Potomac Institute for Policy Studies - Revision history

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International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS)

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Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS)

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 * [[Dennis McBride]], Ph.D., MPA< Co-Chair
 * [[Lawrence Barnthouse]], Ph.D.,
-* [[Betty Love
+* [[Betty Love]]
 * [[Paolo Ricci]], Ph.D.
 * [[Fritz Seiler]], Ph.D.

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 *[[Ronnie G. Flippo]] Ronnie Flippo is a member of the Board of Regents and a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Flippo served in the Alabama House and Senate during 1971-1977. Mr. Flippo was then elected to represent the 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977-1991. He served on the House Ways and Means Committee as well as a being a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee. On the latter committee, he was the Chairman of the Space, Science and Applications Subcommittee during the development of the Space Shuttle Program. In January 1991, Mr. Flippo formed a management and legislative consulting firm, R.G. Flippo and Associates, Inc., with offices in Washington, D.C. and Alabama.
 *[[Donald Gleklen]] is the Chairman and CEO of InteliHealth, Inc., a joint venture between Aetna-US Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University and Health System providing health care information to the consumer through various forms of information channels including the Internet. In addition, Mr. Gleklen is the President of Jocard Financial Services, Inc., a private merchant banking firm. A graduate of the Columbia School of Law and Cornell University, his past positions include Senior Vice President of MEDIQ Incorporated, a publicly owned ASE listed diversified health care services company and Executive Vice President and Senior Lending Officer of Industrial Valley Bank & Trust Company. His community activities include past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania College of Optometry and a Trustee of the Walnut Street Theater. Mr. Gleklen's corporate activities include the position of Director for several companies including Nutramax Products, Inc., Microleague Multimedia, Inc., Gandalf Technologies, Inc., New West Eyeworks, Inc., and Lason Holdings, Inc.
-*[[Roger Hayes]] Roger Hayes is the Director of the [[International Institute of Communications]], a network of over 1,000 companies in seventy countries representing the broadcasting, telecommunications, and new media industry. Its purpose is to stimulate debate and research into the impact of information and communication technology and content on public policy, regulation and society. He is also non-Executive Chairman of [[Echo Communications|ECHO]], a communications research group; an advisor to the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Wales School of Communication.
+*[[Roger Hayes]] Roger Hayes is the Director of the [[International Institute of Communications]], a network of over 1,000 companies in seventy countries representing the broadcasting, telecommunications, and new media industry. Its purpose is to stimulate debate and research into the impact of information and communication technology and content on public policy, regulation and society. He is also non-Executive Chairman of [[Echo Research]], a communications research group; an advisor to the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Wales School of Communication.
 *[[Robert H. Kupperman]] Robert Kupperman, a Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), was a leading authority on national security, counterterrorism, and crisis management. Dr. Kupperman was frequently called upon as a consultant by U.S. government agencies, foreign governments, and multinational corporations. Before joining CSIS, he was chief scientist at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, where he led the first interagency studies of foreign and domestic terrorism. Dr. Kupperman also served in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Emergency Preparedness, and as director of the transition team for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He was the co-author of Strategic Requirements for the Army to the Year 2000 (Lexington Books, 1984) and Final Warning (Doubleday, 1989), among others. He had a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from New York University and has taught at the University of Maryland and New York University.
 *[[Leonard Roberts]], Member, Board of Regents, Chairman and CEO of RadioShack. Mr. Roberts came to RadioShack in 1993, and was named Chairman and CEO in 1999. He has helped to turn RadioShack into the leading consumer electronics specialty retailer by focusing on demystifying technology in every neighborhood in America. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its services and product offerings and joined in partnerships with some of the leading electronics brand names. Prior to joining RadioShack, Mr. Roberts was Chairman and CEO of Shoney's Inc. and President and CEO of Arby's Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois with degrees in marketing and chemistry. He obtained a law degree from De Paul University Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1974. Mr. Roberts serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the United Way of America and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Conference for Community and Justice.

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 ===Board of Directors===
-*[[Michael Swetnam]], Chairman of the Board and CEO Michael Swetnam has served in a large number of positions supporting federal, state, and local government, including Special Consultant to the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, staff member on the Intelligence Community Staff, President of the Corporate Volunteer Council in Montgomery Co., Maryland, member of Corporate Partnership in Maryland, Chairman of the Term Limit Committee, Regional Scout master of the United Kingdom (Scotland), school board member and a variety of Republican Party positions. Mr. Swetnam has also served in a number of corporate positions including assistant Vice President at Pacific Sierra Research, Inc. and Director and Manager of Strategic Planning at GTE Corporation’s Government Systems Division.
+*[[Michael Swetnam]], Chairman of the Board and CEO
 *Dr. [[Lyle A. Cox]], Member of the Board
 Lyle Ashton Cox, Jr. is Chief Scientist of Information Manufacturing Corporation. He has over thirty years of experience in high performance information systems in a wide variety of application environments. He has held a number of senior positions in information technology enterprises, including: MASINT Chair Research Professor, Naval Postgraduate School; Chief Architect, United States Measurement and Signature Intelligence System, Defense Intelligence Agency; Vice President, Corporate Development, Analytic Services Incorporated; Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Science Applications International Corporation's Technology Applications Sector; Deputy Group Manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Government Systems Group; Assistant Director, White House Office of Planning and Evaluation; and Director of the National Security Council Crisis Management System. Dr. Cox served in the United States Navy, rising to the rank of Captain. He also served as consultant to several state and local law enforcement agencies, lecturer (with rank of full professor) at George Washington University, and member of NASA's Advisory Committee on the International Space Station. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Potomac State College. Dr. Cox earned a Ph.D. in Computing Science at the University of California, and has also earned degrees in engineering, law, and astronomy. Dr. Cox is an active member of the Chickasaw Nation.

