Dear Conference Participants,

Welcome to West Point, home of the world’s preeminent leader development institution! On behalf of the staff and faculty, thank you for being a part of the 15th

West Point Diversity Leadership Conference at the United States Military Academy.

At West Point, we develop leaders of character who are prepared to fi ght and win our nation’s wars. To that end, we develop leaders who are committed to building

teams and establishing a command climate within their organizations where everyone is respected, everyone feels they are a valued added partner, and everyone

feels safe and secure, both emotionally and physically.

In order to develop winning, diverse, and inclusive teams, we need leaders who can leverage a broad spectrum of experience, talent, ideas and perspectives, as

well as gender, ethnicity, faith or no faith, sexual orientation, education, geographic, and cultural backgrounds. Leveraging diversity leads to better teaching and

learning, problem solving, and organizational readiness in all organizations. At West Point, strengthening that diversity also ensures we have the talent necessary to

equip our graduates with the skills and competencies needed to lead a diverse and multicultural 21st century Army.

As Superintendent, I am proud to lead a team of professionals who are dedicated to an organizational culture that values and leverages diversity that, in turn,

creates the culture of winning and professional excellence needed to develop leaders of character.

Thank you for being part of this conference and sharing your time and expertise. Your participation highlights your commitment to this

work and to our goal of preparing tomorrow’s leaders for a diverse Army.

Go Army!

Robert L. Caslen Jr. ’75

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army

59th Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy

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SUE FULTON ’80Chair, United States Military Academy Board of Visitors

Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton is a 1980 West Point graduate. She was commissioned in the Signal Corps, served as a platoon leader and company commander in Germany, and was honorably discharged at the rank of Captain. In 2009, she co-founded Knights Out, the organization of LGBT West Point alumni and allies, and a year later became a founding board member of OutServe, the association of actively-serving LGBT military members; in both roles she was an active advocate for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

In July 2011 she was appointed by President Obama as the fi rst openly gay member of the West Point Board of Visitors, and became the fi rst female USMA graduate to chair the Board in 2015.

Sue currently serves on the Board of SPARTA, a volunteer-led LGBT military organization that worked for open transgender military service. She also works full-time at a pharmaceutical company.

In December 2012, after 17 years together, Fulton and her partner Penny Gnesin became the fi rst same-sex couple to marry in the West Point Cadet Chapel. They live in Asbury Park, NJ.

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL (RETIRED) RICK LYNCH ’77CEO, RLynch Enterprises

After graduating from West Point in 1977, Lieutenant General (Retired) Rick Lynch was commissioned as a regular Army Engineer Offi cer, where he commanded both a Mobile Assault Bridge Company and a Combat Engineer Company in the 2nd Armored Division. He transferred to Armor and subsequently commanded both a tank battalion and a tank brigade.

Lynch was promoted to Brigadier General in 2001 and served as Assistant Division Commander, 4th Infantry Division, Chief of Staff , Kosovo Forces, and Deputy Chief of Staff , Operations for Joint Force Command Naples, Italy. He served in Iraq as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Eff ects and spokesman for Multinational Forces Iraq from 2005-2006.

He commanded the 3rd Infantry Division from 2006-2008, deploying the Division to Iraq as part of the Surge, and commanded Task Force Marne. After redeployment, he was selected to command III Corps and Fort Hood, TX.

Lynch’s last Army position was Commanding General, Installation Management Command and Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, where he was responsible for 163 Army installations worldwide.

After retirement, Lynch became Executive Director of the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute, a facility focused on advanced technology to help humanity fi nd aff ordable solutions to complex problems.

Lynch is now CEO of his own consulting company, RLynch Enterprises. He recently published a book on adaptive leadership entitled Adapt or Die: Leadership Principles from an American General.

