We are very fortunate to have Hon. Brigadier General Don Macnamara return as our guest speaker for the second year. Some of you may remember Don from last year when the audience was both informed and inspired by his presentation on the history of the RCAF.
About Brigadier-General (Retired) Macnamara:
Brigadier-General (Retired) Macnamara spent the first half of a 37-year career in the RCAF in Toronto and in the Canadian Forces as a radar technician at 420 Squadron, air traffic control officer, and bio-scientist in operations research and development. The latter half of his career was spent teaching and working in strategy as director of Strategic Policy Planning, director of Arms Control Policy at National Defence Headquarters, and director at both the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College and the National Defence College - responsible for curricula in strategic studies and international affairs.After his retirement, Honorary Colonel Macnamara commenced a 20-year second career as a professor. He's taught international business at Queen's University, commerce, MBA and executive programs at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany, three years as the executive director at Queen's International Study Centre in the UK, and 10 years at Queen's as director of the Public Executive Program.
Honorary Colonel Macnamara is a founding member of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies and a long-standing member of the Canadian International Council and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. In 2001, Honorary Colonel Macnamara was awarded a Chief of Defence Staff Commendation for his "contribution to strategic planning, professional military education and professional development". A year later in 2002 he was bestowed a Doctorate of Military Science (honoris causa) from the Royal Military College of Canada.
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