Today’s guests are Kathie Sidner and Dennis McGurk, we provide the end-of-year report for 2022 for RTI International and the North Carolina University System

Kathie Sidner 1:09 Kathie is the Director of Defense & Military Partnerships Director of Defense & Military Partnerships (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathie-sidner-83503014/)

Dec 2017 - Present • Lead the UNC System's military and veterans’ affairs strategic initiatives.

• Provide staff support to the UNC Board of Governors' Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
• Develop and manage relationships between the 17-institution University of North Carolina System and the defense community, including the U.S. Department of Defense and defense industry partners.
• Facilitate and implement a variety of research and education collaborations for mutual benefit to the University and its partners.
• Work with all levels of University administrators, faculty, and staff to bring relevant expertise and resources to address challenges with national security implications.
• Foster close and productive relationships with the military- and veteran-focused organizations across North Carolina's public and private sectors.
• Collaborate extensively with leaders, technologists, and innovators across North Carolina to support economic development, community impact, and growth of NC's defense sector.

Dennis McGurk – 28:53

Dennis McGurk is a DOD Senior Account Executive working at the North Carolina Center for Optimized Military Performance (NC-COMP)
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-mcgurk/

• https://www.rti.org/centers/optimizing-military-performance

He discusses Warfighter Health and the Army Future’s Command Vertex Event for Human Performance.

• Vertex Day 1 - https://youtu.be/OB9tUvCe-KU

• Vertex Day 2 - https://youtu.be/ZnIvo3YuOlo

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