Dr. Steven Bucci
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Finding and Developing Leaders: At our upcoming District Conference in May, we will be bringing in Dr. Steven Bucci, to share his vast experience in developing leaders. As many of us know, we are faced with numerous leadership challenges- finding members to assume committee chairs, and board of directors, not to mention, bringing in new members. Wouldn't it be nice to have a smooth, planned transition that offers a more stress free movement from president to president, board member to board member, committee leader to committee leader, and committee member to committee member?After graduating from West Point, Dr. Steven Bucci (Steve) served America 3 decades as an Army Special Forces officer. Some of Steve's biography:
As commander of 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces, Bucci led deployments to eastern Africa, South Asia, and the Persian Gulf—including Operation Desert Thunder in 1998 in response to Saddam Hussein’s threats to violate the no-fly zone over Iraq.
Bucci was a seasoned leader in the 82nd Airborne as well as 5th & 7th Special Forces when, in July 2001, he assumed the duties of military assistant to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
Little over nine weeks later, Bucci witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. He worked directly for Rumsfeld daily for five and a half years. He continued to serve the defense secretary in a succession of posts until retiring from the Army in 2005 with the rank of colonel. He stayed on at the Pentagon as a civilian appointee with the title of deputy assistant secretary of defense.
Upon retiring from the military, Steve later entered the private work force with IBM- and shared his expertise on leadership (as well as cyber security). He is a highly sought after expert on the news channels.
As commander of 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces, Bucci led deployments to eastern Africa, South Asia, and the Persian Gulf—including Operation Desert Thunder in 1998 in response to Saddam Hussein’s threats to violate the no-fly zone over Iraq.
Bucci was a seasoned leader in the 82nd Airborne as well as 5th & 7th Special Forces when, in July 2001, he assumed the duties of military assistant to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
Little over nine weeks later, Bucci witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. He worked directly for Rumsfeld daily for five and a half years. He continued to serve the defense secretary in a succession of posts until retiring from the Army in 2005 with the rank of colonel. He stayed on at the Pentagon as a civilian appointee with the title of deputy assistant secretary of defense.
Upon retiring from the military, Steve later entered the private work force with IBM- and shared his expertise on leadership (as well as cyber security). He is a highly sought after expert on the news channels.