Our People

On a Mission for  Marine Excellence

Meet our staff, leadership, and board—all dedicated to connecting Marine Corps University with timely resources to meet a rapidly evolving warfare landscape. Our people are accomplished executives and experts with decades of experience in both the private and public sectors, united by a mission of making sure Marines continue to lead the fight.

Staff

Mr. Andrew Ammerman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Darrel Choat

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. J. Michael Fisher

Development Officer

Kimberly Niero

Director of Programs

Angela Dunham

Executive Administrative Assistant

Academic Chairs

Mr. Trent Hone

Chair of Strategic Studies

James Lacey, Ph. D.

Major General Matthew C. Horner Chair of War Studies

Mr. J. Kael Weston

Kim T. Adamson Chair of Insurgency and Terrorism

Board

General John Kelly, USMC (Ret)

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Mr. Donald R. Knauss

Vice Chairman, and Finance and Investment Committee

The Honorable Kim T. Adamson

Secretary, and Development Committee

Mr. Robert J. (Bob) Hugin

Treasurer, and Development Committee

Matthew Jones, Ph.D.

Chair, Development Committee

Brigadier General Francis E. Quinlan, USMC (Ret)

Chair, Audit Committee

Mr. Mitchell Shivers

Chair, Finance and Investment Committee

LtCol Dan Tarbutton, USMC (Ret)

Chair, Governance Committee

Mr. Derrick T. Dortch

Development Committee

Mr. Peter Fitzpatrick

Development Committee

Mr. Raymond Gilmartin

Finance and Investment Committee

LtCol Arthur V. Gorman Jr., USMC (Ret)

Finance and Investment Committee

Mr. Tim Harvey

Development Committee

Mr. Robert A. Lutz

Audit Committee

Mr. Jeff Mast

Development Committee

Mr. Douglas McGowan

Development Committee

Mr. Christopher G. Oprison

Audit Committee

LtCol Steven J. Piccirilli, USMC (Ret)

Development Committee

Mrs. Jordan Horner Saunders

Development Committee

Founding MCUF Leadership

Ambassador Anthony Marshall

Founding Chairman and Founder Emeritus

General Leonard Fielding Chapman, USMC (Ret)

Founding President

Lieutenant General Bernard E. Trainor, USMC (Ret)

Founding Executive Vice President

Foundation Sponsors

Emeriti Trustees

Ambassador Anthony Marshall – Founder Emeritus
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC (Ret) – Chairman Emeritus
General Robert H. Barrow, USMC (Ret) – Chairman Emeritus
Colonel G. F. Robert Hanke, USMCR (Ret) – Vice Chairman Emeritus
Lieutenant General Anthony Lukeman, USMC (Ret) – Vice Chairman Emeritus
Mr. David L. Carder – Vice President Emeritus
Mr. Frederick L. Webber – Vice President Emeritus
Mr. William W. Scott – Secretary Emeritus
Major General John T. Coyne, USMC (Ret) – General Counsel Emeritus
Mr. B.P. Adams – Trustee Emeritus
Major General Jerome G. Cooper, USMCR (Ret) – Trustee Emeritus
Mr. Thomas A. Saunders III – Trustee Emeritus

Honorary Trustees

Mrs. Vincent Astor
Major General Donald R. Gardner, USMC (Ret)
Colonel Charles J. Goode, Jr., USMC (Ret)

Former Trustees

Mr. B. P. Adams
Philip Anderson, Ph.D.
LtCol James P. Atkins, USMCR (Ret)
Mr. H. Furlong Baldwin
Col William R. Ball, USMC (Ret)
Mr. Daniel B. Burton, II
Mr. Paul F. Caliendo
James J. Carafano, Ph.D.
Mr. David L. Carder
LtGen Thomas Conant, USMC (Ret)
Gen James T. Conway, USMC (Ret)
MajGen Jerome G. Cooper, USMCR (Ret)
Ms. Shawn Cooper
Mr. Harry Lee Crisp, III
Gen John R. Dailey, USMC (Ret)
The Honorable William H. Donaldson
Mr. W. John Driscoll
Mr. Patrick J. Finneran, Jr .
SgtMaj James Futrell, USMC (Ret)
Col John T. Garcia, USMC (Ret)

Mr. Frank C. Gardner
The Hon. H. Lawrence Garrett, III
Mr. E. Peter Gillette, Jr.
LtGen Wallace C. Gregson Jr., USMC (Ret)
Mr. Alfred L. Griggs
MajGen William C. Groeniger III, USMCR (Ret)
LtGen Earl B. Hailston, USMC (Ret)
MajGen Tim Hanifen, USMC (Ret)
Col G. F. Robert Hanke, USMCR (Ret)
Mr. Bruce H. Hooper
Mr. Stephen R. Kappes
Mr. Nicholas B. “Nick” Lane
Mr. Bradley T. MacDonald
Mrs. Charlene Marshall
Mr. Christopher P. Michel
LtGen Richard P. Mills, USMC (Ret)
Mr. Daniel H. Mudd
Mr. Joseph M. Murphy
LtGen Carol James Mutter, USMC (Ret)
Mr. Paul Michael (“Mickey”) Pohl

Col Durwood W. “Skip” Ringo Jr., USMC (Ret)
Mr. Kevin Rochford
Elihu Rose, Ph.D.
MajGen Michael D. Ryan, USMC (Ret)
SgtMaj Lonnie R. Sanders,  USMC (Ret)
Mr. Jason Santamaria
Mr. Thomas A. Saunders, III
Mr. William J. (Bill) Scott
Mr. William W. Scott, Sr.
Mr. John N. Staples, III
LtGen Vincent Stewart, USMC (Ret)
Ms. Alexis F. Thomas
BGen Richard P. Trotter, USMCR (Ret)
LtGen Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (Ret)
BGen George H. Walls, Jr., USMC (Ret)
Mr. Frederick L. Webber
Mr. Michael J. Wheeler
Mr. Guy Wyser-Pratte