THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY

APPENDIX H:
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
MR. RICKEY E. SMITH
STAFF DIRECTOR
Mr. Rickey Smith, a member of the Senior Executive Service
for the U.S. Army, was appointed as the Deputy Chief of
Staff, G-9, for Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) in October 2014. Representing TRADOC, he
engages with the Army Staff, the Joint Staff, Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Congress, and academic, interagency,
and multinational entities to identify, develop, and
synchronize capabilities for the current and future Army.
He was an Army field artillery officer from 1978 to
2006. Duties included brigade command, representing
the United States within the international arms control
community, and Department of Defense coordinating
officer for disaster relief and homeland security operations in
California, Arizona, and Nevada. With TRADOC, he was
Chief of Staff for the Army’s Modularity Focus Area, which
led to the most extensive reorganization of Army combat
forces since World War II, and Chief of Staff for the Army’s
modernization realignment task force.
Mr. Smith has a bachelor of business administration
from Middle Tennessee State University, a master of business
administration from Tennessee Technological University,
and a master of science in national security strategy from the
National Defense University.
COMMISSION STAFF
Lieutenant Colonel John A. Adams, Executive Officer to the
Designated Federal Officer, Headquarters Department of
the Army G-8
Sergeant First Class Cherry A. Andrews, Administration
Manager to the Designated Federal Officer, Headquarters
Department of the Army G-8
Mr. Sankar Bhattacharjee, Senior Analyst, Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and
Technology, Program Executive Office for Enterprise
Information Systems
The Reverend Christopher D. Bisett, Executive Assistant,
Knowledge Advantage Inc.
Mr. Jim Boatner, Director of Operations, Headquarters
Department of the Army, G-8 Army Quadrennial Defense
Review Office
Mr. Anthony Boyda, Cost Analyst, Assistant Secretary of the
Army, Financial Management and Comptroller
Colonel Kristen E. Dixon, Public Affairs Officer, Office of
the Secretary of Defense, Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Mrs. Amy Grace P. Donohue, Assistant Editor,
RAND Corporation
Ms. Cherie Emerson, Global Force Management, Force
Generation Subcommittee Lead, Headquarters Department
of the Army G-3/5
Mr. Joseph Eule, Director, Communications, Direct Hire
Mr. Andrew Feickert, Specialist in Military Ground Forces,
Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, Congressional
Research Service
Major Benjamin J. Fernandes, Chief of Plans, Training and
Doctrine Command G-9
Mrs. Deborah S. Gantt, Alternate Designated Federal
Officer, Headquarters Department of the Army G-8
Ms. Jamie Hammon, Budget Analyst, Direct Hire
Mr. Bert K. Haggett, Security Advisor to the Designated
Federal Officer, Headquarters Department of the Army G-2
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory B. Hartvigsen, Aviation
Subcommittee Co-Lead, Utah Army National Guard
Captain Edward A. Hudson, Knowledge Manager to the
Designated Federal Officer, Headquarters Department of
the Army G-8
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