March 2014)

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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