Alisha Sanders
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience in military personnel services and human resources. Proven expertise in strategic planning and program administration, driving operational efficiency. Strong communication skills facilitate effective collaboration and transformation initiatives.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief, Military Personnel Services Branch
Installation Management Command G1
San Antonio, TX
06.2017 - Current
- Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, GS-0201-14. Serve as branch chief responsible for the full spectrum of Military Personnel Services.
- Serve as Service 800, Military Personnel Management, functional representative.
- Facilitate resourcing of garrison Military Personnel Divisions.
- Facilitate Army and IMCOM Human Resources transformation by focusing on achieving maximum return on investment through business process improvements, leveraging partnerships, and improving military personnel support strategies.
- Analyze and develop data and arguments in support of the command Management Decision Package for Military Personnel Services funding requirements for the Requirements Validation Group and the Program Evaluation Group.
- Facilitate the equitable and affordable distribution of resourcing to installations.
- Responsible for execution and implementation of Army policy, determination of specific Army-wide career skills programs and service needs, program administration and review and analysis for Regional and installation implementation.
- Programs are implemented and administered by Military Personnel Divisions throughout the Army for military, family members, retirees, contractors and civilians.
- Provide oversight for the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army for IMCOM.
- Serve as Acting Chief of the Military Personnel Division during the chief's absences.
- Supervisor: Ken Echols, Chief, Military Personnel Division (GS-15), Installation Management Command G1, 210-466-0887
Chief, Operations, Army Community Service Division
Installation Management Command G9
San Antonio, TX
10.2009 - 06.2017
- Supervisory Social Science Program Specialist, GS-0101-14. Served as senior administrator directing and integrating the activities of nine branch chiefs in a division and other staff managing programs and services offered to Soldiers, Families, Civilians and Retirees through 78 Army Community Service centers worldwide.
- Provided direction and leadership to transition the division from Alexandria, VA to San Antonio, TX.
- Hired staff to bring the agency from 30 per cent to full operating capacity.
- Advisor and authority to the division, region and garrison Army Community Service staff on Army Family Programs, community service programs, services and policies and evaluation thereof.
- Responsible for planning, overseeing, managing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating the execution and operation of civilian human resources, budget, garrison support, and the accreditation program, based on needs assessments.
- Developed presentations, graphs, and talking points for the division to communicate concepts effectively.
- Educated and trained the division in a myriad of annual training requirements and other topics as necessary.
- Managed all taskers, Congressional inquiries, and other requests for information for the division.
- Represent the division and command by briefing commanders and spouses at the Pre-Command Course.
- Supervisor: Jolly Miller, Chief, Army Community Service Division (GS-15), Installation Management Command G9, 210-466-1202
Chief, Family Programs Management Division
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Fort Bragg, NC
02.2005 - 10.2009
- Soldier and Family Programs Liaison, GS-0303-13. Supervised the Family Programs Management Division in the office of the USASOC G-1.
- Served as Family Programs liaison between USASOC headquarters and its six subordinate commands.
- Oversaw the daily functions of the division to include logistics, operations, plans and policy, budgets and internal management.
- Provided technical guidance, advice, assistance, and consultation concerning the management of soldier and family programs to commanders, staff, and component subordinate commands in a dynamic, geographically dispersed organization composed of 30,000 troops located in 39 states and deployed in 47 countries.
- As supervisory program manager, administered, directed, and exercised functional proponency for family programs.
- Forecasted and managed annual budget of $600,000.
- Conducted briefings, seminars, and presentations for the command as well as for officials outside the Department of Defense.
- Prepared studies, reports, and correspondence for executive review and approval.
- Planned and facilitated meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- Supervisor: COL Gary Longhany, G-1 (later GS-15 as Deputy G-1, now retired), U.S. Army Special Operations Command, 910-476-9358
Chief, Personnel Operations Division
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Fort Bragg, NC
02.2003 - 02.2005
- Officer in charge of the Personnel Operations Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G1.
- Oversaw the daily functions of the division to include military awards and orders, Congressional inquiry responses, Line of Duty investigations, classified document control, and other special actions requiring the attention of the Commanding General.
- Managed all Officer and Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Reports and rating schemes for the G-1, Chief of Staff and Commanding General.
- Monitored Chief of Staff's and Commanding General's senior rater profiles.
- Served as escort officer for VIPs - the spouse of the Israeli Army Chief of General Staff, The Adjutant General of the Army, and the spouse of the Chief of Staff of the Army.
- Supervisor: COL Gary Longhany, G-1 (later GS-15 as Deputy G-1, now retired), U.S. Army Special Operations Command, 910-476-9358
Company Commander
A Company, Training Support Battalion
Fort Jackson, SC
03.2002 - 02.2003
- Commanded a student company that annually processes over 2000 U.S. officers, noncommissioned officers, civilians, and international students attending over 25 separate courses in five different schools.
- Responsible for command and control, administration, safety, accountability, discipline, morale, and logistics for all assigned and attached students.
- Ensured families of both U.S. and international students were taken care of by hosting a Family Orientation Night for each class.
- Steadily improved the company's administrative and logistical operations to eliminate distractions and ensure students were free to focus their efforts on training.
- Supervisor: LTC (now retired; GS-15) Brian Cummings, Commander, Training Support Battalion, 703-545-9171
Writer/Developer/Instructor
U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute
Fort Jackson, SC
03.2000 - 03.2002
- Responsible for officer training development, curriculum development and revision, quality assurance, course management and design in the Adjutant General School Directorate of Training.
