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Maj Delaney Kiernan is a recent graduate of the Air Command and Staff College (2025) and is currently serving as a Fellow at the Air Force Global College. Prior to this assignment, Maj Kiernan served as the Commander of the 509th Contracting Squadron at Whiteman AFB, MO. She holds a BS in Behavioral Sciences (USAFA, 2012), an MS in Project Management (Boston University, 2018), and an MA in Military Operational Art and Science (ACSC, 2025). Originally from Gowanda, NY, Maj Kiernan and her wife, Maj Lauren Mount, have one son. Go Bills. 

Dr. Dustin Vick is an experienced academic leader with a distinguished background in educational psychology, curriculum design, and university administration. He has served as Dean at three universities, overseeing academic strategy and developing high-impact undergraduate curricula across various fields, including humanistic education, critical thinking and deductive logic, educational intrinsic motivation, educational psychology, and instructional methodologies. With degrees spanning a B.S. in Behavioral Science, an M.Ed. in Adult Education and Course Design, an M.S. in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Dr. Vick marries rigorous scholarship with applied training. His research focuses on intrinsic student motivation in trade and technical schools, contributing valuable insights into how learners engage and thrive in vocational settings. Currently serving as Chief of Academic Affairs at Air University’s Air Force Global College, Dr. Vick drives institutional excellence through balanced and equitable student academic integrity policy coordination, serving student needs, international student integration, and working with congressional staffers and Civil Air Patrol students, as well as all military branches. His efforts fortify the professional education of military leaders both domestically and globally. 

Dr. Rob Nyland, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Director of Innovation and Research at the Air Force Global College. Dr. Nyland has worked as a Learning Engineer, Researcher, 8Multimedia Designer, and Faculty member. He has presented internationally at various military and education conferences and has published articles on professional military education, artificial intelligence, learning analytics, and distance learning in publications such as The Journal of Computing in Higher Education, International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL), and TechTrends. 

Maj Allan J. Collins serves as the Deputy Director of Innovation and Research at the Air Force Global College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In this role, he is responsible for leveraging and integrating technology to deliver timely, relevant, and engaging curricula that enable students to succeed in the Department of the Air Force missions. Additionally, Major Collins is the Course Director for the Military Thinking and Communications curriculum, managing both self-paced and facilitated distance learning programs. Major Collins transitioned to the United States Space Force in March 2021, having received his commission through the Air Force in November 2016. His career began as an Enlisted Airman in October 2000, during which he built a diverse background in various roles. He has served as an aircraft maintainer, a Military Training Leader, and later retrained to specialize in cyberspace operations, successfully accomplishing missions at the Squadron, Group, Wing, and Numbered Air Force levels. Major Collins has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, 3and FREEDOM'S SENTINEL, and has completed overseas tours in the United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, and Germany. Prior to his current position, he was the Flight Commander of Defensive Cyberspace Warfare at the 65th Cyberspace Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.