Mr. Michael J. Harwood (202-685-4686 or harwoodm@ndu.edu)

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Mr. Kenneth Kligge (202-685-4699 or kliggek@ndu.edu)

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Mr. Kligge joined the Strategic Policy Forum in September 2002 after completing his Masters in International Affairs, Security Studies at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.  Prior to George Washington, Mr. Kligge attended Lafayette College where he graduated with honors in International Affairs and Government & Law.  His undergraduate thesis was entitled, "Missile Escrow: A New Policy Proposal for Nuclear Arms Reduction."  His areas of research have included terrorism, nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and associated policies, and Russia and Eastern Europe.

Dr. Margaret McCown (202-685-2855 or mccownm@ndu.edu)

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Dr. McCown joined the Strategic Policy Forum in 2004.  She has been a fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Common Goods in Bonn, Germany, where she did work on bounded rationality and collective actors' role in public goods dilemmas.  She holds a Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Oxford (2004) and a MSc. in European Politics and Policy from the London School of Economics (1998).  She has published on European Union and judicial politics and sits on the editorial board of the Journal of European Public Policy and affliated with the MPI.  In addition to general contemporary strategic and security questions, Dr. McCown is particularly interested in the relationship between inference methods and game design; trans-Atlantic relations and their implications for security initiatives; and international and EU law.

Commander Chris Robinson, USN (202-685-4696) or robinsonc5@ndu.edu)

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CDR Chris Robinson is a native of Long Island, New York. He received his commission in the United States Navy through the NROTC program at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Aeronautical Engineering in 1989. CDR Robinson attended Navy flight training and received his designation as a Naval Aviator in 1990 and went on to serve in various operational squadrons as an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter pilot. His operational experience includes overseas deployments in support of U.S maritime efforts during crises in Bosnia and Kosovo, maritime interdiction operations in the Persian Gulf, and counter-narcotic operations in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. CDR Robinson is a DOD Acquisition Professional and has served at Naval Air Systems Command as the Lead Systems Engineer and Integrated Product Team Lead for the MH-60R helicopter program. CDR Robinson holds Master and post-Master degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Masters in Military Studies from Marine Corps University. Prior to coming to NDU, CDR Robinson served as a Federal Executive Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution.

Colonel Steven Tomisek, USMC (Ret.) (202-685-4247 or tomiseks@ndu.edu)

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Col Tomisek is an independent consultant providing support to the Strategic Policy Forum.  During more than 28 years of military service, he gained significant expertise in Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) employment, joint and interagency planning and operations, and entry-level training and distance learning.  His last active duty assignment was as a Senior Military Fellow in the Research Directorate of NDU's Institute for National Strategic Studies.  Prior to joining NDU, he served as Head, Expeditionary Policies Branch, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, where he oversaw resource allocation and advocacy for the MAGTF's ground combat element and provided policy oversight of MAGTF special operations capabilities, the Marine Corps' amphibious and naval surface fire support interests, and its afloat and geographic pre-positioning programs.  He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, The George Washington University (MPA) and Ohio State University (BS).

Major Terri Raines, USAF (202-685-4511 or rainest@ndu.edu)

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Maj Terri Raines is a Senior Military Fellow in the Center for Applied Strategic Learning. She received her commission in 1994 through AFROTC at the University of Tampa. Upon graduation Maj Raines reported to the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland AFB, NM as a test analyst. She was then assigned to Shaw AFB, SC as part of the Air Force’s Central Command component where she managed specialized intelligence support communications systems. This was followed by a tour to Beale AFB, CA where she served as the communications Chief of Maintenance and as the wing executive officer. She then reported US Central Command where she managed multiple unclassified and classified networks at both the Tampa headquarters and the forward headquarters in Qatar. Maj Raines was then reassigned to Keesler AFB, MS where she was the Director of Operations for a communications training squadron, followed soon by assignment to Naval Postgraduate School as a student. Her career has included many deployments to Southwest Asia in support of multiple operations. Maj Raines holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Tampa, an M.S. in Information Technology from Webster University, and an Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from Naval Postgraduate School. She completed intermediate service school in-residence at Naval Postgraduate School.

Ms. Amy Gergely  (202-685-2634 or amy.gergely.ctr@ndu.edu)

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Ms. Gergely brings to the Strategic Policy Forum more than 16 years of experience in strategic planning and communications, marketing and research in the government, non-profit and private sectors. As a consultant, she currently leads SPF's outreach activities to Members of Congress and Executive Branch leaders. Prior to joining SPF, Ms. Gergely led major communications, branding and research initiatives at several organizations, including the American Security Project, a national security think tank, and Intersections Inc., a publicly-traded company that provides information security and identity theft protection services to consumers, where she also served on the management team that guided the company's initial public offering. She is a veteran of Capitol Hill, having served as Press Secretary to a Member of Congress and House Armed Services Committee member as well as Director of Communications for a major Congressional campaign. Ms. Gergely holds a Bachelors degree in Political Science from Penn State University and graduated with "highest distinction" from Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College with a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management. At Heinz she studied the impact of information technology on public policy, particularly in the area of national security. Her group thesis project is entitled, "A Data Mining Approach to Improving the Accuracy of Automatic Verification of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban," which was produced at the request of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) of the UN.