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 == Academic Centers ==
-*[http://www.potomacinstitute.org/academiccen/communications.htm Communications Center, LLC]
+*[[Communications Center, LLC]]
-*[http://www.potomacinstitute.org/academiccen/icts/icts.htm International Center for Terrorism Studies] (ICTS)
+*[[International Center for Terrorism Studies]] (ICTS)
-*[http://www.potomacinstitute.org/academiccen/ncut.htm National Center for Unconventional Thought] (NCUT)
+*[[National Center for Unconventional Thought]] (NCUT)
-*[http://www.potomacinstitute.org/academiccen/nshpc/nshpc.htm National Security Health Policy Center] (NSHPC)
+*[[National Security Health Policy Center]] (NSHPC)
 The Institute supports a variety of government offices including the:
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 Additionally, the Institute's web site provides links to [http://www.potomacinstitute.org/publications/publications.htm Publications], many of which can be downloaded in .pdf format.
 ==People==

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 ==People==
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 * [[Ira Rutberg]], Fellow
 * [[Duminda Wijesekera]], Ph.D., Fellow
 ==Notes==
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 ====International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS)====
-* Professor [[Yonah Alexander]], Ph.D., Director]], Senior Fellow
+* Professor [[Yonah Alexander]], Ph.D., Director, Senior Fellow
 * [[Jack Baber]], Research Coordinator
 * [[Steven Lockfield]], Research Coordinator

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 ====Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS)====
-* [[Dennis McBride]], Ph.D., MPA]], Interim Director
+* [[Dennis McBride]], Ph.D., MPA, Interim Director
 * [[Kathryn Schiller]], Research Assistant
 * [[Jamie Barnett]], Esq., Rear Admiral]], U.S. Navy]], Senior Research Fellow

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 *General [[Alfred M. Gray]], USMC (Ret.), Chairman, Board of Regents and Senior Fellow. In 1991, General Alfred Gray retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 41 years of service and joined Garber International Associates (GIA) as a Senior Associate. From 1987 to 1991, General Gray served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He served as military advisor to the President, the National Security Council and the Secretary of Defense. General Gray holds a B.S. from the State University of New York. He also attended Lafayette College, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Army War College and did graduate work at Syracuse University. General Gray is the recipient of a Military Science degree from Norwich University and a Doctor of Strategic Intelligence degree from the Defense Intelligence College. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Institute.
-*Professor [[Yonah Alexander]], Member, Board of Regents, Senior Fellow, and Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies. Professor Yonah Alexander is a Senior Fellow and Director of The Center for Counter Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  In addition to these responsibilities, Professor Alexander is the director of the Terrorism Studies Program at The George Washington University and the Inter-University Terrorism Program.  Previously he has held positions teaching at the State University of New York and as a researcher at Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies.  He is the Editor-in-Chief of Terrorism: An International Journal and Political Communication and Persuasion: An International Journal.
+*Professor [[Yonah Alexander]], Member, Board of Regents
 *Vice Admiral [[Albert J. Baciocco, Jr.]], USN (Ret.), Member, Board of Regents and Senior Fellow. Vice Admiral Baciocco graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1953, where he received a Bachelor of Science in engineering and later completed graduate level studies in the field of nuclear engineering as part of his training in the naval nuclear propulsion program. He served as Chief of Naval Research from 1978-1981 and as the Director of Research, Development, and Acquisition from 1983-1987. Upon retirement, he established the Baciocco Group, Inc., a technical and management consulting practice and has since been engaged in a broad range of business and pro bono activities with industry, government, and academe, including memberships on the Naval Studies Board and the Army Science Board. He has also provided his time to serving on the Boards of Directors of several corporations, both public and private. He is a Trustee of the South Carolina Research Authority, and serves as a Director of the Foundation for Research Development at the Medical University of South Carolina. Admiral Baciocco has been designated a lifetime National Associate of the National Academies by the Council of the National Academies of Sciences.
 *[[Jeff Baxter]], Member, Board of Regents and Senior Fellow. Mr. Jeff Baxter currently serves as Chairman of the Civilian Advisory Board for Ballistic Missile Defense. He has acted in an advisory capacity for Congressmen Curt Weldon and Dana Rohrabacher, both members of the House Science Committee, and has participated in numerous wargames for the Pentagon. Mr. Baxter was invited to serve on the Laser Advisory Board at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and has lectured at the University of Manitoba School of Political Science on the topic of regional conflict and missile defense. He is a world-renowned guitarist and a former member of both Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers.