First Fridays with Lt. Col. Jennifer-Ruth Green-Active Military, Leader

8211 West Jefferson Boulevard,Fort Wayne IN 46804

05 November, 2021

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Why First Fridays...Come learn something new and meet someone new. Every November we honor our military for their service to our country by having an active service member or veteran share their leadership journey. Lt. Col. in the US Air Force, she serves at the Chief Information Officer of the Indiana Air National Guard. Lt. Col. Jennifer-Ruth Green has served her fellow citizens in the United States Air Force and is now running to represent her fellow Hoosiers in Congress. A battle-proven leader, a trailblazer, and a selfless servant, Jennifer-Ruth Green is a candidate for Indiana’s First Congressional District. Her continued experience over twenty years of military service and her non-profit work throughout Northwest Indiana has prepared her to fight on behalf of the Region in Washington, D.C. Born to Vivian and Paul R. Green Jr., Jennifer-Ruth “Romper” Green is the youngest of six children. At eighteen years old, Jennifer-Ruth followed in her father and grandfather’s footsteps and joined the United States Air Force. After graduating from the USAF Academy in 2005, Jennifer-Ruth began her Air Force career in aviation and then transitioned to service as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. She deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM where she served as a mission commander for counterintelligence activities. After her deployment, Jennifer-Ruth assumed the role of Deputy Chief for a nuclear command post. After twelve years of full-time military service, Jennifer-Ruth transitioned to the US Air Force Reserve Component and eventually chose to make Indiana home. Currently, she serves as the Chief Information Officer/Commander, 122d Communications Flight, Indiana Air National Guard. She is the first African-American, or Asian, woman selected to serve in this position in the history of the Fighter Wing. Locally, Jennifer-Ruth serves her community in Northwest Indiana as an educator, and is the founder of MissionAero Pipeline, a non-profit reaching at-risk youth which seeks to transform lives, inspire STEM careers, and set students, as young as 5th grade through college, on a path of learning in the aerospace industry. Jennifer-Ruth has been a trailblazer throughout her career. While attending the USAF Academy, Jennifer-Ruth was inspired by Lt. Col. Lee Archer, USAF, an original Tuskegee Airmen and earned her pilot’s license. Now as a civilian, Jennifer-Ruth is a commercial pilot and one of fewer than 150 African-American professional female pilots in the US. Jennifer-Ruth earned an M.Min. from Golden State Baptist College and B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy. She is currently studying strategic leadership across military operations, in joint, interagency, & multinational environments at the US Air War College. She is a regular speaker at aerospace/STEM events, loves traveling, and has visited all seven continents. Jennifer-Ruth lives in Crown Point, Indiana, and is a proud aunt to fifteen nieces and nephews. Jennifer-Ruth Green is a member of the Air Reserve Component of the U.S. Air Force. Use of her military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense. Moving forward all First Fridays Fort Wayne events will be in person and will film the sessions and post them on their First Fridays YouTube Channel the following week. Our First Fridays Leadership Team is composed of Jim Johnson, Jere Johnson, Jan Diaz, Amylynn Graf, Jarrod Wilson, Kassee Lamm, Bryan Stine, and Denise Mills. Scott Drummond, and Doug Bowman assist us in the strategic marketing (audio/visual/photo). First Fridays Fort Wayne started in November of 2017 and has grown over the past 3 years to reaching over 1000 leaders in NE Indiana each month.  Our goal is the help people get better.  When individuals get better, their company gets better, and ultimately our community gets better.  We do this in three ways: 1.Educate to know. 2. Encourage to grow 3. Empower to sow Thank you for your investment in our events.