Heather E. Donodeo
Contact Information: Cell: 609-***-****; Email: ********@***.***;
Clearance: TS/SCI
EDUCATION
George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Writing and Rhetoric Doctoral Program, estimated date of completion Summer 2024
• Completed coursework and passed exams as of June 2023
• Dissertation seeking to empower female farmer veterans as knowledge- makers in the use of agriculture tools
George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professional Writing and Editing Graduate Certificate, May 2021
• Excelling in proposal writing, editing, and technical writing, familiar with Requests for Proposal, Letters of Inquiry, one-pagers, Finding Funding plans, Master Funding Pipelines
• Preparing package for doctoral work on writing and rhetoric, concentration in public policy
Air University, Air Command and Staff College OnLine Master’s Degree Program, Military Operational Arts and Sciences, October 2018
• Thesis selected for submission to Secretary of Defense National Security Essay contest
United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science/Legal Studies, May 2000 EXPERIENCE
Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), Oct 2018 – Present Liaison to the Intelligence Community (LNO to the IC) Liaison between JPRA and other stakeholders; assist in developing, publishing, and maintaining policy, doctrine, lessons learned, and other publications; perform national level coordination with all partners.
• Key member of team reinstituting JPRA signature analytical product with PR partners.
• Initiated and co-authored personnel recovery article to expand customer base and interest.
Defense Intelligence Agency, Jun 2015 – Sep 2018
Analyst (Aug 2017 – Sep 2018) Covering space and counterspace strategy, doctrine, and intent.
• Volunteered to lead a high visibility project with coordination and collaboration with multiple agencies, received high praise from multiple customers. Staff Officer (Jun 2016—Jul 2017) Responsible for office-level human resource management and administrative functions; coordinating, editing, staffing office responses to internal and external requests, coordinating office level visits and briefings to partners.
• Tasked, coordinated, and closed over 200 internal and external tasks, Deputy Director provided praise to administrative team for first award package in 17 months to not need any corrections.
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
• Twenty+-year professional
• Multiple forms of
communication
• Highly skilled in editing
and writing
• Excels in high pressure
situations
• Relationship-building
• Leadership positions
• Looking to transition to a
full-time writing or editing
position
SKILLS
Writing
Policy-writing
Academic research papers
Analytical writing
Technical writing
Professional writing
Research
Editing
Doctoral research
Master’s theses
Professional applications
Performance appraisals
Academic writing
Award Packages
Other professional writing
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified DoD All-Source
Analyst (CDASA-1), Jul
2018
Intelligence Community
Advanced Analyst Program
(ICAAP), Nov 2017
H. E. Donodeo
• Coordinated and staffed talking points for SCS Office Chief, Senior Executive Service Level 2, enabling successful outreach to the space community. Joint Personnel Recovery Agency, Apr 2006 – Jun 2015 Chief, Analyst Division (Jun 2015 – Jun 2016) Responsible for the Directorate’s analytic capabilities and resources, initiating very successful Deep Dive program to provide detailed analysis on focused issues.
Chief, Plans and Policy Division (Mar 2011 – Apr 2015) Responsible for reviewing intelligence support to personnel recovery-related documents as a subject matter expert policy, doctrine, and guidance. Chief, Operations Support Center Division (Oct 2009 – Mar 2011) Responsible for managing the central hub of JPRA, coordinating support to customers across appropriate directorates; clearly articulating, tracking, and disseminating requirements.
Combatant Command (COCOM) Personnel Recovery Intelligence Analyst, US Air Force Reserves, Capt (Apr 06 - Oct 08) Responsible for situational awareness of personnel recovery events and threats in COCOM as well as coordinating with COCOM J2 liaisons.
United States Air Force, Aug 2000-Jun 2005
Chief, Intelligence Operations, 305th OSS, McGuire AFB, NJ (Aug 2003
– Feb 2005) Supervisor of element responsible for all Wing and Group Commander intelligence briefings, derived from multiple sources and tailoring it to the commander’s needs.
Operations Intelligence Analyst, 305 Operations Support Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ (Aug 2002-Aug 2005) Responsible for briefing commanders, aircrew, security forces, deploying personnel, and others as needed in both formal and informal settings; gave mass current intelligence briefing at Red Flag Exercise at Nellis AFB to audience of 200+ personnel.
Command Briefer Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, TX
(Aug 2001-Aug 2002) Responsible for researching, analyzing, and organizing information into briefings and read files, tailored to the needs of the commander of Air Education and Training Command (AETC).
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Veteran to Farmer Coalition, VA Chapter, Writer-Editor, Jan 22 Assistant Coach, Stingrays 10U Travel Softball Team, Aug 15-Jul 16 Fairfax City Environmental Sustainability Committee, Volunteer, Aug 15 – Sept 16
United Methodist Family Services Approved Foster Parent, May 2015 Assistant Coach, Braddock Road 10U Softball Team, Nov 14-Jul 15 Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue, Spring 03-Spring 05
Proficiencies
Microsoft Office
APA, MLA, Chicago
MILITARY AWARDS
• Joint Service
Commendation Medal
• Air Force Achievement
Medal with 1 oak leaf
cluster
• AF Outstanding Unit
Award with Valor Device
and 5 oak leaf clusters
• AF Organizational
Excellence Award
• National Defense Service
Member
• Iraq Campaign Medal with
1 service star
• Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal
CIVILIAN AWARDS
• Jan 2023, Quality Step
Increase
• Promotion, Oct 2020
• Quality Step Increase,
Jan 2020
• DCIPS Performance
Award ($5,249), 6 Jan
2019
• Time Off Award (24
hours), Dec 2017
• Time Off Award (24
hours), Mar 2017
• Time Off Award (24
hours), 14 Aug 2015
• Time Off Award (8 hours),
13 Feb 2012
• Time Off Award (16
hours), 07 Apr 2011
• DCIPS Performance
Award ($2519), 02 Jan
2011
• Time Off Award (24
hours), 02 Aug 2009