Cynthia (Cindy) Dehne is a U.S. Army veteran who possesses extensive experience leading small and large teams at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels.  She has proven expertise in developing leaders, implementing systems and processes to enhance organizational efficiencies, and planning, analyzing, and integrating enterprise-level solutions supporting large organizations.

Cindy has experience leading both military and civilian teams through complex organizational change in demanding environments. She has been leading, instructing, and driving organizational change throughout her career. Cindy started off as a cadet in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and has held various military and civilian leadership roles.  She specializes in helping organizations develop leaders, drive change, organizational restructuring, and long-term strategic planning. Cindy trained and served as a military strategist, where she learned how to help organizations define the future, analyze the environment, set clear objectives, and develop action plans.  As a strategist, she partnered closely with academia and industry to drive innovation and modernization within the military.  Cindy facilitated small and medium groups composed of higher education leaders, industry, and government experts to facilitate learning and collaboration and enhance military capabilities.

Cindy served in both the Army Active and Reserve Components. She was commissioned as an Army Signal Corps Officer and later transitioned to serve as an Army Strategist. During her military service, she held various command and staff positions during assignments in the 4th Infantry Division, 160th Signal Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, US Forces-Iraq, the Army Capabilities and Integration Center, First Army, and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.  She also served as Senior Logistics Advisor for the Program Executive Office for Special Operations Forces Support Activity and as a Department of Navy Civilian Human Resources manager.  Cindy’s operational experience includes 41 months of deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar.

Cindy is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies Red Team Course, Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Defense Strategy Course, the U.S. Army Airborne School, and she completed the Navy Civilian Senior-Level Leadership Development Program. She also holds a Master of Arts in International Relations (Security Policy) from St Mary’s University, a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Commerce from the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy, and a Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from William & Mary.