- Updated mission training plans, training strategies, grading plans, lesson plans, practical exercises, student handouts, and performance examinations for students to ensure training was current and relevant.
- Integrated technology and updated training methodologies to create more effective programs, reduce costs, and enhance training time.
- Evaluated instruction and student progress in Army operations, doctrine, training management, logistics, mobilization, tactics, staff procedures, AG critical wartime operations and field exercises and simulations integration planning.
- Supervisor: Colonel Michael Bineham, Chief, Training Division, 910-584-8065
Detachment Commander
Detachment B, 510th Personnel Services Battalion
Heidelberg, Germany
01.1996 - 06.1997
- Commanded a personnel detachment authorized 47 military personnel and five civilians.
- Personnel Officer for the Heidelberg community, providing services support to the U.S. Army Europe four-star headquarters, V Corps headquarters, 1st Personnel Command, and 35 separate units and detachments comprising a military and civilian community of over twenty thousand.
- Responsible for leadership, training, welfare, discipline, and the technical and tactical proficiency of assigned soldiers.
- Supervisor: COL (now retired) Ruth Collins, 717-243-0859
Plans Officer
Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army
Heidelberg, Germany
03.1995 - 01.1996
- Provided direct support to the Assistant Executive Officer in the Office of the Commander in Chief, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army.
- Planned, coordinated, and secured appropriate arrangements for transportation, accommodations, meals, security, and communications for the Commander in Chief for all travel away from the USAREUR headquarters.
Assistant NCOIC
Office of the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe
Mons, Belgium
11.1992 - 10.1993
Administrative NCO, Office of the Secretary of the General Staff
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
Washington, DC
02.1990 - 11.1992
Education
Continuing Education for Senior Leaders -
Fort Sam Houston, TX01.2017
Director of Human Resources Signature Course -
Fort Sam Houston, TX01.2017
Federal Advisory Committee Act Training -
General Services Administration
01.2016
Learning How to Learn: Powerful Mental Tools to Master Tough Subjects -
University of California at San Diego
01.2016
Garrison Leader's Course -
Fort Sam Houston, TX01.2012
Army Management Staff College Advanced Course -
Fort Belvoir, VA01.2007
Master of Business Administration -
Touro University International
Los Alamitos, CA01.2002
Small Group Instructor Training Course -
Fort Jackson, SC01.2001
Combined Arms and Services Staff School -
Fort Leavenworth, KS01.1999
Bachelor of Science -
University of Maryland European Division
Heidelberg, Germany01.1996
Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management -
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Skills
- Personnel management and human resources policy
- Program administration
- Budget forecasting and data analysis
- Community development
- Community program development
- Clerical support
- Problem resolution
- Active listening
- Microsoft Word
- Data entry
- Customer service
- Multitasking
- Calm under pressure
- Cultural awareness
- Networking
- Computer skills
Training
- Continuing Education for Senior Leaders, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2017
- Army Management Staff College Advanced Course, Fort Belvoir, VA, 2007
- Garrison Leader's Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2012
- Small Group Instructor Training Course, Video Teletraining Instructor Training Course, and Staff and Faculty Development Training Course, U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute, Fort Jackson, SC, 2001
- Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1999
- Director of Human Resources Signature Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2017
- Federal Advisory Committee Act Training, General Services Administration, 2016
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful Mental Tools to Master Tough Subjects, University of California, San Diego, 2016
- Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, 2015
- Knowledge Management Representative Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2015
- Supervisor Development Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2012
- Action Officer Development Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 2011
- Taking Disciplinary Adverse and Performance-Based Actions, Fort Bragg, NC, 2006
Recognition
- Retired from U.S. Army Active Duty: enlisted Soldier for 10 years (Staff Sergeant); officer for 11 years (Major)
- Honored with the Horatio Gates Medal for reviving (editing and publishing) 1775, the Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association magazine
Affiliations
- Gardening, biking, hiking, home improvement, PTA, school volunteer
Timeline
Chief, Military Personnel Services Branch
Installation Management Command G1
06.2017 - Current
Chief, Operations, Army Community Service Division
Installation Management Command G9
10.2009 - 06.2017
Chief, Family Programs Management Division
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
02.2005 - 10.2009
Chief, Personnel Operations Division
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
02.2003 - 02.2005
Company Commander
A Company, Training Support Battalion
03.2002 - 02.2003
Writer/Developer/Instructor
U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute
03.2000 - 03.2002
Detachment Commander
Detachment B, 510th Personnel Services Battalion
01.1996 - 06.1997
Plans Officer
Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army
03.1995 - 01.1996
Assistant NCOIC
Office of the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe
11.1992 - 10.1993
Administrative NCO, Office of the Secretary of the General Staff
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
02.1990 - 11.1992
Continuing Education for Senior Leaders -
Director of Human Resources Signature Course -
Federal Advisory Committee Act Training -
General Services Administration
Learning How to Learn: Powerful Mental Tools to Master Tough Subjects -
University of California at San Diego
Garrison Leader's Course -
Army Management Staff College Advanced Course -
Master of Business Administration -
Touro University International
Small Group Instructor Training Course -
Combined Arms and Services Staff School -
Bachelor of Science -
University of Maryland European Division
Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management -
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
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