Ms. Pam DeLargy
Professor, Global Studies
Arizona State University
Pam DeLargy teaches in the areas of humanitarian response, women and conflict, and migration and health at Arizona State University and also oversees Education for Humanity, ASU’s program to increase access to higher education for refugees. Prior to joining the faculty at ASU, she spent twenty years at the UN, working in population, migration, and health programs. She headed UNFPA’s humanitarian response unit for over a decade and was a leader within the global community, bringing gender and adolescent concerns into the standards for global humanitarian action in conflicts and natural disasters. She was particularly active in raising awareness and guiding responses to sexual violence in conflicts. She holds graduate degrees in Political Science and in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a specialist on the Horn of Africa.
Professor, Global Studies
Arizona State University
Pam DeLargy teaches in the areas of humanitarian response, women and conflict, and migration and health at Arizona State University and also oversees Education for Humanity, ASU’s program to increase access to higher education for refugees. Prior to joining the faculty at ASU, she spent twenty years at the UN, working in population, migration, and health programs. She headed UNFPA’s humanitarian response unit for over a decade and was a leader within the global community, bringing gender and adolescent concerns into the standards for global humanitarian action in conflicts and natural disasters. She was particularly active in raising awareness and guiding responses to sexual violence in conflicts. She holds graduate degrees in Political Science and in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a specialist on the Horn of Africa.
WGCDR Jade Deveney
Gender Advisor
Royal Australian Air Force
WGCDR Jade Deveney has specialised in workforce diversity and flexibility, working as the Staff Officer Air Force Gender Programs. During this time, she authored two research papers on identifying and mitigating systemic barriers preventing women’s advancement, analysing recruiting and training systems to identify impediments to women, designing and implementing initiatives and programs to assist women’s retention. WGCDR Deveney was awarded a Chief of Air Force Commendation for this work. Building on her foundation as a gender specialist, WGCDR Deveney was posted as the Air Force Gender Advisor where she was responsible for the Air Force implementation of Gender, Peace and Security across Air Force policy, training, exercises and activities. WGCDR Deveney has been deployed as a Gender Advisor on multiple operations, exercises and international engagement activities, including to the Pacific (Guam and Tonga), South East Asia (Vietnam and Indonesia) and the Middle East (Baghdad and Kuwait). With a strong international engagement focus, she participated in numerous government level engagements advising international organisations on best practice models of implementation and facilitated training on WPS for international militaries. During this tenure, WGCDR Deveney also deployed as the Gender Advisor to Operation Inherent Resolve, the international coalition to defeat Da’esh in Iraq and Syria.
Gender Advisor
Royal Australian Air Force
WGCDR Jade Deveney has specialised in workforce diversity and flexibility, working as the Staff Officer Air Force Gender Programs. During this time, she authored two research papers on identifying and mitigating systemic barriers preventing women’s advancement, analysing recruiting and training systems to identify impediments to women, designing and implementing initiatives and programs to assist women’s retention. WGCDR Deveney was awarded a Chief of Air Force Commendation for this work. Building on her foundation as a gender specialist, WGCDR Deveney was posted as the Air Force Gender Advisor where she was responsible for the Air Force implementation of Gender, Peace and Security across Air Force policy, training, exercises and activities. WGCDR Deveney has been deployed as a Gender Advisor on multiple operations, exercises and international engagement activities, including to the Pacific (Guam and Tonga), South East Asia (Vietnam and Indonesia) and the Middle East (Baghdad and Kuwait). With a strong international engagement focus, she participated in numerous government level engagements advising international organisations on best practice models of implementation and facilitated training on WPS for international militaries. During this tenure, WGCDR Deveney also deployed as the Gender Advisor to Operation Inherent Resolve, the international coalition to defeat Da’esh in Iraq and Syria.
Dr. Camille Effler
Global Health Security Lead
USU Center for Global Health Engagement
MAJ Effler is currently affiliated with the Uniformed Services University’s Center for Global Health Engagement as the Global Health Security Program Lead. Camille spent the previous three years in the INDOPACOM Surgeon’s office as the Branch Chief for Global Health Engagements and the gender advisor to the Command Surgeon. MAJ Effler holds a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Auburn, a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins.
Global Health Security Lead
USU Center for Global Health Engagement
MAJ Effler is currently affiliated with the Uniformed Services University’s Center for Global Health Engagement as the Global Health Security Program Lead. Camille spent the previous three years in the INDOPACOM Surgeon’s office as the Branch Chief for Global Health Engagements and the gender advisor to the Command Surgeon. MAJ Effler holds a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Auburn, a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins.
