Meet Our Team - Institute for Security Governance
Meet Our Team
About Our Team
About Our Team
ISG is comprised of a diverse leadership, faculty, and staff team with strong professional, academic, military, and government backgrounds. Scroll below to learn a little more about us, and head to the Working With Us section of this site for information on how to get involved.
ISG Leadership
Steven Peterson
Director, Institute for Security Governance
Dean (Acting), International School for Education and Advising
Defense Security Cooperation University
- Change Management
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Security Sector Reform
- Organizational Development
- Ethics & Leadership
Erik Stohlmann
Principal
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Civil-Military Relations
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Ethics & Leadership
- Security & Defense Planning
- Europe
Thomas (Tom) Davies
Principal
Innovation & Learning Division
- Change Management
- Security Sector Reform
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Financial Management
- Transnational Threats
J. Matthew Vaccaro
Principal
Peace & Security Division
- Change Management
- Civil-Military Relations
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Security Sector Reform
Scott W. Lyons
Associate Principal (acting Principal)
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security Sector Reform
- Civil-Military Relations
- Democracy & Governance
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Combating Terrorism & Violent Extremism
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ISG PERSONNEL
Alan Johnson
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Change Management
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Human Resource Management
- Intelligence in Security
- Indo-Pacific
Ashley Woodson
Staff
Peace & Security Division
- Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response
- Emergency Preparedness
Blaire Harms
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Civil-Military Relations
- Disarmament, Demobilization, & Reintegration
- Combating Terrorism & Violent Extremism
- Partner PME Faculty & Curriculum Development
- Indo-Pacific
Brian Linvill
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Intelligence in Security
- Middle East
- Africa
Brooke Adame
Staff
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Ethics & Leadership
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Financial Management
- Latin America
Celeste Ward Gventer
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Planning
- Change Management
- Cyber
- Europe
Chloe Belmont
Faculty
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Change Management
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Ethics & Leadership
- Organizational Development
Christine (Crissy) Gayagas
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Organizational Development
- Security Sector Reform
- Change Management
- Team Building
- Indo-Pacific
Craig Coder
Staff
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- International Student Officer
- Human Resource Management
- Event Planning and Execution
- Logistics
Darryl Long
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Security & Defense Planning
- Change Management
- Irregular Warfare
- Transnational Threats
David Radcliffe
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Cyber Strategy & Policy
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Organizational Development
- Change Management
Donald (Lee) Singleton
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Logistics
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Security & Defense Planning
- Human Resource Management
- Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response
Eric Law
Faculty
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Disarmament, Demobilization, & Reintegration
- Partner PME Faculty & Curriculum Development
- Combating Terrorism & Violent Extremism
- Indo-Pacific
Eric Leyde
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Change Management
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Human Resource Management
- Defense Logistics
Erik Leklem
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Change Management
- Security Sector Reform
- Organizational Development
- Maritime Security
- Indo-Pacific
Eva Lanot
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Irregular Migration
- Interagency Coordination
- Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response
- Civil-Military Relations
- UN Operational Support Activities
Gail Johnson
Staff
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Financial Management
- International Military Student Officer
Gary Espinas
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Change Management
- Security & Defense Planning
- Interagency Coordination
- Europe
Gary Serfoss
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Defense Logistics
- Security & Defense Planning
- Organizational Development
- Middle East
George (Kris) Hughes
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Logistics
- Africa
- Organizational Development
Jarrett (Ryan) Moses
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Logistics
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Ethics & Leadership
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Development
Ivy-Ann (Ivy) Quach
Staff
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Budgeting & Resource Management
Janie Maddox
Faculty
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Defense Contracting
- Contracts Administration
- Integration of Women in Security and Armed Forces
Jeanne Giraldo
Faculty
Innovation & Learning Division
- Change Management
- Security Sector Reform
- Civil-Military Relations
- Democratic Control of the Armed Forces
Jennifer Grigsby
Faculty
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Instructional Design
- Emergency Preparedness
Jessie Evans
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Interagency Coordination
- Stability Operations
- Civil-Military Relations
- Africa
Jimmy Antia
Faculty
Innovation & Learning Division
- Assessment, Monitoring, & Evaluation
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Irregular Warfare
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Stability Operations
Kathleen Peggar
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- International Negotiations
- Defense Acquisition
- Ethics & Leadership
- Europe
- Latin America
Keebom Kang
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Logistics
- Modeling & Simulation
- Financial Management
Lance Sells
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Stability Operations
- UN Peacekeeping Operations
- UN Operational Support Activities
- Indo-Pacific
- Africa
Laurie Chavez
Staff
Management, Operations & Administration Division
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Financial Management
- Contracts Administration
Linwood Ham
Faculty
Innovation & Learning Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Interagency Coordination
- Security & Defense Planning
- Latin America
Loren (Tom) Herway
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Defense Contracting
- Contracts Administration
- Ethics & Leadership
- Cybersecurity
Matthew (Matt) King
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Combating Terrorism & Violent Extremism
- Border Management
- Transnational Threats
- Ethics & Leadership
Michael Knutson
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Security Cooperation
- Security & Defense Planning
- Intelligence in Security
- Latin America
Nicholas (Nick) Tomb
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Civil-Military Relations
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Disarmament, Demobilization, & Reintegration
- Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response
- Interagency Coordination
Patrick (Pat) Gambrel
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Defense Logistics
- Ethics & Leadership
- International Negotiations
Philip Archer
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Organizational Development
- Security Sector Reform
- Defense Management
- Change Management
Robert (Bob) Tomasovic
Faculty
Innovation & Learning Division
- Conflict Management & Resolution
- Democratic Control of the Armed Forces
- Ethics & Leadership
- UN Peacekeeping Operations
- Financial Management
Robert (Rob) Timm
Faculty
Innovation & Learning Division
- Change Management
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Security & Defense Planning
- Security Sector Reform
- Europe
Samantha Schwellenbach
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Defense Contracting
- Contracts Administration
- International Military Student Officer
- Europe
Scott Moreland
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Security & Defense Planning
- Interagency Coordination
- Emergency Preparedness
- Civil-Military Relations
- Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response
Tally Helfont
Faculty
Innovation & Learning
- Change Management
- Organizational Development
- Middle East
- Combatting Terrorism & Violent Extremism
Thomas-Durell Young
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Security & Defense Planning
- Human Resource Management
- Civil-Military Relations
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Europe
Timothy (Tim) Doorey
Faculty
Peace & Security Division
- Maritime Security
- Interagency Coordination
- Transnational Threats
- Human Resource Management
- Partner PME Faculty & Curriculum Development
Vinothini (Vino) Roy
Faculty
Innovation & Learning Division
- Partner PME Faculty & Curriculum Development
- Indo-Pacific
Wade Evans
Faculty
Advising & Consulting Division
- Security & Defense Policy & Strategy
- Ethics & Leadership
- Interagency Coordination
- Combating Terrorism & Violent Extremism
- Security Cooperation Planning
William (Bill) Chadwick
Faculty
Education & Professional Practice Division
- Defense Acquisition
- Organizational Development
- Ethics & Leadership
- Change Management
- Conflict Management & Resolution