Strong Leadership for Challenging Times
Meet Don Gates
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
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
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
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
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
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