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Meet Don Gates

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personal & MILITARY SERVICE

personal & MILITARY SERVICE

personal & MILITARY SERVICE

  •  Married to Dr. Rola Bazzi-Gates, 15 years
  • 3 Children, All Attend Public School  
  • Retired Colonel with U.S. Army Reserve with 38 years’ service 
  • Completed 3 combat tours: Iraq (2004) Horn of Africa (2009) and Afghanistan (2012)
  • Bronze Star & Disable Combat Veteran 

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professional

personal & MILITARY SERVICE

personal & MILITARY SERVICE

  •  IT Security, Management, and Business Development Professional
  • Army Reserves, commanded units with budgets over $10M; 10+ staff, division ops officer with $20M+ budget
  •  HTC Global Services,  BDM
  • Alacrinet , Client Executive 
  •  RainMakers US, BDM 
  •  IBM, Senior Channel Marketing Manager/Program Manager, Field Marketing Manager, Senior Account Executive

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education

personal & MILITARY SERVICE

education

  • Masters Certificate, Cyberspace CISO, National Defense Univ.
  • Masters of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, 2015
  • Masters of Business in Administration, Wayne State Univ., 1997
  • Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska, 1990
  • Bachelors of General Studies- International Studies & German, University of Nebraska, 1990

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CIVILIAN BOARD EXPERIENCE

CIVILIAN BOARD EXPERIENCE

CIVILIAN BOARD EXPERIENCE

  • ROA Department of MI, 503(c)(19), President 2x, VP Army 2x, Secretary/Treasurer-Current 
  • InfraGard Board Member, 2020-2022
  • WSU Mike Ilitch School of Busines, ISM Advisory Board Member 2019-Current

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ORGANIZATIONS

CIVILIAN BOARD EXPERIENCE

CIVILIAN BOARD EXPERIENCE

  • National Rifle Association - Member, 1979. Life Member, 2001
  • Reserve Officers Association (ROA) - Life member since 1993
  • American Legion - Life member since 1994
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars - Life Member, 2005
  • Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society
  • Pi Gamma Mu - International Honor Society in Social Sciences
  • Society of Information Management, SIM Detroit

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POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

CIVILIAN BOARD EXPERIENCE

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Wayne County Republicans Committee 2020 
  • Precinct delegate Southfield, Michigan 1994-1998
  • Oakland County Young Republicans 1994-1998
  • Campaign Volunteer: State Rep. 4x, State Senator 1x, U.S. Senate 1x, Michigan AG 1x

CONTACT DON GATES

Don Gates for WSU

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