3:15pm Bus Transportation to Cadet Barracks Buff alo Soldier Field

3:30 – 4:30pm Sneak Peek Exclusive Preview of Davis BarracksGEN Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. '36

Barracks

4:30pm Movement to West Point Club

TUESDAY 5:00 – 7:00pm Registration & Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom, West Point Club

March 21 7:00pm Movement to Bartlett Hall

7:30 – 8:45pm Keynote Speaker: Ms. Sue Fulton ’80, Chair, USMA Board of Visitors Bartlett Hall, Room 454

9:00pm Bus Transportation to Buff alo Soldier Field West Point Club

7:00 – 7:30am Bus Transportation to Eisenhower Hall Buff alo Soldier Field

7:30 – 8:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast4th Floor Promenade, Eisenhower

Hall

8:45 – 9:00am Opening Remarks: MAJ Rodlin Doyle, Acting Chief Diversity Offi cer Theater, Eisenhower Hall

9:00 – 10:40am Academy Leadership Brief Theater, Eisenhower Hall

10:40 – 11:00am Break4th Floor Promenade, Eisenhower

Hall

11:00 – 11:20am WPAOG Leadership Brief Theater, Eisenhower Hall

11:20 – 11:40am Morning Wrap-Up: MAJ Rodlin Doyle, Acting Chief Diversity Offi cer Theater, Eisenhower Hall

WEDNESDAY 11:40am – 12:00pm Movement to Ike's Café

March 22 12:00 – 1:30pm Luncheon w/ Guest Speaker: LTG (R) Rick Lynch ’77, CEO, RLynch Enterprises Ike's Café, Eisenhower Hall

1:45 – 3:15pm Cadet Presentations Ike's Café, Eisenhower Hall

3:15 – 3:30pm Movement to Theater

3:30 – 5:00pm College Retention Discussion Panel Theater, Eisenhower Hall

5:00 – 5:30pm Bus Transportation to Buff alo Soldier Field Ike Hall Tunnel

5:30 – 6:30pm Free Time

6:30 – 7:15pm Registration & Cocktail Reception Transportation on your own Crest Hall, Eisenhower Hall

7:30 – 9:30pm Dinner w/Guest Speaker: MG (R) Roger Blunt ’56, CEO, Essex Construction Company Ballroom, Eisenhower Hall

7:00 – 7:30am Bus Transportation to Eisenhower Hall Buff alo Soldier Field

7:30 – 8:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast4th Floor Promenade, Eisenhower

Hall

8:30 – 10:00am Faculty Diversity Discussion Panel Theater, Eisenhower Hall

THURSDAY 10:00 – 10:15am Break4th Floor Promenade, Eisenhower

Hall

March 23 10:15 – 11:45am Social Justice Discussion Panel Theater, Eisenhower Hall

11:45am Movement to Ike Hall Ballroom

12:00 – 1:30pmLuncheon w/ Guest Speaker: Melvin Pender Jr., Ph.D., President, M&D Consulting,

1968 Olympic Gold Medalist—Men’s 4x100 meter relayBallroom, Eisenhower Hall

1:45 – 2:00pm Closing Conference Remarks Ballroom, Eisenhower Hall

2:00 – 2:30pm Bus Transportation to Buff alo Soldier Field Ike Hall Tunnel

West Point Diversity Leadership Conference 2017 Agenda

BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE for all events except Wednesday evening's dinner; Military Duty uniform. COAT & TIE/LADIES EQUIVALENT for Wednesday evening's dinner; Military ASU A.

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COLLEGE RETENTION PANEL

CONFERENCE CHAIR CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR

MAJ RODLIN DOYLEActing Chief Diversity Offi cer

ARCHIE ELAM ’76Vice Chair, WPAOG Diversity & Inclusion Committee

ARLETHIA PERRY-JOHNSONStrategic Communications & Marketing, Kennesaw State; and Project Director, University System of Georgia's AAMI

FACULTY DIVERSITY PANEL SOCIAL JUSTICE PANEL

JOSE PICART ’75, Ph.D.Former USMA faculty member and Senior Faculty Fellow and Professor in the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University

REGINA WERUM, Ph.D.Professor, Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

DOUG MELVILLE Chief Diversity Offi cer, TBWA Worldwide Advertising, Inv.

