Speaker's Name
Ms. Diedre Windsor
Title
Founder
Company Name
Windsor Group, LLC
Bio
Diedre L. Windsor is the founder of Windsor Group LLC, a professional services and solutions company which caters to private and public organizations.Ms. Windsor, a native of Detroit, Michigan, enlisted in the United States Army in October 1986. Upon completion of initial training she served in Germany and later at Fort Bragg, North Carolina with the 82nd Airborne Division. In 1992 Diedre was awarded an Army Green to Gold Scholarship resulting in her transition from the enlisted to officer ranks. Diedre was commissioned a Regular Army Air Defense Artillery (PATRIOT Missile) Officer and later transitioned to the Adjutant General Corps (Personnel). As a military officer, Diedre’s assignments spanned from Kunsan, South Korea to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and back to Fort Bragg, North Carolina where she served in a myriad of leadership roles until she retired from active service in September 2009 as a Major.
Upon retiring from the Military, Diedre continued along her public service path by joining the federal government. She assumed roles at the U.S. Department of Education first as Chief of Staff to the Federal Student Aid Chief Information Officer and Technology Office and later as Executive Officer and Director of Resources for the Officer for Civil Rights. After five years at Education, Diedre joined the career Senior Executive Service (SES) with the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) as the Deputy Director for Management. Here she was responsible for guiding and directing the organization’s mission support operations and providing direction to 15 U.S. Trustees (in 21 regions) and over 90 Assistant U.S. Trustees, in 93 geographically dispersed offices across the country.
In 2015 Ms. Windsor authored her first book, Leadership begins with Hello! Practical Principles of Leadership ~ A Hip-pocket Guide which focuses on practical principles of leadership.
Diedre graduated from Methodist University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and from Webster University in 2011with a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management. Diedre is also a graduate of the US Army’s Command and General Staff College.
Session List
Federal Government Careers - Catapulting Yourself to the Senior Executive ServiceFriday, February 08th 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM Room: Wilson A -Mezzanine Level
Lessons in Leadership: Business Branding and Marketing to Federal Government - America’s Fortune
Saturday, February 09th 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Room: Virginia Suite C- Lobby Level