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Ms. Harper is an intermittent professor and retired as the Dean of the Capital and Northeast Region at DAU.  She was responsible for providing mission assistance, education and training to approximately 40,000 defense department acquisition professionals within the Capital and Northeast Region.

After an extensive career as a senior acquisition leader with the Navy, Ms. Harper joined the DAU Program Management faculty at the DAU West Region and two years later, became the Department Chair.  She was a member of DAU’s inaugural Executive Coaching certification program, serving the Department of Defense acquisition community’s goal to improve outcomes, and holds the International Coaching Federation credential of Associate Certified Coach.  Since 2010, she has coached over thirty acquisition leaders up to the level of Lieutenant General.

Richard “Dick” Hansen is a Intermittent Professor of Program Management and the Direction of the DAU Coach Training and Qualification Program.  In his over fifteen years at DAU, he has led numerous leadership and team coaching efforts, along with performing workshops on Strategic Planning and Speed of Trust.  He holds a Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation. 

He has served in various operational and acquisition positions as a US Army officer including time on the Army Secretariate Staff and Program Manager for multiple ACAT I to III programs.

James W. Malloy, Jr. joined the Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, VA in January 2002 as Professor of Contracting Management. He currently serves as Learning Director for contracting; responsible for Construction Contracting, Architect-Engineer Contracting and Small Business Programs. 

Mr. Malloy is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with over 21 years of acquisition service. As an acquisition officer he gained practitioner and leadership experience in contracting, contract management, and production management/manufacturing. Active-duty assignments included weapon system program offices, Air Force Plant Representative Office, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Supply Center, DLA Air Force Customer Liaison officer, and Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency, Defense Contract Management Office.

Mr. Malloy is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps. He holds the Certified Federal Contracts Manager designation from the National Contract Management Association and is DAWIA Level III certified in Contracting and Manufacturing and Level II in Program Management. He is also a certified DAU Executive Coach.