ERNEST MORRELL, Ph.D. Macy Professor of Education, Columbia University, English Education; Director, Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME)

DAVID FREY, Ph.D.Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at USMA

LTC WINSTON WILLIAMSAssistant Professor in the Department of Law at the United States Military Academy

JAMES MARTIN, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Academic Aff airs and Director, MSW Program at the NYU Silver School of Social Work

ANIL MUKERJEE, Ph.D. USMA retention specialist

WALTER ALLEN Distinguished Professor, Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education at UCLA

West Point Diversity Leadership Conference | March 21-23, 2017Westt PPoint®

Entering West Point: United States Department of Defense (DOD) ID is needed for entry at all gates. Visitors 17 years of age and above with a valid (DOD) ID may access post for all guests in your

vehicle (spouses, children, guests). Everyone 17 years of age and above in your party must have a valid photo ID card with them. If you do not currently have a (DOD) ID,

please report to the Visitor’s Center to complete a background check in order to obtain a local access credential badge.

Conference Shuttle Bus Service:Reserved parking spaces (area marked with sawhorses) are available at Buff alo Soldier Field from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. The conference shuttle

bus begins at 7:00am on Wednesday and Thursday, stopping at the north end of Buff alo Soldier Field (bus stop below Post Offi ce). The bus will make continuous loops

until 7:30am. However, if you need to depart early for any reason, shuttle service is available throughout the conference. See conference agenda on next page for more

detailed information.

Conference Attire:Business Casual Attire for all events except Wednesday evening's dinner; Military Duty uniform. Coat and Tie/ladies equivalent for Wednesday evening; Military ASU A.

For Assistance During the Conference:Call 845.446.1512/1573. WPAOG staff members will be available at registration tables throughout the conference.

For Updates During the Conference:Check the Conference Event App: http://e.zwoor.com/WPDLC17

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ISTICSMAJOR GENERAL (RETIRED) ROGER BLUNT ’56CEO, Essex Construction Company

Essex Construction Company CEO Roger R. Blunt is a Civil Engineer and Nuclear Engineer, registered professionally in New York State and the District of Columbia. For more than 30 years, he has exercised technical supervision and executive oversight in the successful completion of more than $500 million in construction project value.

A 1956 West Point Graduate, Major General (Retired) Blunt was the only African American in his class. He holds Master’s degrees in both Civil and Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Doctor of Public Service Degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

After an active career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that included an assignment on the faculty of the United States Military Academy, he continued his service in the active Army Reserves. In his fi nal assignment, Blunt commanded the 97th Army Reserve Command. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. He also is a 2001 laureate of the Washington Business Hall of Fame.

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MELVIN PENDER JR., Ph.D. Olympic Gold Medalist; Founder, M&D Consulting

Melvin Pender enlisted in the Army at 17, and served 11 years before commissioning through Offi cers Candidate School. He served in the 9th Infantry Division, the Central Intelligence Agency and as an infantry unit commander in the 82nd Airborne Division. Pender served for 21 years, including two tours in Vietnam, before retiring. His awards include the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, Vietnam Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Joint Service Commendation Medal.

Pender’s career as a world-class track and fi eld athlete began while playing U.S. Army football. In 1964, he competed in the Tokyo Olympics. In 1968, he was pulled out of combat in Vietnam to compete in the Mexico City Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay. He held world records in the 70 and 100-yard dash, and the 100-meter dash, and still holds the world record in the 50 and 60-yard dash.

From 1970-76 Pender served as a West Point track and fi eld coach, and commuted to Adelphi University, where he earned a BA degree in Social Science with honors. He went on to earn a Ph.D. and, in 1996, was inducted into the Adelphi Hall of Fame.

From 1990-1996 Pender was director of community aff airs for the Atlanta Hawks, president of the Atlanta Hawks Foundation and athletic administrator for the NFL Players Association youth development program. In 1995, he founded The Gathering of Eagles Foundation, supporting kids who aspire to college.

In 2001, Pender initiated one of Georgia's largest Youth Track and Field Invitationals, providing top quality amateur competition to youth ages 7-18, and he has also coordinated summer camps in track and fi eld for many years.

Pender currently works as a motivational speaker and serves on numerous boards. His autobiography is entitled Expression of Hope: The Mel Pender Story.

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