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(U.S. Army COL, Ret.) LAWRENCE HENRY Ph.D.
Dallas,TX
Summary
IMPACTFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEADER leveraging over 30 years of domestic and international executive-level authority and management experience across Department of Defense (DOD) and non-profit organizations' specialized personnel and resources. High performance professional with unparalleled, highly specialized depth and breadth of experience leading small- to large scale organizations, critical operations, and controlling multi-million dollar budgets.
Visionary leader: Skilled at coaching and leading strategic leaders, boards, and departments on navigating routine, complex and crisis situations; making high-impact decisions in high-tension; efficiencies focused - A master at taking transactional climates making them transformative cultures.
Collaborative Leader: Analyze high level organizational challenges; devise and employ high impact strategies that propel training, planning, and restructuring efforts, successfully positioning for transformation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder and Executive Director
A Bridge 2 Light (AB2L)
Dallas, Tx
11.2023 - Current
- Empowers underserved communities to overcome obstacles that have historically hindered their progress and access to essential human needs. We place particular emphasis on supporting individuals vulnerable to the “school to prison pipeline system” and facilitating the reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals.
- Key Impact:
- Single-handedly founded AB2L and created a structure that supports efforts focus on the protection of womanhood, intentional mentorship and chronic disease awareness, serving Dallas County and beyond
- Developed and implemented innovative programs and strategic partnership addressing a mentorship model utilized in the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Department; mentored 323 juvenile residents, resulting in a 47% reduction in youth violence while incarcerated.
- Cultivated partnerships with stakeholders resulting in consistent, efficient and realistic activities impacting AB2L's strategic goals and objective.
President
Core 90 Network
Dallas, Tx
04.2020 - Current
- Consultants DoD directors of operations and senior vice presidents on operational/ continuity planning and employment of highly trained organizations for worldwide deliberate and contingency operation within high contested environments
- Key Impact:
- Built a military Leadership Training Program (LTP) for specialized DoD units; consulted over 50 orientations focused on planning, coordination, and execution of multiple organizations for large scale activities
- Continuously increasing LTP's strategic value to consumers by working within specialized consultants, creating more relevant and realistic, yet mutually supportive and fiscally efficient, training opportunities.
- Led cross-functional teams to drive organizational growth and foster collaboration among stakeholders
- Leveraged multiple academic and military experiences, technologies, federal policies, and best practices to hone over 320 customers' ability to operate in resource constrained, uncertain, and complex environments.
Chief of Current Operations: Western Hemisphere Division
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), FL
07.2018 - 02.2020
- Provide comprehensive leadership to multi-level staff; develop strategy and synchronize special operations/plans with the DoD Joint Staff, U.S. Government interagency, partners, and allies, for activities within the Western Hemisphere; serving well over 14,000 DoD servicemembers and civilian employees
- Key Impact: - Directed evolving operations during natural disasters; ensured 24/7 manning of a Joint Emergency Operations Center. Established real-time coordination with U.S. inter-agency element across the entire Western Hemisphere; coordinated DoD and Inter-agency C-Suite Executives to execute strategic plans to affect national objectives.
- Retired
Chief Learning Officer
USSOCOM
MacDill AFB, FL
12.2016 - 07.2018
- Personally selected for operational, interagency, vision, and academic acumen to lead sensitive USSOCOM Training and Education initiatives. Established foundational plans/processes, and synchronized with C-Suite Executives' intermediate and strategic objectives, impacting over 14,000 DoD servicemembers and civilian employees
- Key Impact: Developed policies, procedures, and guidelines that ensured that highly/ specially training organizations possessed effective and comprehensive continuity, crisis action, and recovery plans
Director of Learning and Development
U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
Fort Bragg, NC
07.2015 - 12.2016
- Directed Training Division and supervised 27 military/civilian personnel. Controlled plans, policy, and resourcing of initial entry, advanced skills, and professional military education for 28,000+ Army Special Operation Forces (ARSOF) Soldiers. Allocated $2.8M annual operating budget. Controlled Army Training Requirements and Resources System [online system tool that integrates manpower requirements for individual training]; training ammunition, and ARSOF range construction.
- Key Impact: Orchestrated the first-ever USASOC SOF orientation program that showcased ARSOF's educational, tactical and operational capabilities. Propelled skill and ability of 3,200 SOF Soldiers to excel in diverse U.S. and foreign partner inter-agency operations, achieving active collaboration within complex geopolitical environments.
Executive Director - Special Operations Training Detachment
U.S. Army Special Operations Training Detachment
Fort Polk, LA
07.2013 - 06.2014
- Directed U.S. Army Special Operations Training Detachment (SOTD) comprised of a multi-level staff of military/civilians conducting operations that prepared SOF Soldier and civilians for unique activities in U.S. military joint, and interagency, and multinational operational environments. Controlled $4.6M annual budget.
- Key Impact: Tapped for expertise: Delivered and led expert coaching/training to SOF Soldiers attending mandatory training at 3 advanced-skill preparatory training centers. The Principal Advisor to C-Suite Executive Leaders (i.e., U.S. DoD Senior Civilians and U.S. Military Commanding Generals) on-going and contingency operations.
- Established a training program integrating SOF and conventional forces that fused interdependent operations and interagency cooperation for modern day training and complex problem solving.
Senior Vice President - Special Forces Organization
3rd Battalion/ 7th Special Forces Group (SFG)
Eglin AFB, FL & Fort Bragg, NC
03.2011 - 07.2013
- Powered the most diverse and most deployed 500-person Special Forces organization positioned for rapid deployment to conduct/support strategic combined and joint force operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Managed strategic relationships with external stakeholders, and a $2.7M budget.
- Key Impact – Supervised and supported 90+ worldwide operational assignments of 500 various state and federal specialized trained personnel. Result: Interoperable, business continuity, based operations with 2,200+ international ally organizations- without fail.
Education
Master of Arts - Justice Involved Care
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA12-2023
Ph.D. - Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL05-2020
Master of Science - Strategic Studies
United States Army War College
Carlisle, PA06-2015
Masters of Science Degree - Defense Analysis
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA06-2006
Bachelor of Science - Speech Communication
East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg, PA01-1994
Skills
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Change Management and Transformation
- Masters in Strategic Studies
- Continuity/ Contingency Planning Expert
- Strategic Partner/ C-Suite Collaborator
- Train And Assess High-Performing Organizations
- Drives Operational Efficiencies
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridTimeline
Founder and Executive Director
A Bridge 2 Light (AB2L)
11.2023 - Current
President
Core 90 Network
04.2020 - Current
Chief of Current Operations: Western Hemisphere Division
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
07.2018 - 02.2020
Chief Learning Officer
USSOCOM
12.2016 - 07.2018
Director of Learning and Development
U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
07.2015 - 12.2016
Executive Director - Special Operations Training Detachment
U.S. Army Special Operations Training Detachment
07.2013 - 06.2014
Senior Vice President - Special Forces Organization
3rd Battalion/ 7th Special Forces Group (SFG)
03.2011 - 07.2013
Master of Arts - Justice Involved Care
Morehouse School of Medicine
Ph.D. - Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Nova Southeastern University
Master of Science - Strategic Studies
United States Army War College
Masters of Science Degree - Defense Analysis
Naval Postgraduate School
Bachelor of Science - Speech Communication
East Stroudsburg University