Alumni News midcareer professionals in the private Department detective, completed the Emergence sector, as well as their commitment to Program at the Naval Postgraduate School the Hoover Institution’s overall mission Center for Homeland Defense and Security in of advancing ideas for free societies. January 2021. Thomas has held many positions At the conclusion of their one-year fel- within the Metropolitan Police Department, with lowship, veteran fellows will submit a responsibilities including responding to a wide capstone project, in which they develop range of 911 emergencies, patrolling a beat, actionable solutions to policy chalcreating a plan for the distribution of PPE gear Walter W. Coleman ’88 became the lenges in their respective communities, for COVID-19, preparing civil disturbance unit chief commercial officer for Liquibox including those impacting governments, rosters for deployments, investigating felony/ in October 2021. In this role, Coleman is responsible for guiding sales Coleman ’88 businesses, workforces, schools, public misdemeanor cases, and various other assignhealth systems, and the security and ments. She currently serves as a detective in and customer solution efforts globally. MPD’s 2nd District Detective’s Office. During Liquibox is a global leader in liquid packaging safety of their fellow citizens. A cybersecurity professional and Marine Corps the six-month program, Thomas collaborated and dispensing, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Before this promotion, Coleman led combat veteran, Hasseltine currently serves as the with homeland security officials from across the North American sales team as senior vice chief security officer for Xenon Partners, a tech the nation on current policy, strategy, and president of sales. Before joining Liquibox, he private equity firm. While in the Marine Corps, organizational design challenges. Thomas matriculated from Fishersville, Virgained nearly a decade of knowledge and experi- he completed combat deployments to Kosovo, ence in the industry at Westrock/MeadWestvaco Iraq, and Afghanistan. His assignments included ginia, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and Coveris, as well as 18 years in commercial infantry, recruiting, and staff positions, including in international studies and political science from VMI. leadership and marketing roles at CPG food and command of the First Reconnaissance Battalion. beverage brands such as Coca-Cola USA and Hasseltine currently serves as the information technology sector chief for the Bay Area chapter Ferrero USA. In October 2021, Robert A. “Austin” VerColeman matriculated from Woodstock, Vir- of Infragard, a public-private partnereen ’19 joined the Celtics organization ginia, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in ship with the FBI to protect critical as video coordinator/player developinfrastructure. He is a board member economics and business from VMI. ment assistant for the Maine Celtics, of the Marine Reconnaissance Foundathe NBA G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics. In this role, Vereen is George D. “Donnie” Hasseltine ’97 has been tion, which works to support reconnaisresponsible for making sure all game named a Presidential Leadership Scholar for sance Marines and their families, and and practice film is readily available 2022. Now in its seventh year, PLS serves as a an adviser to the Athena Leadership and easy to watch. This includes makcatalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought Project, which explores how gendering custom edits for the team, other together to collaborate and create meaningful diverse teams shape national security. coaches, or for the players to use for change in the U.S. and around the world as they Hasseltine matriculated from New Orlearn about leadership through the lens of presi- leans, Louisiana, and graduated with a Vereen ’19 player development. He also works with an assigned group of players for dential experiences of George W. Bush, William Bachelor of Arts degree in history from J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. VMI, with distinction. He also holds a diploma on-court skill development and film sessions. Johnson. Hasseltine is one of 60 people chosen in strategic intelligence from the Joint Military Additionally, Vereen is responsible for running for the 2022 class. Additionally, Hasseltine is Intelligence Training Center, a master’s degree team scouting reports for upcoming opponents. Vereen matriculated from Springfield, Virpart of the inaugural class of veteran fellows at in national security and strategic studies from the Hoover Institution. Ten veterans, represent- the Naval War College, and an executive master’s ginia, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from VMI. He then went on to ing four branches of the armed services, were degree in cybersecurity from Brown University. earn a master’s degree in sports management selected for this prestigious program based on Morgan N. Thomas ’16, Metropolitan Police from the University of the Pacific. their demonstrated leadership and success as VMI, where he graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate. Appointed an Army military intelligence officer, he later became an airborne Ranger serving with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during the Gulf War.
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Maintenance & Operational Reliability—The 24 Essential Building Blocks: The Transition from Reactive Repair to Reliable Asset Capacity by Don Nyman ’56 and Bill Mountjoy. Industrial Press, 2022. ISBN: 978-0-8311-3661-1. Available through Amazon and Industrial Press. The quest for reliability is long overdue. In
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