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The Peace, Conflict, and Security Program at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is pleased to host the for a panel discussion on topics related to national security. The Eisenhower Program brings War College faculty and fellows to universities and forums across the US to engage with the public on key issues related to peace and security. Speakers for this year’s event have distinguished careers in the armed services and will present on a number of different topics of pressing interest. This event is free and open to the public and will have light refreshments.ÌýStudents considering careers in the armed services or national security fields are encouraged to attend.Ìý

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Date: February 9, 2023

Time: 3-4:30pm (MDT)

Location: CU Boulder's University Memorial Center (UMC),ÌýRoom 425

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Panelists:

• Colonel Dena Goble has over 35 years of Army Reserve service. Enlisting at 17, she has served in numerous leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Her expertise is as a military police officer specifically with detainee operations in Guantanamo Bay Cuba and Iraq. She has trained with other militaries in Japan, Tajikistan, Jordan and Germany. As a civil affairs professional Colonel Goble partnered with the Jordanian Armed Forces to enhance the integration of women into their military. She also liaised intergovernmental coordination for the Syrian refugee crisis. Most recently, she led over 800 Soldiers in support of the Department of Homeland Security during the resettlement of Afghan evacuees.ÌýÌýÌý
• Born in Montreal, Colonel Eric Landry joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1994 as an officer in the Armor branch. He led army personnel from a reconnaissance troop of 20 soldiers to a mechanized brigade of 4200 soldiers. He deployed on international missions to Bosnia, twice to Afghanistan, and in the Middle East. He has also conducted domestic operations from sovereignty patrols in the Arctic to flood relief in southern Quebec. He holds a Master's in Business Administration, a Masters in Defense Studies and is now working on a Masters in Strategic Studies at the US Army War College. He and his wife are parents of three teenagers. He enjoys running, and loves fishing, downhill skiing, obviously, ice hockey.
• Lieutenant Colonel Brent Chastain is a native of Kennesaw, Georgia. He is married to the former Ms. Tonilynn Perrotta of Richmond Hill, Georgia. Toni and Brent have one son, Tristan, aged twelve years. Brent is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Oregon with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in political science respectively. Brent is an armor officer in the United States Army with over twenty years of service in infantry, tank, and reconnaissance units. His overseas assignments include Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and most recently at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples in Italy.