Ms. Pamela Faber
Research Scientist
CNA
Pamela Faber is a Research Scientist at CNA's Countering Threats and Challenges Program (CTCP). Ms. Faber also acts as the lead point of contact for CNA’s Africa security work. As a senior analyst at CNA, Ms. Faber works to research, analyze, monitor, and evaluate critical national security issues, including those pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism. She also carries out large-scale assessments and evaluations on US security cooperation activities. Ms. Faber’s recent work includes leading a team of analysts to study the role of women and gender in violent extremism organizations (VEOs) and U.S. counterterrorism (CT) activities. Ms. Faber holds degrees in international development, international relations, political science, and history from the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics (LSE), Columbia University, and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Research Scientist
CNA
Pamela Faber is a Research Scientist at CNA's Countering Threats and Challenges Program (CTCP). Ms. Faber also acts as the lead point of contact for CNA’s Africa security work. As a senior analyst at CNA, Ms. Faber works to research, analyze, monitor, and evaluate critical national security issues, including those pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism. She also carries out large-scale assessments and evaluations on US security cooperation activities. Ms. Faber’s recent work includes leading a team of analysts to study the role of women and gender in violent extremism organizations (VEOs) and U.S. counterterrorism (CT) activities. Ms. Faber holds degrees in international development, international relations, political science, and history from the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics (LSE), Columbia University, and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Ms. Sharon Gouveia Feist
Command Gender Advisor & Chief, Office of Women, Peace & Security
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Sharon Feist is the first Gender Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), serving as the principal advisor on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) within the Indo-Pacific. Established by Congressional funding in 2019, this position resides within J9 Pacific Outreach. In line with the U.S. WPS Act, Strategy, and Defense Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan, Sharon advises USINDOPACOM WPS policy and designs programming in support of national security objectives. Under her direction, the Office of WPS oversees Command-wide implementation that includes gender mainstreaming throughout the Command’s policies, plans, programs, exercises, and assessments; tailored education and training; partner nation engagement; research innovation and application; and guiding a growing network of trained Gender Advisors and Gender Focal Points. The overall mission is to develop inclusive security strategies that achieve sustainable security outcomes. Sharon previously led USINDOPACOM’s Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program for over a decade, with prior experience working with the U.S. State Department and NGOs to aid human trafficking survivors, particularly women and girls, in Hawai‘i and Southeast Asia. Sharon attended Hawai‘i Pacific University and earned a BA in English and attended American University for an MFA in Creative Writing. She is married with one son.
Command Gender Advisor & Chief, Office of Women, Peace & Security
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Sharon Feist is the first Gender Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), serving as the principal advisor on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) within the Indo-Pacific. Established by Congressional funding in 2019, this position resides within J9 Pacific Outreach. In line with the U.S. WPS Act, Strategy, and Defense Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan, Sharon advises USINDOPACOM WPS policy and designs programming in support of national security objectives. Under her direction, the Office of WPS oversees Command-wide implementation that includes gender mainstreaming throughout the Command’s policies, plans, programs, exercises, and assessments; tailored education and training; partner nation engagement; research innovation and application; and guiding a growing network of trained Gender Advisors and Gender Focal Points. The overall mission is to develop inclusive security strategies that achieve sustainable security outcomes. Sharon previously led USINDOPACOM’s Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program for over a decade, with prior experience working with the U.S. State Department and NGOs to aid human trafficking survivors, particularly women and girls, in Hawai‘i and Southeast Asia. Sharon attended Hawai‘i Pacific University and earned a BA in English and attended American University for an MFA in Creative Writing. She is married with one son.
Ms. Cori Fleser
WPS Advisor
OUSD(P)/Stability & Humanitarian Affairs
Cori Fleser is a senior specialist with Forge Group LLC, currently supporting the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy by providing technical subject matter expertise on implementing the U.S. Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act within defense policy and strategy. Her previous experience includes advising U.S. Africa Command and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on gendered effects on global, national, and individual security. Prior to her work on WPS, Fleser previously supported the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a joint planner and served as an analyst for U.S. special operations forces. She also previously designed wargames for military and commercial organizations with Booz Allen Hamilton. Before working on national security, Fleser worked for several nongovernmental organizations focused on girls’ leadership development, gender-based violence prevention, and foreign-aid reform. She has an MA in sustainable development with a focus on gender and security from the School for International Training Graduate Institute and a BA in international affairs and German with a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from James Madison University. Fleser is a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council.
WPS Advisor
OUSD(P)/Stability & Humanitarian Affairs
Cori Fleser is a senior specialist with Forge Group LLC, currently supporting the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy by providing technical subject matter expertise on implementing the U.S. Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act within defense policy and strategy. Her previous experience includes advising U.S. Africa Command and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on gendered effects on global, national, and individual security. Prior to her work on WPS, Fleser previously supported the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a joint planner and served as an analyst for U.S. special operations forces. She also previously designed wargames for military and commercial organizations with Booz Allen Hamilton. Before working on national security, Fleser worked for several nongovernmental organizations focused on girls’ leadership development, gender-based violence prevention, and foreign-aid reform. She has an MA in sustainable development with a focus on gender and security from the School for International Training Graduate Institute and a BA in international affairs and German with a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from James Madison University. Fleser is a nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council.
Ms. Monica Herrera
WPS Curriculum Developer
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Monica Herrera is the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Curriculum Developer at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command where she supports Department of Defense implementation of the U.S. Strategy on WPS by mainstreaming gender perspectives into planning, policies, and programs. She is a certified Gender Advisor (GENAD) and subject matter expert on Gender in Military Operations. She previously served 12 years on active duty, including as a Foreign Area Officer and WPS Program Director at Pacific Air Forces. She currently serves as an information operations officer and political affairs strategist in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Monica is a Senior Fellow at the Mansfield Foundation and was a Mansfield Fellow in Japan from 2015-2016 where she worked at placements within the Government of Japan, including at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Education, and the National Institute for Defense Studies. During this time, she contributed to Japan’s first National Action Plan on WPS and authored policy research focused on bilateral defense cooperation on WPS. Monica holds an M.A. in Sociology from Rutgers University and a B.S. in Behavioral Science with a Japanese minor from the United States Air Force Academy.
WPS Curriculum Developer
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Monica Herrera is the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Curriculum Developer at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command where she supports Department of Defense implementation of the U.S. Strategy on WPS by mainstreaming gender perspectives into planning, policies, and programs. She is a certified Gender Advisor (GENAD) and subject matter expert on Gender in Military Operations. She previously served 12 years on active duty, including as a Foreign Area Officer and WPS Program Director at Pacific Air Forces. She currently serves as an information operations officer and political affairs strategist in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Monica is a Senior Fellow at the Mansfield Foundation and was a Mansfield Fellow in Japan from 2015-2016 where she worked at placements within the Government of Japan, including at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Education, and the National Institute for Defense Studies. During this time, she contributed to Japan’s first National Action Plan on WPS and authored policy research focused on bilateral defense cooperation on WPS. Monica holds an M.A. in Sociology from Rutgers University and a B.S. in Behavioral Science with a Japanese minor from the United States Air Force Academy.
Dr. Laura Hosman
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
Dr. Laura Hosman is Associate Professor at Arizona State University, holding a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and in The Polytechnic School. Her action-oriented work focuses on the role for new technologies in developing countries, particularly in education. She brings her passion for experiential learning to the classroom and beyond, through real-world-focused, project-based courses that bring students and student-built technology to the field for implementation. Hosman is also co-founder and director of SolarSPELL, an offline solar-powered digital library for low-resource locations. To date, SolarSPELL (Solar Powered Educational Learning Library) has been deployed to over 395 schools and health care clinics across nine countries in the Pacific Islands and East Africa.
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
Dr. Laura Hosman is Associate Professor at Arizona State University, holding a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and in The Polytechnic School. Her action-oriented work focuses on the role for new technologies in developing countries, particularly in education. She brings her passion for experiential learning to the classroom and beyond, through real-world-focused, project-based courses that bring students and student-built technology to the field for implementation. Hosman is also co-founder and director of SolarSPELL, an offline solar-powered digital library for low-resource locations. To date, SolarSPELL (Solar Powered Educational Learning Library) has been deployed to over 395 schools and health care clinics across nine countries in the Pacific Islands and East Africa.
Ms Jennifer Howe
Women, Peace and Security Fellow
KCL
Jennifer Howe is a resident Women, Peace and Security Fellow at the Pacific Forum. Jennifer holds an M.A. in Politics and International Relations from Durham University in the UK, where she explored the relationship between human rights compliance and transitional justice in East Asia. Her current research explores the intersection of gender and violent extremism in Southeast Asia, regional progress towards implementing UNSCR 1325, and gender mainstreaming in transitional justice. Her publications have examined the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic for conflict resolution and gender equality in Southeast Asia. She has also co-authored an article on how the Biden administration could contribute to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the Indo-Pacific. In Fall 2021, Jennifer will commence her doctoral studies at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Her Ph.D. will investigate the under-explored relationship between transitional justice and violent extremism, with a particular focus on the ongoing conflict in Mindanao, Southern Philippines.
Women, Peace and Security Fellow
KCL
Jennifer Howe is a resident Women, Peace and Security Fellow at the Pacific Forum. Jennifer holds an M.A. in Politics and International Relations from Durham University in the UK, where she explored the relationship between human rights compliance and transitional justice in East Asia. Her current research explores the intersection of gender and violent extremism in Southeast Asia, regional progress towards implementing UNSCR 1325, and gender mainstreaming in transitional justice. Her publications have examined the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic for conflict resolution and gender equality in Southeast Asia. She has also co-authored an article on how the Biden administration could contribute to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the Indo-Pacific. In Fall 2021, Jennifer will commence her doctoral studies at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. Her Ph.D. will investigate the under-explored relationship between transitional justice and violent extremism, with a particular focus on the ongoing conflict in Mindanao, Southern Philippines.
Dr. Valerie Hudson
University Distinguished Professor
Texas A&M University
Valerie M. Hudson is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of International Affairs at The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where she directs the Program on Women, Peace, and Security. Hudson is a co-founder of The WomanStats Project and Database, the largest compilation of information on the situation of the women of the world today. Hudson is co-author of Sex and World Peace, Bare Branches, The Hillary Doctrine, and The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide.
University Distinguished Professor
Texas A&M University
Valerie M. Hudson is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of International Affairs at The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where she directs the Program on Women, Peace, and Security. Hudson is a co-founder of The WomanStats Project and Database, the largest compilation of information on the situation of the women of the world today. Hudson is co-author of Sex and World Peace, Bare Branches, The Hillary Doctrine, and The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide.
